Quest for Asian Innovation & Solutions in a Networked World
NEW YORK, Dec 20 (IPS) – The UN’s 76th anniversary in 2021 arrived at a time of great upheaval and change. If the world...
Ecuador and the Pandora Papers: Death Threats and Impunity
MEXICO CITY, Dec 20 (IPS) – In a ceremony in early October, the president of Ecuador and my opponent in the presidential elections, Guillermo...
BANGKOK, Thailand, Dec 20 (IPS) – Countries in the Asia-Pacific region are trying their best to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic by rapidly rolling...
Green Gas: Energy as a By-Product of Sugarcane in Brazil
NARANDIBA, Brazil, Dec 20 (IPS) – First came sugar. For four centuries, it was the main sugarcane product in Brazil. But since the 1970s...
Here are 7 incredible things we learned this year that animals can do
This year, animals of all shapes and sizes surprised us with amazing abilities we didn’t know they had. From powerlifting to walking on the...
6 surprising records science set in 2021
From a record-setting black hole to the oldest animal DNA ever recovered, discoveries in 2021 stretched the limits of scientific study — and our...
Vikings may have fled Greenland to escape rising seas
In 1721, a Norwegian missionary set sail for Greenland in the hopes of converting the Viking descendants living there to Protestantism. When he arrived,...
UN expert underscores importance of human rights for Rohingya
A UN independent expert on Sunday commended Bangladesh for providing a safe haven to Rohingya refugees fleeing atrocity crimes in Myanmar, offering to do all...
I see a light at the end of the tunnel for Nigeria : A UN Resident Coordinator blog
Edward Kallon, the outgoing UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Nigeria, is moving on after five years in the past. In this blog, Mr....
UN chief calls for unity among Lebanese leaders, affirms solidarity with citizens
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged Lebanese leaders on Sunday to work together to solve multiple crises plaguing the nation. Read the full story, “UN...
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