COVID-19: Wealthy nations urged to delay youth vaccines, donate to solidarity scheme
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday appealed for wealthier countries to delay vaccinating younger people against COVID-19 and instead donate doses to the COVAX global vaccine solidarity initiative. ...
‘Stand up against hate’ towards LGBTI people, UN human rights chief urges
Humiliation and intolerance remain “a stark reality” for many gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people around the world, the UN human rights chief...
The U.S.’s first open-air genetically modified mosquitoes have taken flight
The first genetically modified mosquitoes that will be allowed to fly free outdoors in the United States have started reaching the age for mating...
Independent human rights experts appointed by the UN and the Organization of American States (OAS) have called for the Colombian Government to conduct a...
Elephants are dying in droves in Botswana. Scientists don’t know why
Die-offs of African elephants have once again erupted in Botswana. In just the first three months of 2021, 39 have succumbed. The mysterious deaths...
US Casts 45 Vetoes and CountingWhile Protecting a Client State
UNITED NATIONS, May 14 (IPS) – The UN Security Council (UNSC), the most powerful political body at the United Nations, has largely remained silent...
Where are the Women? How Pandemic Decisions are Ingraining Global Gender Bias
UNITED NATIONS, May 14 (IPS) – There are teams of experts around the world right now tackling the coronavirus pandemic, providing pathways to put...
UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Russian President Vladimir Putin have discussed the importance of renewed commitment to multilateralism during talks held on Thursday. Read...
A study of Earth’s crust hints that supernovas aren’t gold mines
A smattering of plutonium atoms embedded in Earth’s crust are helping to resolve the origins of nature’s heaviest elements. Scientists had long suspected that...
Rivers might not be as resilient to drought as once thought
Rivers ravaged by a lengthy drought may not be able to recover, even after the rains return. Seven years after the Millennium drought baked...
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