Gender equality ‘fundamental prerequisite’ for peaceful, sustainable world
Gender equality is essentially “a question of power” that for millennia, has, “to the detriment of all”, been mostly in the hands of men,...
Tensions rise in Libya as risk of ‘parallel governments’ grows, Security Council hears
Amid a political impasse that threatens to see Libya fractured again by two parallel governments, the priority must be maintaining hard-won gains and fulfilling the...
A gene therapy for hemophilia boosts levels of a crucial clotting protein
A gene-based therapy is potentially a step closer to becoming a one-time treatment for men with hemophilia. The life-threatening genetic disorder hinders the body’s...
This fabric can hear your heartbeat
Someday our clothing may eavesdrop on the soundtrack of our lives, capturing the noises around and inside us. A new fiber acts as a...
War in Ukraine risks seeing 90 per cent of the country “freefall into poverty” and extreme vulnerability, nearly three weeks since Russia invaded its...
A “funding crunch” has put millions of people in Yemen at risk of catastrophe, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday, in support of an urgent appeal to...
What This Years No 1 Central Policy Document Tells Us about Beijings Food Security and Rural Revitalisation Ambitions
MELBOURNE, Australia, Mar 16 (IPS) – The recently published “No 1 central policy document” (“No 1 document”), China’s national blueprint for rural policy, further...
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Mar 16 (IPS) – The writer is Senior Research Specialist at CIVICUSThe 66th session of the Commission on the Status of Women...
Youths Trailblazing Paths in Sexual and Reproductive Health Ahead of ICFP Family Planning Conference
Youths Trailblazing Paths in Sexual and Reproductive Health Ahead of ICFP Family Planning Conference
Nairobi, Kenya, Mar 16 (IPS) – Travelling in northern Nigeria, Peace Umanah noticed teenage girls with multiple children – they would be walking with...
Uganda Recognizes Pregnant Teens Right to Education, but Religion, Stigma Lock Out Most
KAMPALA, Mar 16 (IPS) – When schools reopened in Uganda in January, Atim’s baby was 3 months old. The 17-year-old wished to go back...
‘Make or bake time’: Guterres urges climate justice pact as leaders gather at COP31 
Lebanon: After 48 years patrolling the Blue Line, UN peacekeepers prepare exit 
Hotter World, Older Population: How Long Can Climate COPs Ignore the Obvious? 
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2026