Pathogens, Public Health, & Political Will: Why Sustained Leadership is Critical
Apr 23 (IPS) – The occasion of World Malaria Day amidst a global pandemic warrants an examination of the intersection between our decades long...
Mysterious ‘yellowballs’ littering the Milky Way are clusters of newborn stars
Scientists have cracked the case of mysterious cosmic objects dubbed “yellowballs.” The celestial specks mark the birthplaces of many kinds of stars with a...
On World Malaria Day, We Must Step Up Efforts to Combat Malaria
GENEVA, Apr 23 (IPS) – Despite its 229 million cases and 409,000 deaths in 2019, malaria is an overlooked epidemic. The emergence of COVID-19...
One Year Later & No Justice for Victims of 2020 Mali Protests and Coup
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 23 (IPS) – It has been about a year since anti-government demonstrations and a coup in Mali, which saw 18 people,...
The planet’s on ‘red alert’ UN chief warns leaders at President Biden’s climate summit
World leaders must act now and put the planet on a green path because “we are at the verge of the abyss”, UN Secretary-General...
Despite information and communication technology playing such a key role throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN chief said that half the world remains offline,...
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....
COP17: The world has a plan to save nature. Is it working? 
Flour sacks turned flood barriers: Gaza faces another winter without safe shelter 
WHO scales up Ebola readiness in 22 countries across three continents 
Ukraine: Civilian casualty rates among ‘deadliest’ in years, as energy attacks intensify