Yemen facing ‘outright catastrophe’ over rising hunger, warn UN humanitarians
Yemen’s already dire hunger crisis is “teetering on the edge of outright catastrophe”, UN agency chiefs said on Monday, as new data analysis from...
UN Re-Surfaces After Long Pandemic Lay-off
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 14 (IPS) – After several on-again and off-again pandemic lockdowns, the United Nations is planning to return to normal beginning this...
The Future of Food: Jellyfish, Farmed Insects, 3D Printed Meat?
ROME, Mar 14 (IPS) – Between the devastating effects of climate change and the fast advancing new technologies, it seems now evident that the...
NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 14 (IPS) – The writer is an international communications coordinator at Greenpeace AfricaAs Russia’s attack began rattling Kyiv with multiple missile...
How to make irresistible traps for Asian giant hornets using sex
Male Asian giant hornets captivated by the chemical signals of a ready-to-mate queen could one day find themselves stuck in a trap instead. In...
Some of the sun’s iconic coronal loops may be illusions
Coronal loops, well-defined hot strands of plasma that arch out into the sun’s atmosphere, are iconic to the sun’s imagery. But many of the...
To attack babies is ‘an act of unconscionable cruelty’: UN top officials urge end to attacks on health care in Ukraine
Since Russia invaded Ukraine, 31 attacks on health care have been documented by the World Health Organization. These incidents have killed and injured civilians,...
The flooding of Lake Albert, in Africa’s Great Lakes Region, has caused huge economic losses on the shores of Uganda, where people were already...
First Person: ‘I speak up for those who cannot’
Maya Aktar, a garment worker from Bangladesh, represents other migrants employed in the sector, in Jordan. She explains how she became involved in the...
Russian attacks on civilian targets in Ukraine could be a war crime: UN rights office
The UN rights office, OHCHR, reiterated deep concern on Friday at the increasing number of civilian casualties in Ukraine following the Russian invasion which...
The grass beneath our feet: Why rangelands matter 
Former rebel fighters join campaign against Ebola in the DR Congo 
900 obstacles and counting: West Bank families trapped as aid access shrinks 
‘Ebola is winning’: Epidemic now killing one person every 30 minutes