International Youth Day celebrates “the power of partnerships across generations,” the UN chief said in his message for the day. Read the full story,...
The Hunger Factory (I): The Miracle of the Sudden Rise and Fall of Food Prices
MADRID, Aug 11 (IPS) – The benchmark for world food commodity prices declined “significantly” in July, with major cereal and vegetable oil prices recording...
Lebanese youth learn to stand up to hate speech
Hate speech can have a devastating effect on mental wellbeing and self-confidence. The UN office in Lebanon is helping young people to rise above...
The United Nations humanitarian agency (OCHA) warned on Friday that at nearly $34 billion, the funding shortfall for aid operations is the biggest it’s...
Aid Organizations Must Include the Youth Voice August 12, 2022International Youth Day
NEW YORK, Aug 12 (IPS) – Today marks International Youth Day, a global celebration of the transformative power of young people. Introduced by the...
50 years ago, scientists hoped freezing donor organs would boost transplants
The icy world of organ freezing – Science News, August 19, 1972 If whole organs could be frozen and stored … surgeons would be...
These researchers are unlocking Renaissance beauty secrets
Art historian Erin Griffey is a bit of a beauty maven. “I’m one of those people who reads the backs of beauty products,” she...
The situation at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has deteriorated rapidly to the point of becoming “very alarming,” Director General of the International Atomic...
After the storm: what an environmental tragedy can teach us about climate resilience and ecosystem restoration
A tiny Caribbean Island known as ‘the flower of the ocean’ was decimated by Hurricane Iota in 2020. Although the loss of human life...
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 12 (IPS) – When world political leaders, mostly presidents and prime ministers, are ousted from power following military coups or street...
WHO scales up Ebola readiness in 22 countries across three continents 
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