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...
Sudan: One-third of population faces acute food insecurity
One-third of Sudan’s population, or 15 million people, are facing acute food insecurity, according to a new assessment released on Thursday by the World...
Bilingual Intercultural Education, an Endangered Indigenous Right in Peru
LIMA, Jun 16 (IPS) – “I always express myself in Quechua and I don’t feel I’m less of a person,” said Elías Ccollatupa, 47,...
Challenge for 2023: Guaranteeing Sufficient Food Production
ROME, Jun 16 (IPS) – This is an op-ed by Mario Lubetkin, Assistant Director-General at FAOIf the war in Ukraine and other conflicts around...
These tiny marsupials survived wildfires only to face extinction from feral cats
Few marsupials have gone from miraculous survival to the brink of extinction as quickly as the Kangaroo Island dunnart. In 2019 and 2020, devastating...
Some polar bears in Greenland survive on surprisingly little sea ice
“Pihoqahiak” means “ever-wandering one,” and is an Inuit name for the polar bear, a creature known to roam vast expanses of sea ice, sometimes...
A staggering 100 million people have now been forced to flee their homes globally, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Thursday, highlighting worldwide...
Frankincense and Myrrh Have New Economic Resonance for Women in Kenyas Arid North
Nairobi, Jun 16 (IPS) – Clad in traditional regalia and necklaces of richly coloured beads that form magnificent patterns around their necks, an army...
Neutrinos hint the sun has more carbon and nitrogen than previously thought
After two decades of debate, scientists are getting closer to figuring out exactly what the sun — and thus the whole universe — is...
Sudan conflict: Peace efforts resume to end ‘drone war’ fuelling humanitarian crisis 
UN agencies appeal for help to protect weakest from unprecedented El Niño 
Summit in Samarkand, a boon for child wellbeing and health 
Migrants paid up to $500 million in smuggling fees on European sea routes