Weathering a ‘Perfect Storm’ of Cascading Crises
GENEVA, May 27 (IPS) – Rebeca Grynspan is Secretary-General of UNCTADClimate change, COVID-19, the war in Ukraine – these crises threaten to derail development...
With more than 3.5 million people having fled to Poland since the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR,...
Child Labour Survivor Has a Dream of Freeing Others
DURBAN, May 27 (IPS) – Selimatha Dziedzorm Salifu was just seven years old when she went to work for the first time to support...
Scientists made a Möbius strip out of a tiny carbon nanobelt
From cylindrical nanotubes to the hollow spheres known as buckyballs, carbon is famous for forming tiny, complex nanostructures (SN: 8/15/19). Now, scientists have added...
Missing COVID-19 data leave us in the dark about the current surge
As science journalists, we’re accustomed to data. We sift through it and talk it over with experts. We pay close attention to the stories...
Resolve the conflict, don’t just manage it, top envoy tells Israelis, Palestinians
Israelis and Palestinians must push beyond the paradigm of managing the conflict and move towards resolving it, the Special Coordinator for the Middle...
Food Banks are Early Warning Systems for Emerging Food Crises, but also a Key Solution
CHICAGO, USA, May 27 (IPS) – For months, the specter of a global hunger crisis has been looming. The war in Ukraine is a...
Gender Sensitivity Key to Achieving Climate Justice
Toronto, May 27 (IPS) – While the climate crisis affects virtually every aspect of life, its impacts are not felt equally. Read the full...
‘Protracted political impasse’ further polarizing Libya
Despite UN efforts, political, economic and security deadlock continues in Libya, the UN political affairs chief told the Security Council on Thursday, adding that...
Mass shootings and gun violence in the United States are increasing
On May 24, at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, 19 children and two teachers were killed by a shooter. Just 10 days earlier,...
Meth trafficking across Middle East becoming more advanced, UNODC warns 
An attack on healthcare every six hours, and no one held to account 
Sudan: The harrowing reality of giving birth in a war zone 
How a brutal drought may have helped unleash yellow fever in Brazil