From Taliban to Taliban: Cycle of Hope, Despair on Womens Rights
LONDON, Oct 29 (IPS) – Heather Barr is associate women’s rights director at Human Rights WatchSecondary schools have reopened for boys but remain closed...
What parents need to know about Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11
Five to 11-year-olds are a step closer to being eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine in the United States. Federal health officials are expected to...
An elusive equation describing bird eggs of all shapes has been found at last
For years, scientists have tried to crack a mathematical mystery: Is there an equation that can perfectly describe each and every bird egg? Variable...
Mental Health Strategic Plan for Bangladesh: An Overview
DHAKA, Bangladesh, Oct 28 (IPS) – Mental health and treating mental health conditions involves not only treating an individual’s ability to manage their thoughts,...
COP26 – what we know so far, and why it matters: Your UN News guide
In a world shaken by a pandemic, and a fast-closing window of opportunity to avoid climate catastrophe, the pivotal COP26 UN climate conference kicks...
Any End to This Suicidal War? (II): More Lethal Gases and Fewer, Weaker Sinks
MADRID, Oct 29 (IPS) – Another Year Another Record! The emissions of greenhouse gases continue to rise, the land and sea temperatures are higher...
COP26: The Roadmap Plotting the Way to a Historic Meeting – Or Not
MEXICO CITY, Oct 29 (IPS) – The climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, the most important since 2015, may go down in history as a...
COP26: the Heat is On, But Climate Leadership is Off, Warns UN Report
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 29 (IPS) – When over 100 political leaders meet in Scotland next week for the UN Climate Change Conference, the very...
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 29 (IPS) – When world leaders gather in Scotland next week for the COP26 climate change conference, activists will be pushing...
Forests in at least 10 World Heritage sites have become net sources of carbon, due to pressure from human activity and climate change, according...
Hunger is ‘an avoidable tragedy’ in a world of plenty: Türk 
UN condemns deadly wave of drone strikes in war-torn Sudan 
Guterres honours Indonesian troops who paid ‘ultimate sacrifice’ 
‘Season of fear’: Escalating Israeli attacks on West Bank olive farmers, deadly strikes on Gaza