Weapons exports to the military rulers in Myanmar by UN Member States must stop, the UN independent expert on the human rights situation in...
Cyclone Ana Floods Choke Malawis Water and Sanitation Goals
Blantyre, Malawi, Feb 22 (IPS) – On the night of January 24, 2022, as Cyclone Ana-triggered rains incessantly rattled on the rusty roof of...
Mexico Needs a Mining Industry Model for the Energy Transition
MEXICO CITY, Feb 22 (IPS) – The debate in Mexico and at an international level is focused on certain minerals that are fundamental to...
An ancient impact on Earth led to a cascade of cratering
A bevy of craters formed by material blasted from the carving of another, larger crater — a process dubbed secondary cratering — have finally...
A rare collision of dead stars can bring a new one to life
Like a phoenix, some stars may burst to life covered in “ash,” rising from the remains of stars that had previously passed on. Two...
Financialization at Heart of Economic Malaise
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 (IPS) – COVID-19 has exposed major long-term economic vulnerabilities. This malaise – including declining productivity growth – can...
Israel’s Glorious and Gloomy Reality
NEW YORK, Feb 22 (IPS) – No people have ever risen from the ashes of near-extinction to form a country and achieve the height...
A new project launched on Monday by two UN agencies aims to improve the diet of school-age children by supporting the development of nutrition...
Secretary-General António Guterres is “greatly concerned” by the Russian Federation’s decision on the status of certain areas of Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions, his Spokesperson...
Protect linguistic diversity on International Mother Language Day
The head of the UN’s educational and cultural agency, UNESCO, has called for defending linguistic and cultural diversity in her message to mark International...
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