The global initiative to save the planet’s biodiversity on land and water must not be allowed to threaten the world’s most vulnerable people, a...
As the global aid community marked World Humanitarian Day on Thursday, UN chief António Guterres paid tribute to all those who help people in need and urged support for the day’s #TheHumanRace campaign, which aims to protect the most...
Building Water Resilience Needs a Holistic Approach
BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa, Aug 19 (IPS) – Even as COVID-19 ravages communities across the continent, climate change is widening the gap between those who...
Community-Based Solutions Alleviate Water Shortages in Central America – In Pictures
SAN SALVADOR, Aug 19 (IPS) – Access to water is a constant struggle in Central America, a region with more than 60 million people,...
How coronavirus vaccines still help people who already had COVID-19
Some people who have been infected with coronavirus have questioned whether they really need vaccines. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
See some of the most intriguing photos from NASA’s Perseverance rover so far
In February, NASA’s Perseverance rover touched down on Mars and went to work. The rover has seen the first flight of a Martian robot,...
NEW YORK, Aug 19 (IPS) – The writer is Features Editor, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Steven Butler describes it as “mass panic.” As...
UN launches strategy for digital transformation of peacekeeping
The Organization and its 12 peacekeeping missions around the world must fully embrace new technology in the face of ever-changing challenges, the UN chief...
COVID-19: Funding plea to combat Delta variant, call to suspend booster roll-out
During Wednesday’s World Health Organization briefing on COVID-19, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called for funding to fight the spread of the deadly Delta...
Haiti: Earthquake leaves mounting death toll, injuries and extensive damage
Four days after a devastating 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit south-western Haiti, the level of destruction and desperation is becoming increasingly evident, the United Nations said...
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