Ebola response in eastern DR Congo must include food aid, WFP says
As Ebola sweeps across the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), ensuring families meet their basic food needs is crucial to halt the...
AI datacentres pose growing threat to electricity systems worldwide
Use of data-intensive technologies – in particular artificial intelligence (AI) data centres – is growing faster than electricity infrastructure can handle, the UN’s economic...
UN chief demands Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon amid Nabatieh escalation
The Secretary-General has condemned mounting civilian casualties in southern Lebanon and called on Israel to withdraw its forces from Lebanese territory, as fighting intensifies...
The USA and Dictatorship – Gödel’s Loophole
ROME, September 9 (IPS) – Observing some of the changes over the last year and a half in the Government of the USA, one...
Tobacco use can undermine fertility, UN health agency warns
Smoking very likely makes it harder to have a baby, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned in a new publication issued on Tuesday,...
In Gaza, women-headed households face ‘impossible choices’ to survive
In war-torn Gaza, a growing number of women-headed households face “impossible decisions” every day, amid ongoing Israeli airstrikes and still-scarce resources, UN humanitarians said...
Syria’s transition hinges on justice for all, UN Human Rights Council hears
A successful and lasting transition in Syria requires comprehensive accountability, inclusion and guarantees that violations will not be repeated, UN independent investigators told the...
A choir of katydid ancestors filled the Jurassic rainforest with song
An analysis of sound-making structures on preserved wings reveals the mating calls of ancient Jurassic insects, re-creating part of an ancient soundscape.
FAO and the Global South: Advancing Agrifood Transformation through South-South and Triangular Cooperation
ROME, September 8 (IPS) – The world’s agrifood systems are under mounting pressure from economic uncertainty, climate change and persistent inequalities. Farmers, rural communities...
DURBAN CONFERENCE, 25 YEARS ON – Paul Divakar Namala: “Solidarity and Resistance Work in the Long Run”
LONDON, September 8 (IPS) – My name is Paul Divakar Namala. I am the Executive Director of The Inclusivity Project and Convenor of the...
Venezuela seeking rebirth after political crisis and devastating earthquakes, President tells UN 
When African Smallholders Access Finance, They’ll Show You What’s Possible 
The BBNJ Agreement: From Paper to Protection – The Real Test for Global Ocean Governance 
From Vienna to New York: Nuclear Governance Faces New Tests Ahead of First TPNW Review Conference