Middle East: ‘No justification’ for terrorism or violence against civilians, Security Council hears
Recent violence in the occupied West Bank and terror attacks in Israel have killed and injured scores of civilians, the UN Special Coordinator for...
Humanitarians seek $2.25 billion for Ukraine response
Humanitarians have launched a renewed appeal for war-ravaged Ukraine that calls for $2.25 billion to provide assistance and protection to nearly nine million people,...
Extractive projects cause irreparable harm to indigenous cultures, languages, lives, speakers tell Permanent Forum
The explosive growth of extractive operations around the world often plays out on indigenous people’s lands without their consent, causing irreparable harm to their...
Development financing crucial to get global economy back on track
The global economy is under severe stress and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are in “need of urgent rescue”, the deputy UN chief told...
Women Politicians in Peru Face Severe Harassment, Discrimination
LIMA, Apr 25 (IPS) – Women entering the political arena in Peru face multiple obstacles due to gender discrimination that hinders their equal participation,...
Transgender Ukrainian Refugees Impacted as War with Russia Continues
BRATISLAVA, Apr 25 (IPS) – Soon after Russia invaded her country, Anastasiia Yeva Domani found herself forced to abandon the regime of vital medicines...
In Singapore, the UN rights office, OHCHR, called on Monday for a stay of execution for two Malaysian nationals accused of drug offences. Read...
Earth Day to Earth Disaster
PORTLAND, USA, Apr 25 (IPS) – Since the first Earth Day observed on 22 April 1970, world conditions have worsened greatly across three critically...
These male spiders catapult away to avoid being cannibalized after sex
An act of acrobatics keeps males of one orb-weaving spider species from becoming their mates’ post-sex snack. After mating, Philoponella prominens males catapult away...
‘The Last Days of the Dinosaurs’ tells a tale of destruction and recovery
The Last Days of the DinosaursRiley BlackSt. Martin’s Press, $28.99 Some 66 million years ago, give or take several millennia, a 10-kilometer-wide asteroid slammed...
900 obstacles and counting: West Bank families trapped as aid access shrinks 
‘Ebola is winning’: Epidemic now killing one person every 30 minutes 
‘Warned but not protected’: Four in ten adults in England ignore heat alerts 
Meth trafficking across Middle East becoming more advanced, UNODC warns