Amid mounting health emergencies globally – such as the COVID-19 pandemic, climate-related crises, and the war in Ukraine – the World Health Organization (WHO)...
‘Worrying upsurge’ in deadly cholera, warns Tedros, in wide-ranging global health update
The UN health agency is working diligently in Uganda to support the government in responding to an Ebola outbreak in four districts, the head...
Torture is ‘widespread’ and likely underestimated in DR Congo: UN report
Torture is “widespread” and underestimated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and the abuse involves armed groups and State forces, UN investigators...
Climate change heightens threats of violence against women and girls
Climate change and environmental degradation are escalating the risk and prevalence of violence against women and girls across the world, a UN-appointed independent human rights...
Guterres says Central African Republic must ‘spare no effort’ to help bring killers of UN peacekeepers to justice
The UN Secretary-General has expressed his deep sadness over the death of three peacekeepers from Bangladesh who were killed on Monday in the Central...
Energy Transition: Is it Time for Africa to Talk Tough?
Kampala, Oct 05 (IPS) – Thirty-year-old Difasi Amooti Kisembo is one of the demonstrators near the EU delegation offices in Kampala. He and a...
The Allure of Strongmen
STOCKHOLM, Oct 05 (IPS) – After President Putin had given a speech, garnered with accusations and myths, a mega-show at the Red Square celebrated...
Losing amphibians may be tied to spikes in human malaria cases
In the 1990s and 2000s, Costa Rica and Panama experienced spikes in malaria cases. The massive loss of amphibians in the region from a...
Teachers are at the heart of education, and their valuable work must also lead to better salaries and working conditions, the heads of three...
Pterosaurs may have evolved from tiny, fast-running reptiles
A mysterious ground-dwelling reptile unearthed in a Scottish sandstone over 100 years ago turns out to be part of a famous flying family. Tiny...
WHO chief voices concern over Trump Administration’s executive order on vaccines 
Cholera spreads across borders in West and Central Africa 
Sudan: Attacks and further displacement in Blue Nile and North Kordofan 
Migrant deaths climb sharply in 2026, new UN data shows