UN-appointed independent human rights experts called on Wednesday for stronger measures to prevent and penalize female genital mutilation in Sierra Leone. Read the full story,...
Guterres underlines need for peace as Ukraine marks six months of ‘senseless war’
The “senseless war” in Ukraine is now six months old, with no end in sight, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on...
Twenty-four UN-appointed independent human rights experts condemned on Wednesday, Israel’s escalating attacks against Palestinian civil society in the occupied West Bank, describing it as...
Amidst deteriorating levels of malnutrition and Ethiopia’s worst drought in 40 years, 17 million people are being targeted for humanitarian assistance, the UN spokesperson said...
Ukraine: UN agencies deliver food, health and other support amid fighting
UN agencies and entities have underlined their continued support to Ukraine, as Tuesday marked six months since the start of the war devastating the...
UN Labour Report Highlights Employment Challenges for Youth
United Nations, Aug 24 (IPS) – When COVID-19 prompted economic shutdowns across the globe, many analysts predicted that youth would be especially at risk....
7-million-year-old limb fossils may be from the earliest known hominid
In 2001, researchers unearthed a partial fossil leg bone and two forearm bones in the central African nation of Chad. Those fossils come from...
50 years ago, genes eluded electron microscopes
Visualizing Genes: The Possible Dream – Science News, September 2, 1972 Molecular biologists can now visualize the larger structures of the cell, such as the...
The UAE provides urgent humanitarian aid to Sudan
The President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has ordered the provision of AED 25 million...
Braving mines and missiles to bring aid to Ukraine’s displaced population
Six months after the Russian invasion, Ukraine is the scene of the largest humanitarian crisis in Europe since the Second World War. Almost a...
WHO scales up Ebola readiness in 22 countries across three continents 
Ukraine: Civilian casualty rates among ‘deadliest’ in years, as energy attacks intensify 
As disasters mount, next UN climate summit faces a test of trust 
Gaza: 340 children killed despite ceasefire agreement – UNICEF