FAO launches $138 million plan to avert hunger crisis in Horn of Africa
More than $138 million is needed to assist rural communities affected by extended drought in the Horn of Africa, the UN Food and Agriculture...
SAN FRANCISCO, USA, Jan 17 (IPS) – The final big legislative achievement of 2021 was a bill authorizing $768 billion in military spending for...
The Most Likely to Be in the Jailhouse Now
PORTLAND, USA, Jan 17 (IPS) – Yes, it’s unequivocally true: Americans are the most likely to be in the jailhouse now. The United States...
A genetic analysis hints at why COVID-19 can mess with smell
For many people, one of the fastest tip-offs that they have COVID-19 is the loss of taste or smell. Now researchers have pinpointed some...
With a 1.1 million jab delivery in Rwanda this weekend, the World Health Organization’s multilateral initiative to provide equal access to vaccines for all...
Secretary-General António Guterres expressed his deep concern after reports of a tsunami and ash affecting Tonga following the eruption of an undersea volcano near...
Horrors of Hiroshima, a reminder nuclear weapons remain global threat
Despite the annihilation of two major Japanese cities in 1945, atomic bombs have not been relegated to the pages of history books, but continue...
UN in Geneva celebrates 6 decades supporting impartial TV news
The UN Office in Geneva is celebrating a 60-year collaboration with the European Broadcasting Union of public-service broadcasters, which has helped transparent, fair and...
Authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and in neighbouring Serbia, must condemn and refrain from any advocacy of national, racial or religious hatred, the UN...
A new bill being debated by lawmakers in the United Kingdom increases the risk of discrimination and “serious human rights violations” and breaches the...
Stone Age children left fingerprints on ancient art projects 
From Nuclear Weapons to Artificial Intelligence, a New Test of Humanity’s Restraint 
FRANCE: ‘The Government Should Learn to Respect Its People, Listen to Them and Consult Them’ 
COP31: Why Africa Must Rethink Nuclear Energy