Africa’s rich, diverse cultural and natural heritage, is important for sustainable development, poverty reduction, and “building and maintaining peace”, the UN chief said on...
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has strongly condemned the arbitrary detention of an opposition journalist in Belarus, calling...
A summit involving leaders of Somalia’s political factions is underway in Mogadishu, a welcome relief after months of escalating tension, the senior UN official in...
The international legal framework and tools are all there to protect civilians caught up in conflict, and now it’s time for governments and armed...
NEW DELHI, India, May 25 (IPS) – In 2016, when Bosnian-American professional basketball player, Indira Kaljo got in touch with Asma Elbadawi because she...
Conserving Tigers, Elephants and Bison, One LPG Stove at a Time
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Share gains from extracting precious raw materials more equitably, guard against pitfalls, cautions Guterres
Extracting minerals, metals and other valuable raw materials from the earth, represents a “crucial juncture” between resources, ecosystems and people, all of which have...
Playing brain training games regularly doesn’t boost brainpower
It’s an attractive idea: By playing online problem-solving, matching and other games for a few minutes a day, people can improve such mental abilities...
Indias Second COVID-19 Wave Shatters Livelihood Hopes of Poor Migrant Labourers
NEW DEHLI, May 25 (IPS) – Last month, in the midst of New Dehli’s coronavirus lockdown, 37- year-old labourer Prakash Kumar wanted to return...
A new memoir tells the life story of NASA ‘hidden figure’ Katherine Johnson
My Remarkable JourneyKatherine Johnson with Joylette Hylick and Katherine MooreAmistad, $25.99 Katherine Johnson became a household name circa 2016, when the bestselling book and...
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