The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us that quality data saves lives, the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) said on Friday,...
The decision to expel United Nations staff from Ethiopia could affect aid distribution in the war-torn north of the country, where needs and displacement...
A new antiviral pill cuts COVID-19 hospitalization and death rates
An at-home pill against coronavirus halves the chance that people newly diagnosed with COVID-19 will land in the hospital or die, early results released...
Ink analysis reveals Marie Antoinette’s letters’ hidden words and who censored them
In a world torn apart by the French Revolution, doomed Queen Marie Antoinette exchanged secret letters with a rumored lover. Someone later censored them...
Immediate action is needed to respond to the severe drought that is ravaging communities in Kenya’s dry regions – categorized as Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL) – the...
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday called for a prompt, thorough, and effective investigation into the killing of a veteran Rohingya refugee activist at a refugee...
Zero Hunger Campaign in Vietnam Targets Remote Areas and Cities
ROME, Italy, Oct 01 (IPS) – Amidst the verdant hills and remote corners of Vietnam’s rural regions, the growth that has transformed the economy...
WASHINGTON DC, Oct 01 (IPS) – Most successful U.S. presidents have actively led efforts to advance arms control agreements and reduce the risk of...
BANGKOK, Thailand, Oct 01 (IPS) – The growing number and share of older persons in Asia and the Pacific represent success stories of declining...
2020 babies may suffer up to seven times as many extreme heat waves as 1960s kids
The kids are not all right. Children born in 2020 could live through seven times as many extreme heat waves as people born in...
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