Although the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digital transformation across the planet, millions worldwide still lack Internet access, the UN Secretary-General said on Monday, highlighting...
The Devastating Gun Battle in Gaza is Being Fought in an Uneven Killing Field
UNITED NATIONS, May 17 (IPS) – In most civil wars and military conflicts across the politically-volatile Middle East, including in Syria, Yemen and Palestine,...
COVID-19 Vaccination: The Barriers to Achieving Global Herd Immunity
NEW JERSEY, USA, May 17 (IPS) – The global community is conducting a rapid vaccination program against the SARS.Cov-2 virus, using several vaccines, authorised...
The current “senseless” cycle of violence in the Middle East must end now, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in remarks to a Security Council...
First Person: Gardening is ‘political’ says Irish celebrity horticulturist
For Diarmuid Gavin, a renowned Irish gardener and TV personality, horticulture has to a role to play in all contemporary affairs, from the Black...
More than 40 children have been killed in the current crisis in the Middle East, a senior official with the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF,...
UN Human Rights chief appeals for de-escalation in Israel-Palestine crisis
Amid increasing bloodshed and volatility in Gaza and Israel, UN Human Rights High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet on Saturday appealed for a de-escalation in tensions...
South Americas Gas Dreams
MEXICO CITY, May 14 (IPS) – The gas producing countries of South America are debating on how toSouth America debate on how to make...
Tanzania helpline calls time on child marriage and abuse
Child marriage continues to affect many young girls across Tanzania, in East Africa, but now a series of interventions supported by the UN Population...
The UN Secretary-General on Friday issued an urgent appeal for all parties involved in this week’s escalation of violence in the occupied Palestinian enclave...
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