Every year, one in six people aged 60 years and older experience some form of abuse – a trend that is expected to continue...
The reported use of live ammunition by security forces in Tanzania, against ethnic Maasai herders, and the death of a police officer, have been...
Promoting women’s rights, a ‘proven’ strategy for peace and stability
The Women, Peace and Security agenda is “one of our best hopes” for a more peaceful future and a liveable planet, UN Secretary-General António...
UN independent human rights experts have deplored the recent violent crackdown on civil society in Iran, calling on Wednesday for independent investigations into excessive...
Afghanistan facing ‘the darkest moments’ in a generation
The Afghanistan people are experiencing some of “the darkest moments” in a generation the UN human rights chief told Human Rights Council on Wednesday....
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned a weekend attack in Burkina Faso that left dozens of civilians dead and displaced scores more, his Spokesperson...
Researchers Strive for Technological Innovations to Achieve Food Security in Africa
KIGALI, Jun 15 (IPS) – A few years ago, after coming up with a project of launching the first-ever unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in...
Ending Hunger in America: Heres What the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health Should Do to Be Inclusive
URBANA, Illinois, USA, Jun 15 (IPS) – This September, the White House will convene a conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. Leading up to...
Here’s why pumpkin toadlets are such clumsy jumpers
Some frogs just can’t stick the landing. After launching into a leap, pumpkin toadlets careen through the air as if flung from a toddler’s...
UN’s Bachelet concerned over Ukraine orphans ‘deported’ to Russia for adoption
The UN’s top rights official expressed her concern on Wednesday at reports that Ukrainian children have been “forcibly deported” from the country’s embattled eastern regions, and...
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