Chad: Unprecedented flooding affects more than 340,000 people
Torrential rainfall has triggered unprecedented flooding in Chad, affecting more than 340,000 people living in 55,000 households – surpassing last year’s figure of more than...
The James Webb telescope spotted CO2 in an exoplanet’s atmosphere
The James Webb Space Telescope has gotten the first sniff of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet in another solar system. “It’s...
Speaking from Kharkiv in northeast Ukraine, where shelling has intensified in the last week, the UN’s top aid official in the country issued an...
In Zimbabwe, Auxillia Mnangagwa is Following in Grace Gucci Mugabes Path
Bulawayo, Aug 26 (IPS) – On Friday, November 24, 2017, Emmerson Mnangagwa was sworn as interim leader during a colourful ceremony at the National...
How death’s-head hawkmoths manage to fly straight for miles in the dark
Sitting alone in the cockpit of a small biplane, Martin Wikelski listens for the pings of a machine by his side. The sonic beacons...
NASA’s Artemis I mission sets the stage for our return to the moon
When Artemis I blasts off into the early morning sky over Florida, it may launch a new era of lunar science and exploration with...
The Journey to Defend Human Rights Never Ends
GENEVA, Aug 26 (IPS) – As you know, after four years as the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, my mandate ends next week,...
Afghanistan: UNHCR alarm over forced refugee returns from Tajikistan
On Thursday, UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, warned of the danger faced by Afghan refugees who continue to be detained and deported from Tajikistan,...
UN Human Rights Chief Michelle Bachelet on Thursday urged Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to end the country’s war against Ukraine, while also calling for...
Ethiopia: Massive fuel theft puts WFP operations in Tigray at risk
The robbery of over half a million tonnes of fuel from the World Food Programme (WFP) in Ethiopia’s Tigray region will make it impossible...
Gloria Steinem: A voice for women, to the very end 
Lebanon–Israel tensions escalate as Gaza sees major aid delivery 
General Assembly backs creation of new UN learning institute under UN80 reforms 
Between the Reef and the Stars<br><em>A reflection on humanity’s twin longings.</em>