More than 250,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Syria on Thursday from the UN-backed COVAX initiative, to inoculate the country’s frontline health workers. ...
Climate change link to displacement of most vulnerable is clear: UNHCR
Weather-related crises have triggered more than twice as much displacement as conflict and violence in the last decade, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Thursday....
Elections could pave way to Palestinian unity, advance peace: UN envoy
Expectations are high for the first Palestinian elections in 15 years, UN Middle East envoy Tor Wennesland told a virtual meeting of the Security...
Disability in Goma. The Power of Staying Together Against Covid-19, War, and Stigma
ROME, Apr 22 (IPS) – Sylvain Kakule Kadjibwami lost the use of his legs during one of those ambushes that bloodlessly bleed North Kivu....
Towards a More Democratic & Inclusive UN this International Day of Multilateralism
BERLIN/COLOGNE/NEW YORK, Apr 22 (IPS) – One of the most recently established international UN days is the day of multilateralism and diplomacy for peace....
Two million people facing growing food insecurity linked to the ongoing political crisis in Myanmar are to receive nutrition assistance, amid rising “hunger and...
First Person: ‘Youth won’t stay silent’ says Madagascar climate activist
Young people around the world “won’t stay silent” about the global climate crisis according to a youth activist from Madagascar. Read the full story, “First Person: ‘Youth won’t...
This Earth Day, a Peoples Perspective is What is Most Needed
NEW YORK, Apr 22 (IPS) – The writer is the Founder and Executive Director of Climate Refugees, a human rights NGO that calls for...
Press Freedom under Lockdown Across Two-Thirds of the Globe
BRATISLAVA, Apr 22 (IPS) – May 3 is World Press Freedom Day. This feature is part of a series highlighting the current state of...
Capturing the sense of touch could upgrade prosthetics and our digital lives
On most mornings, Jeremy D. Brown eats an avocado. But first, he gives it a little squeeze. A ripe avocado will yield to that...
The grass beneath our feet: Why rangelands matter 
Former rebel fighters join campaign against Ebola in the DR Congo 
900 obstacles and counting: West Bank families trapped as aid access shrinks 
‘Ebola is winning’: Epidemic now killing one person every 30 minutes