PARIS, Oct 22 (IPS) – Public development banks have committed to ramp up action to tackle climate change, to protect biodiversity, to promote human...
Plastic pollution in oceans and other bodies of water continues to grow sharply and could more than double by 2030, according to an assessment released on Thursday by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). Read the...
The suffering of survivors of sexual abuse allegedly perpetrated by World Health Organization staff during the tenth Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is going...
Madagascar: Severe drought could spur world’s first climate change famine
More than one million people in southern Madagascar are struggling to get enough to eat, due to what could become the first famine caused by climate change,...
Tuskless elephants became common as an evolutionary response to poachers
When ivory poachers target elephants, the hunters can affect more than just animal numbers. In Mozambique, past hunting pressure led to an increase of...
Between 80,000 and 180,000 health and care workers may have died from COVID-19 between January of 2020 and May of this year, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. Read the full...
We can no longer exclude half of humanity from international peace and security matters, the UN chief told the Security Council on Thursday, emphasizing...
In Sub-Saharan Africa and Elsewhere, We Need to Look Harder for Tuberculosis
JOHANNESBURG, Oct 21 (IPS) – Before COVID-19 came along, tuberculosis (TB) was a primary focus of health authorities in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2019, approximately...
Afghanistan’s economy is imploding, with all but three per cent of households expected to fall below the poverty line in coming months, the UN...
Bringing Quality Education to Syrias Most Vulnerable, Crisis-Impacted Children – Their Education Cannot Wait
DOMINICA, Oct 21 (IPS) – In war-torn Syria, the support of Education Cannot Wait (ECW) – the United Nations global fund for education in...
Rising Trade Values Mask the True Cost of Global Supply Chain Disruptions 
Why Dhaka Floods Every Monsoon 
These mammal ancestors birthed live young far earlier than thought 
WHO chief voices concern over Trump Administration’s executive order on vaccines