How COVID-19 vaccines were made so quickly without cutting corners
Six months after the first COVID-19 shots started going into arms in the United States, the pace of vaccination has slowed. That’s prompted White...
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 29 (IPS) – Too many have swallowed the myth that lowering corporate income tax (CIT) is necessary to attract...
The Last Coral Reef Wilderness: the Chagos Archipelago
MARYLAND, USA, Jun 29 (IPS) – On the Global Reef Expedition—the largest coral reef survey and mapping expedition in history—scientists from the Khaled bin...
Migrants smuggled across borders are often subjected to extreme violence, torture, rape and kidnapping, whether in transit or in captivity, but authorities take little...
Although the fight against terrorism has made important advances in thwarting attacks across the world, the UN chief said on Monday that threats continue...
WHO guidance on Artificial Intelligence to improve healthcare, mitigate risks worldwide
Artificial Intelligence (AI) holds “enormous potential” for improving the health of millions around the world if ethics and human rights are at the heart of its...
UN rights office highlights policing reforms to address systemic racism
Radical policing reforms are needed to address systemic racism affecting people of African descent around the world, UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Monday, as her...
No place for children in conflict, UN chief tells Security Council
The disregard for children’s rights amid war and upheaval “is shocking and heartbreaking”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday during a high-level open...
BANGKOK, Thailand, Jun 28 (IPS) – With health systems at a breaking point, hospitals at capacity and desperate family members searching for oxygen for...
Why Pacific Island Nations, like the Federated States of Micronesia, need Climate Change Finance for Food Security Now
SYDNEY, Australia, Jun 28 (IPS) – Robby Nena is one of the many farmers and fishermen on the frontline of climate change in the...
Nuclear Victims’ Experiences Must Be at the Heart of Global Efforts for Assistance and Remediation 
LIECHTENSTEIN: ‘We Have One of the Strictest Abortion Bans in Europe’ 
New reservoir offers innovative solution to South Sudan cattle beef 
‘Advance safety for all’: International police cooperation helps tackle cross-border crime