How the COVID-19 pandemic may leave a long-term imprint on our health
At the start of another school year, I’ve been thinking about the differences between 2021 and 2022. Last year, many schools had mask mandates,...
Living fast may have helped mammals like ‘ManBearPig’ dominate
In the wake of the dinosaurs’ demise, a bizarre beast that some researchers have nicknamed “ManBearPig” lived life in the fast lane. This sheep-sized...
Zambian Parliamentarians Tackle Population Issues to Improve Quality of Life for Citizens
Johannesburg, Sep 08 (IPS) – Parliamentarians play a decisive role in addressing population issues, as was demonstrated when the majority voted against a private...
Developing Countries Must Grow More Food; Climate change and war on Ukraine a wake-up call
LETHBRIDGE, Canada, Sep 08 (IPS) – As our planet continues to heat up, extreme weather has affected many of us. From the west coast...
Inequitable Global Health Responses Underscore Need for More Self-Sufficiency in Developing Countries
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 08 (IPS) – With the outbreak of Monkeypox in non-endemic countries leading to a scramble for vaccines, global health advocates are...
NEW YORK, Sep 08 (IPS) – This week, the United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, released his first report....
As the war in Ukraine “continues to rage,” the UN political and peacebuilding chief updated the Security Council, saying on Wednesday that 5,718 people...
Pollution and climate change upsurge the risk of ‘climate penalty’
A rise in the frequency, intensity and duration of heatwaves will not only increase wildfires this century but also worsen air quality – harming...
China must address grave human rights violations in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), and the international community must not turn a blind eye,...
Without investment, gender equality will take nearly 300 years: UN report
Achieving full gender equality, one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), could take close to 300 years if the current rate of progress...
Australia urges global cooperation on climate, AI checks and international law 
Yemen violence deepens concerns over child hunger crisis 
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