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...
The top UN humanitarian official in South Sudan has called for law enforcement along roads following the first killing of an aid worker in the...
Will the UN hold Myanmars Military Accountable for Its Crimes against Children?
SEOUL, May 13 (IPS) – In one particularly bloody day in March, Myanmar’s security forces shot and killed at least ten children, some as...
First Person: ‘God save us from famine’
The conflict in Yemen forced Asia El-Sayeed Ali and her family from her home in Aden’s Al Tawahi district, where there was active fighting,...
Egypt: Fact-checking site’s entire newsroom jailed as assault on press freedom widens 
Nearly 64,000 flee Nigeria for Niger where a humanitarian crisis is deepening 
Ebola: IOM urges wider surveillance beyond formal routes in DR Congo 
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