UN General Assembly declares access to clean and healthy environment a universal human right
With 161 votes in favour, and eight abstentions*, the UN General Assembly adopted a historic resolution on Thursday, declaring access to a clean, healthy...
A top UN-appointed human rights expert on Thursday raised the issue of an alleged “double standard” in Poland and Belarus towards those forced to flee the...
The world is currently facing a new outbreak of “unexplained acute hepatitis infections” affecting children, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Thursday, World...
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the official start of the operation based in the Turkish city of Istanbul, that will help implement the...
IOM: Uptick in migrants heading home as world rebounds from COVID-19
According to the International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) 2021 Return and Reintegration Key Highlights published on Thursday, nearly 50,000 migrants were assisted to voluntarily return...
Amidst stalled HIV prevention, WHO supports new long-acting prevention drug cabotegravir
The UN health agency on Thursday recommended the use of a new long-acting “safe and highly effective” prevention option for people at “substantial risk”...
Like bees of the sea, crustaceans ‘pollinate’ seaweed
When it comes to reproduction, one type of red algae gets by with a little help from its friends: small sea crustaceans that transport...
This stick-on ultrasound patch could let you watch your own heart beat
Picture a smartwatch that doesn’t just show your heart rate, but a real-time image of your heart as it beats in your chest. Researchers...
Not a World for Young People
STOCKHOLM, Jul 28 (IPS) – It’s nice getting old, being young is far too horrible Hjalmar SöderberghMany of us assume that an identification...
Historic WTO Deal Could Threaten Subsidies, Lifeline for Jamaican Fishers
Kingston, Jul 28 (IPS) – In the 21 years it took the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to agree on a historic deal on fishing...
A new treatment could restore some mobility in people paralyzed by strokes 
What has Perseverance found in two years on Mars? 
This robot automatically tucks its limbs to squeeze through spaces 
Greta Thunberg’s new book urges the world to take climate action now