NEW YORK, Jun 01 (IPS) – World leaders need to act for children and youth struggling to survive and thrive.A few weeks ago, I...
2021: The Year that Matters for the Poorest People on the Planet
LONDON, Jun 01 (IPS) – This year is being described as pivotal for climate change. That’s not only because we’re reaching a point of...
Why Investing in Women Is Key to Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
BANGKOK, Thailand, Jun 01 (IPS) – Last year, the Asia-Pacific region recorded its worst economic performance in decades. With the pandemic far from over,...
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 01 (IPS) – Pandemic relief measures in developing countries have been limited by modest resources, fear of financial market...
Haiti: funding gap threatens the lives of nearly 86,000 children
In Haiti, the number of severely malnourished under-fives could more than double this year, UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said on Monday. Some could die if...
“Quitters are the real winners in the case of tobacco”, says the World Health Organization as part of a campaign to help smokers that...
The teeth of ‘wandering meatloaf’ contain a rare mineral found only in rocks
The hard, magnetic teeth of a leathery red-brown mollusk nicknamed “the wandering meatloaf” possess a rare mineral previously seen only in rocks. The mineral...
COVID danger has not passed, States must support pandemic treaty: Tedros
UN health agency chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged all countries on Monday to support a pandemic preparedness treaty, warning that it would be a...
Is Sharing More than Water the Key to Transboundary Governance in the Meghna River Basin?
DHAKA, May 31 (IPS) – Kajol Miah is a rice farmer from the Bangladesh side of the Meghna River Basin. And in towns on...
First Person: Learning a recipe for freedom in Nigeria
When Nigerian Blessing Ojukwu became pregnant after she was raped, her family disowned her. She was forced to live with her abuser, who continued to attack...
Coordinated action on clean air and climate change can net $15 for every dollar spent 
Human rights chief Türk renews call for end to spiralling Sudan war 
AI: Türk urges action before it becomes an ‘existential risk to humanity’ 
UNGA 81: A United Nations at a Turning Point