IPBES Shoring up Private Sector Support for Biodiversity Science
DOMINICA, Jul 01 (IPS) – With the world facing a biodiversity crisis, the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) is ramping up...
Save lives, support development, and ‘steer our world to safer roads ahead’: Guterres
Road traffic accidents claim nearly 1.3 million lives each year, cost some countries up to three per cent of their annual GDP, and are...
New UN financing initiative goes live to power climate action
A new UN-led financing tool to strengthen weather and climate forecasting, improve life-saving early warning systems, safeguard jobs, and underpin climate adaptation for long-term...
Despite diplomatic engagements, restoring the so-called Iran nuclear agreement continues to be hindered by political and technical differences, the UN political and peacebuilding chief...
UN-appointed rights investigators announced on Thursday that they’ve launched a probe into an alleged massacre of at least 200 people in Ethiopia’s Oromia region. ...
US Supreme Court ruling on environmental protection ‘a setback in our fight against climate change’
The ruling by the United States Supreme Court against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday, is “a setback in our fight against climate...
This soft, electronic ‘nerve cooler’ could be a new way to relieve pain
A flexible electronic implant could one day make pain management a lot more chill. Created from materials that dissolve in the body, the device...
Scientific knowledge essential for sustainable oceans, UN Ocean Conference hears
Increasing scientific knowledge, developing research capacity and making the most of new marine technology, are essential to sustainable ocean management, the UN Ocean Conference...
Across Ukraine, the scale of needs caused by Russia’s invasion is still massive and human rights concerns persist, UN humanitarians said in an update on Thursday,...
A Voice for African Wildlife: A Conversation with Kaddu Sebunya
St Davids, Wales, Jun 30 (IPS) – The CEO of the Nairobi-based African Wildlife Foundation, Kaddu Sebunya – in London to mark AWF’s 60th anniversary...
Türkiye’s changes to child detention ‘raise serious human rights concerns’ 
Ukraine: Civilian casualties hit highest level since March 2022 
World News in Brief: Afghanistan education, Myanmar flooding, Syria recovery, homecare workers in New York 
Ebola tracing improves in DR Congo – but the virus is still winning the race