Western wildfires’ health risks extend across the country
After a relaxing day at the Jersey Shore last July, Jessica Reeder and her son and daughter headed back home to Philadelphia. As they...
A COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5 is nearly here
The littlest kids in the United States are nearly done waiting for a COVID-19 vaccine. On June 15, an advisory committee to the U.S....
A record 37 million children displaced worldwide: UNICEF
Conflict, violence and other crises left a record 36.5 million children displaced from their homes by the end of last year, the UN Children’s...
Taliban: The Return of Misogynistic Gynophobes in Afghanistan
NEW DELHI, India, Jun 17 (IPS) – Gynophobia is defined as an intense and irrational fear of women or hatred of women, it may...
MONA, Jamaica, Jun 17 (IPS) – On Monday June 20, there will be an informal high-level UN meeting to mark the commemoration of the...
Amid the rapidly deteriorating security situation in Haiti, discussions about the country’s future governance remain deadlocked, UN Special Representative Helen La Lime said in...
Sri Lanka: WFP ramps up emergency support, beginning with pregnant mothers in need
The World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday began distributing food vouchers to pregnant women in underserved districts of the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, marking...
Socio-economic meltdown leaves Lebanese ‘hanging on by a thread’
With livelihoods in tatters and hopes almost shattered, the Lebanese are “hanging on by a thread,” the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator said on...
Urban warfare needs new curbs on explosive weapons, urge humanitarians
A UN-partnered bid to address the use of explosive weapons in towns and cities took a further step forward on Thursday, as Member States...
Amid ‘inhumane’ conditions, Bachelet urges Nicaragua to release all detainees
The human rights situation in Nicaragua has continued to decline over the past three months, with detainees being held in appalling conditions, civic space...
COP17: The world has a plan to save nature. Is it working? 
Flour sacks turned flood barriers: Gaza faces another winter without safe shelter 
WHO scales up Ebola readiness in 22 countries across three continents 
Ukraine: Civilian casualty rates among ‘deadliest’ in years, as energy attacks intensify