A new report has revealed how projects supported by a UN trust fund for victims of sexual exploitation and abuse by UN personnel are helping victims...
UN meeting upholds need to remember and support victims of terrorism
Advancing the rights and needs of people whose lives have been upended by terrorism is the goal of a two-day meeting that opened at...
Large scale influx of weapons to conflict-affected zones raises ‘many concerns’: UN disarmament chief
A large-scale influx of weapons to conflict-affected zones raises many concerns, including the potential for diversion, the UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Izumi...
DNA reveals donkeys were domesticated 7,000 years ago in East Africa
From pulling Mesopotamian war chariots to grinding grain in the Middle Ages, donkeys have carried civilization on their backs for centuries. DNA has now...
An AI can decode speech from brain activity with surprising accuracy
An artificial intelligence can decode words and sentences from brain activity with surprising — but still limited — accuracy. Using only a few seconds...
Human development falling behind in ninety per cent of countries: UN report
The latest flagship UN report on human development, released on Thursday, warns that multiple crises are halting progress on human development, which is going...
Climate Collapse Is Not Inevitable But Great Leap Needed
ROME, Sep 08 (IPS) – In 1972 the Club of Rome alerted the world to the harm human economic systems were doing to the...
How the COVID-19 pandemic may leave a long-term imprint on our health
At the start of another school year, I’ve been thinking about the differences between 2021 and 2022. Last year, many schools had mask mandates,...
Living fast may have helped mammals like ‘ManBearPig’ dominate
In the wake of the dinosaurs’ demise, a bizarre beast that some researchers have nicknamed “ManBearPig” lived life in the fast lane. This sheep-sized...
Zambian Parliamentarians Tackle Population Issues to Improve Quality of Life for Citizens
Johannesburg, Sep 08 (IPS) – Parliamentarians play a decisive role in addressing population issues, as was demonstrated when the majority voted against a private...
Rising Trade Values Mask the True Cost of Global Supply Chain Disruptions 
Why Dhaka Floods Every Monsoon 
These mammal ancestors birthed live young far earlier than thought 
WHO chief voices concern over Trump Administration’s executive order on vaccines