A Rash of Hard-Hitting Questions — Which May Remain Evasive — for Candidates Running for UN Chief
UNITED NATIONS, October 8 (IPS) – The seven candidates, still in the running for the post of UN Secretary-General (SG), have so far faced...
How AI-Powered War Drives the Critical Minerals Race
UNITED NATIONS, October 8 (IPS) – The demand for critical minerals is accelerating as world powers scramble to stay on top of emerging technologies....
World News in Brief: Child migrants in Europe, Greenland forced contraception scandal, FAO hunger updates
New data on child migrants published on Wednesday highlighted the harrowing treatment many face while travelling to Europe in search of work and shelter....
‘No plague case’ in Siberia, Russia tells WHO as assessments continue
Health authorities in Russia say there is “no plague case” in Siberia following reports last week that a lab technician had died of pneumonia...
Ukraine: UN condemns latest attacks and calls for civilian protection
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine on Wednesday called for an end to attacks against civilians following further overnight strikes by Russian forces that...
WHO releases first global guidelines on child obesity as cases surge
Child and adolescent obesity has quadrupled since 1990, rising from two per cent to around eight per cent of youngsters in the five-to-19 age...
Reform, or lose trust: Governments press the UN to reflect the world as it is
Can the UN still remain relevant if it still looks and acts like the organization it was when it was formed in 1945? The...
Critical funding gap threatens health response in Yemen
The World Health Organization (WHO) warned that significantly more resources are required to scale up its response in Yemen amid escalating conflict and rising...
Kenya races to trace all contacts after first Ebola death, WHO official says
Kenya’s first Ebola death has triggered a race to trace everyone the victim came into contact with, as the United Nations and partners provide...
Gene therapy and special goggles give some blind people limited sight
Optogenetics, recognized by the 2026 medicine Nobel, makes cells respond to light, including eye cells that normally relay signals to the brain.
WHO calls for urgent health action across the Eastern Mediterranean 
Yemen: WFP warns of potential ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ as fighting blocks aid delivery 
Security Council LIVE: Libya in the spotlight amid ‘encouraging progress’ 
Health workers tackle taboos over drinking with new AI tool