The Struggle to End Female Genital Mutilation: A Dark Secret No More
NEW DELHI, India, Feb 06 (IPS) – Survivors of female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C), are determined to share their stories to end this...
Q&A: Documenting COVID-19 Effect on Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 05 (IPS) – With the COVID-19 pandemic adding complex layers of challenges to the issue of sexual and reproductive health for...
How coronavirus variants may drive reinfection and shape vaccination efforts
Vaccine rollout in the United States has been undeniably slow. And while we wait, worrisome new coronavirus variants are emerging, heightening the urgency to...
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 05 (IPS) – A vital pillar in the justice and security system, the sole forensic science laboratory in the West Bank...
The animals that ticks bite in the U.S. South can impact Lyme disease spread
The paucity of Lyme disease cases in the southern United States may be partly due to what black-legged ticks in southern locales bite. Although...
Two exoplanet families redefine what planetary systems can look like
Two tightly packed families of exoplanets are pushing the boundaries of what a planetary system can look like. New studies of the makeup of...
Nearly half a million U.S. children missed out on lead tests in early 2020
Close to a half million U.S. children didn’t get tested for lead in the first half of 2020. Nearly 10,000 of those children may...
China & Russia Throw Protective Arms Around Myanmar
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 04 (IPS) – The UN Special Envoy on Myanmar, Christine Schraner Burgener, appealed to the Security Council on February 2 to...
Why its Crucial Not to Limit the Youth’s Access and Use of Family Planning
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 04 (IPS) – With the COVID-19 pandemic negatively affecting access to Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health (AYSRH) services, it’s...
El Aromo Solar Project Sets Precedent for Renewable Energy in Ecuador
SANTIAGO, Feb 04 (IPS) – In December 2020, the “El Aromo” solar energy project was approved in coastal Manabí province, Ecuador. Operated by the...
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