Repeated attacks on humanitarian warehouses put vital medical aid at risk in Ukraine: WHO
A new airstrike overnight damaged one of the main warehouses used by the World Health Organization (WHO) in Ukraine to store humanitarian medical supplies...
UN Declares International Day to Eliminate Child Marriage
UNITED NATIONS, September 4 (IPS) – As the 18th session of the UN General Assembly draws to a close, one of the final items...
WHO Announces New Ebola Vaccine Guidelines for the DRC
UNITED NATIONS, September 4 (IPS) – While Uganda announced the end of its Ebola outbreak last week, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues...
Nepalese Experts, Victims Contemplate the Future After the Flood
KATHMANDU, September 4 (IPS) – That day, Subash Tamang was mining sand along the banks of the Trishuli River near the Trishuli Hydropower Project,...
Africa’s Rangelands Are the Frontline of Resilience – COP17 Showed Why
NAIROBI, Kenya, September 4 (IPS) – Across the Kenya-Tanzania rangelands, communities have long understood a reality that the global community is increasingly recognising: healthy...
Was the ‘American cheetah’ a cheetah at all?
Ancient DNA confirms Miracinonyx trumani was more closely related to modern pumas than cheetahs and had a more varied diet than previously thought.
Gloria Steinem: A voice for women, to the very end
Gloria Steinem, the journalist and women’s rights campaigner who became one of the most influential voices of the feminist movement, has died at the...
Lebanon–Israel tensions escalate as Gaza sees major aid delivery
Peacekeepers in Lebanon have reported a marked deterioration in the security situation along the Blue Line of separation, with Israeli forces intensifying their military...
General Assembly backs creation of new UN learning institute under UN80 reforms
The UN General Assembly has approved the merger of two United Nations learning and training bodies, creating a new institution designed to strengthen support...
Between the Reef and the Stars<br><em>A reflection on humanity’s twin longings.</em>
VICTORIA, Seychelles, September 4 (IPS) – There is an older wisdom, quieter than the noise of our times, that whispers a simple truth: we...
Guterres urges leaders to invest in peace as conflicts deepen 
Development Goals Falter as Civil Society Is Shut Out 
UN and Partners Work to Stabilize Health and WASH Systems in Venezuela Following Deadly Earthquakes 
AI may have solved one of math’s biggest puzzles, raising controversy