Out of Africa: Rich Continent, Poor People
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, May 03 (IPS) – Capital flight from the global South is immense, with widespread adverse effects. A new book proposes measures...
In Niger, Guterres calls for more resources to fight terror attacks in Africa’s Sahel
The number of terrorist attacks in the Sahel region of Africa “continues to increase” according to the UN Secretary-General António Guterres, who arrived in the...
The body’s response to allergic asthma also helps protect against COVID-19
Scientists are discovering a surprising bright side for some people with asthma: They are less susceptible to COVID-19. The very same immune system proteins...
WASHINGTON DC, May 02 (IPS) – The writer is Executive Director, Arms Control Association, Washington DC.Russian President Vladimir Putin’s brutal war on Ukraine, along...
English and Dutch Caribbean Rally Around UN Sustainable Development Framework
DOMINICA, May 02 (IPS) – Caribbean countries are signing on to the 2022-2026 agreement, hoping for increased development support to improve health, education and...
Ancient zircons may record the dawn of plate tectonics
Earth’s crust may have gone on the move roughly 3.8 billion years ago. A change in the chemistry of ancient zircon crystals from different...
A United Nations and Red Cross (ICRC) operation to evacuate desperate civilians trapped in the Azovstal steel plant in the Ukrainian port city of...
Guterres in Senegal: ‘Triple crisis’ in Africa aggravated by war in Ukraine
The war in Ukraine is aggravating a “triple food, energy and financial crisis,” across Africa, according to the UN Secretary-General António Guterres. Read the...
The UN’s Humanitarian Country Team in Yemen on Saturday, released its Response Plan (HRP) for this year, seeking nearly $4.3 billion to reverse a steady deterioration across the country,...
First Person: A plea for the life-saving properties of vaccines
For the last two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has focused global attention on the impact of vaccines in fighting the virus. During World Immunization...
World News in Brief: Refugee funding, US migration policy triggers ‘cascade’ of rights violations, world forests report, restorative justice in Colombia 
From energy crisis to energy transition: How renewables are reshaping energy security 
Sudan tells UN: No imposed solutions to country’s conflict 
‘Ballot must replace the bullets’, South Sudan tells General Assembly ahead of elections