Land Ownership Model Is Restoring Biodiversity, Empowering Communities in Kenya
Nairobi, Nov 02 (IPS) – When Mara Siana Conservancy came into operation in 2016, there was a single zebra and a topi (antelope) in...
Here’s how polar bears might get traction on snow
Tiny “fingers” can help polar bears get a grip. Like the rubbery nubs on the bottom of baby socks, microstructures on the bears’ paw...
Cholera spreading throughout Lebanon, WHO warns
The first cholera outbreak in nearly three decades in Lebanon is now spreading throughout the country, with more than 1,400 suspected cases, and 17...
How the UN can better support young people pushing for a more sustainable future for all was among issues discussed during a dialogue between...
Amid growing geopolitical divides and deepening inequalities, cooperation is the only way forward, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in Algiers on Tuesday, addressing the...
Public health risks increasing in flood-affected Pakistan, warns WHO
Although flood waters have continued to recede in many flood-affected areas across Pakistan in recent weeks, around eight million people need essential health assistance,...
UN officials stationed at the Joint Coordination Centre (JCC) for the UN-brokered Black Sea Grain Initiative have said there will be no movement of...
Immediate action is needed to save young lives in Haiti amid the “triple threat” of cholera, malnutrition and violence, the UN Committee on the...
Oil Exporters Make Markets, Not War
CARACAS, Nov 01 (IPS) – The decision to cut oil production by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies as of...
STOCKHOLM / MUNICH, Nov 01 (IPS) – Peace is precious. The past few months have offered daily reminders of this simple fact. War in...
One in five children in 21 nations faced tech-facilitated sexual abuse: UNICEF 
El Niño is surging. Months of extreme heat could follow 
Strengthen Africa’s Seed Systems El Niño Threat Becomes Reality Again 
A culprit for corrosion may have been operating under our noses