Sustainable transport key to green energy shift: UN Secretary-General
With global transport at a crossroads, government leaders, industry experts, and civil society groups are meeting in Beijing, China, for a UN conference to...
Yemen: Dialogue and compromise ‘only way forward’
A comprehensive negotiated political settlement is needed to end the violence in Yemen “once and for all”, UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg told the...
UN underscores support for Lebanon following deadly Beirut clashes
The top UN official in Lebanon on Thursday called for restraint following deadly sectarian violence in the capital, Beirut, surrounding an investigation into the August 2020 blasts in the port area. Read the full story,...
Deaths from tuberculosis – one of the top infectious killers in the world – have increased for the first time in a decade, as...
Step up, urges WHO as figures reveal 1 in 4 adults don’t exercise enough
Up to five million premature deaths a year could be prevented if the global population was more active, but many people live in areas with little or no access to spaces where they...
How Land Management Can Restore Hope to Women in Rural Kenya
HYDERABAD, India, Oct 14 (IPS) – Jenifer Kamba, 33, has always loved farming – a love passed on to her by her late husband...
Barnacles are famed for not budging. But one species roams its sea turtle hosts
Barnacles aren’t exactly renowned for their athleticism, staying glued in place for much of their lives. But turtle-riding barnacles are fidgety travelers. As adults,...
An ambitious project to raise awareness about rising insecurity and mass displacement in the Sahel has resulted in an original musical score from Mali...
Earth is reflecting less light. It’s not clear if that’s a trend
The amount of sunlight that Earth reflects back into space — measured by the dim glow seen on the dark portions of a crescent...
Cubas Power Crisis Drives Home Need to Accelerate Energy Transition
HAVANA, Oct 14 (IPS) – With aging infrastructure and problems with fuel supplies, Cuba is facing a crisis in its electric power generation system,...
The Takeaway: UN General Assembly debate Day 5 
Lavrov issues call for new Eurasian ‘security architecture’ 
Cuba warns against ‘law of the jungle’ as Foreign Minister denounces US pressure 
Saudi Arabia warns Gulf security inseparable from global stability amid regional tensions