Mikhail Gorbachev: UN chief hails ‘one of a kind statesman who changed the course of history’
The Secretary-General has paid warm tribute to the last leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, whose death aged 91 was announced on Tuesday, describing him...
Wildfire, floods don’t need to turn into disasters: UN risk report
Hazards such as earthquakes, floods, heatwaves, and wildfires, can be prevented from becoming life-threatening disasters, according to the authors of a UN report launched...
An independent UN human rights expert on Tuesday warned that the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse (LGBT) people are being...
Leaders in Libya must take immediate steps to resolve their political impasse, which is spilling over into increasing violence, UN political affairs chief Rosemary...
Visa refusal for UN human rights staff in Palestine part of wider ‘worrying trend’: Bachelet
UN Human Rights High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet has deplored Israel’s refusal to grant visas for her staff in the occupied Palestinian territory, according to...
INTERVIEW: ‘Break the bonds of shame’ about slavery – UN rights experts
31 August marks the International Day for People of African Descent, on which the UN calls for the elimination of all forms of discrimination...
Enforced disappearance a serious human rights violation, used to spread terror
Observed this Tuesday, the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances reaffirms the need for victims’ families to know the truth about what happened to...
Mental Health as a Human Right Left Behind for Children in Fragile and Humanitarian Settings
Copenhagen, Aug 30 (IPS) – Hiding in basements during bombings, fleeing their homes, going hungry, and facing the devastating and life-transformative traumas of losing...
A $160 million emergency plan to help Pakistan deal with devastating flooding has been launched by the United Nations, aiming to reach “5.2 million...
A Tale of the Spanish Neckties and Other Made-in-Europe Things
MADRID, Aug 30 (IPS) – Shortly before the 25 August approval by the Spanish Parliament of the government’s plan to save energy, the country’s...
A new treatment could restore some mobility in people paralyzed by strokes 
What has Perseverance found in two years on Mars? 
This robot automatically tucks its limbs to squeeze through spaces 
Greta Thunberg’s new book urges the world to take climate action now