BioNTainers, facilities equipped to manufacture a range of mRNA-based vaccines have been inaugurated in Rwanda in December 2023. Credit: Aimable Twahirwa/IPS By Aimable TwahirwaKIGALI, Jan 8 2024 (IPS) An agreement signed between the Rwandan government and the Africa Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation (APTF) gives impetus to Africa’s domestic industry with the […]

Country: occupied Palestinian territory Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs “Gaza has simply become uninhabitable. Its people are witnessing daily threats to their very existence – while the world watches on”, says the Humanitarian Chief.

Photo: Pexels Honey bees, along with other insects, have fallen on hard times across the planet owing to habitat loss, pesticide use and climate change. In tandem, honey yields have also been on the decline since the 1990s. A definitive answer as to the reasons for this decline has remained […]

By United NationsJan 5 2024 (IPS-Partners)     UN Spokesperson Farhan Haq answers common questions about the UN’s budget, including how the UN gets its money, how it prevents fraud and waste, what is spent on humanitarian operations, and how the cost of peace compares to the price of war. […]

Photo: Rawpixel Coast redwoods – enormous, spectacular trees, some reaching nearly 400 feet, the tallest plants on the planet – thrive mostly in a narrow strip of land in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. Most of them grow from southern Oregon down into northern California, snugged up against the […]