Climate Crisis Exacerbates Urban Inequality in Latin America
RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 08 (IPS) – The Brazilian megalopolis of São Paulo recorded 932 flooded premises on Feb. 10, 2020. The Mexican city...
These are Science News’ favorite books of 2021
Many of the Science News staff’s favorite books of the year challenge how we understand the world, from rethinking human history to reimagining the...
Gut bacteria let vulture bees eat rotting flesh without getting sick
Mention foraging bees and most people will picture insects flitting from flower to flower in search of nectar. But in the jungles of Central...
A Nuclear-Weapons-Free-Zone in the Middle East— & the Elephant in the Room
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 08 (IPS) – Israel’s nuclear presence in the Middle East is best characterized as “the elephant in the room” -– an...
Leveraging the power of the Internet while tackling the risks of cyberspace is the focus of a UN meeting underway in Katowice, Poland, this...
Plastic pollution has become pervasive in agricultural soils, according to a new report released on Tuesday by the UN agriculture agency, posing a threat...
Bachelet describes ‘disastrous’ human rights situation across Occupied Palestinian Territory
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, said on Tuesday that the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory has become “disastrous”, with severe infringements occurring effecting some four million...
With the world now facing the highest number of violent conflicts since 1945, Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday urged countries to step up support...
Forty countries now have best-practice trans fat elimination policies in effect, protecting 1.4 billion people from this deadly food compound, according to a report released on Tuesday by the World...
Navigating complex peace and security challenges together: Grandi
Conflict, climate change and COVID-19, have created a perfect storm of challenges facing refugees, displaced people and their hosts, UN High Commissioner for Refugees,...
Occupied West Bank: Settler siege of Palestinians marks a new low 
Security Council LIVE: Escalating attacks threaten peace in Yemen 
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African Rights Advocates Coordinate Response to Family Law Backlash