Marking International Mother Earth Day, UN General Assembly President Abdulla Shahid urged on Friday, for collective action to safeguard biodiversity and protect ecosystems. Read...
The UN chief announced on Friday that he will be traveling to Russia to meet with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and will also be...
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday called for a probe into Israel’s response to the escalating violence surrounding the Al Asqa Mosque...
Glowing spider fossils may exist thanks to tiny algae’s goo
The secret ingredient for fossil preservation at a famous French site wouldn’t be found in a Julia Child cookbook. It was a sticky goo...
UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Friday condemned the “horrors” committed against civilians in Ukraine as the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that it feared the worst in devastated areas of the...
A Move to Undermine the Anachronistic Veto Powers in the Security Council Gains Traction
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 22 (IPS) – The five permanent members (P5) of the UN Security Council (UNSC) – UK, US, France, China and Russia...
Chronicle of a Tragedy Unfolded
PHILADELPHIA, Apr 22 (IPS) – The Karnataka court’s verdict to uphold the hijab ban has intensified the protest in the state. The row has...
MADRID, Apr 22 (IPS) – Part I of this two-part series focused on the cases of the United Kingdom and Greece. This article will...
Earth Day is a Time to Reflect on What It Means to Invest in Our Planet
URBANA, Illinois, Apr 22 (IPS) – Around the world, Earth Day 2022 is being celebrated. The theme this year is “Invest in Our Planet”....
This is not about Russia, this is about Multilateralism
Apr 22 (IPS) – The author is Liechtenstein’s UN Ambassador, in an interview on how his country’s veto initiative could help restore the United...
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