Although the World Food Programme (WFP) is ramping up support to people in Yemen’s worst hunger hotspots, in efforts to prevent famine, sustaining response through the rest of the year is uncertain,...
The UN Secretary-General said on Monday he was “deeply concerned” over the apparent forced landing of a commercial passenger jet over Belarus, and the subsequent detention...
The UN has called for dialogue in Samoa, where the first woman elected as Prime Minister was locked out of Parliament on Monday amid...
Gray wolves scare deer from roads, reducing dangerous collisions
Gray wolves help keep North America’s deer populations in check, and by doing so, may provide an added benefit for people: curbing deer-vehicle collisions....
Step up global plan for COVID-19 vaccines, UN chief says in message to World Health Assembly
The COVID-19 pandemic “must be a turning point”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, urging countries to take bold decisions now to both...
The UN chief on Monday, commended an award-winning Kenyan peacekeeper for her gender-mainstreaming work while serving in the restive Darfur region of Sudan. Read...
A Growing Shift in the Narrative about Climate Action
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 25 2021 (IPS) – A keen awareness about the intersection of our ecosystem and the “accelerating destabilisation of the climate” is...
A gene-based therapy partially restored a blind man’s vision
A new type of gene therapy that rewires nerve cells in the eye has given a blind man some limited vision. The 58-year-old man...
Why Latin America is the Middle East of Biofuel
QUITO, May 24 (IPS) – Latin America has lots of natural advantages for the coming energy transition. It already has the greenest power matrix...
Five Ways to Measure the Effects of a Crisis Like COVID-19 on Women
JOHANNESBURG, May 24 (IPS) – Social issues and crises tend to affect women more severely than men. This is why terms like “gender mainstreaming...
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