The Security Council heard new evidence in longstanding international efforts to eradicate Syria’s chemical weapons programme on Thursday, including the results of an investigation into the...
A former leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in Uganda, who himself had been abducted by the rebel group as a child, was...
These climate-friendly microbes recycle carbon without producing methane
Earth’s hot springs and hydrothermal vents are home to a previously unidentified group of archaea. And, unlike similar tiny, single-celled organisms that live deep...
Around 200,000 cargo ship crew members are stranded at sea, beyond the length of their contracts due to COVID-19 restrictions, placing a major strain...
The United Nations paused on Thursday to honour 336 personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty in 2020: the highest number...
How West African Leaders Can Tackle Youth and Gender Inequities
May 06 (IPS) – Recently, both Republics of Benin and Chad held their 2021 national elections. These countries are among thirteen countries on the continent billed...
20 Million More People Face Food Crises, As Acute Hunger Rates Rise to a 5-Year High
UNITED NATIONS, May 06 (IPS) – The COVID-19 pandemic, protracted conflicts and climate change have created an untenable situation for the most vulnerable, with...
Saturn has a fuzzy core, spread over more than half the planet’s diameter
One of Saturn’s rings has revealed properties of its core, hidden deep beneath the planet’s golden atmosphere. That core isn’t the lump of rock...
How to detect, resist and counter the flood of fake news
From lies about election fraud to QAnon conspiracy theories and anti-vaccine falsehoods, misinformation is racing through our democracy. And it is dangerous. Awash in...
FROM THE FIELD: Uganda conflict survivor helps communities find ‘ways forward’
A Ugandan man who avoided being drawn into a decades’ long conflict as a child soldier, is dedicating his adult life to healing communities...
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