Horrific Thailand nursery attack prompts swift international condemnation
A horrific attack on a childcare centre in northern Thailand that has left dozens dead, prompted strong international condemnation on Thursday. UN Secretary-General António Guterres,...
Make suicide prevention in Africa a priority, UN health agency urges governments
Did you know that Africa has the highest suicide rate in the world? To reverse that worrying statistic, the UN health agency WHO on...
BRUSSELS (IDN), Oct 06 (IPS) – “If all I knew about Africa were from popular images, I too would think that Africa was a...
Pakistans Transgender Legislation in the Line of Fire
Karachi, Oct 06 (IPS) – It has taken four years for some politicians to oppose a landmark law protecting the rights of transgender persons,...
Here’s where jazz gets its swing
It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing — all you’ve got to do is stagger your timing. For decades, fans...
A new UN report presented on Wednesday to the Organization’s highest pan-European environmental policy body, covering 54 countries, is calling for greater action to...
Amid mounting health emergencies globally – such as the COVID-19 pandemic, climate-related crises, and the war in Ukraine – the World Health Organization (WHO)...
‘Worrying upsurge’ in deadly cholera, warns Tedros, in wide-ranging global health update
The UN health agency is working diligently in Uganda to support the government in responding to an Ebola outbreak in four districts, the head...
Torture is ‘widespread’ and likely underestimated in DR Congo: UN report
Torture is “widespread” and underestimated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and the abuse involves armed groups and State forces, UN investigators...
Climate change heightens threats of violence against women and girls
Climate change and environmental degradation are escalating the risk and prevalence of violence against women and girls across the world, a UN-appointed independent human rights...
Guterres urges faster action and financing to stop biodiversity loss 
Horned dinosaurs’ weapons evolved to handle the forces of combat 
Artemis II results show how much science people can do at the moon 
Ebola Spread Raises Fresh Urgency for Africa’s Domestic Health Funding