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BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe , June 19 (IPS) - Long burdened by the labour-intensive nature of agriculture, Zimbabwe's female farmers are finding relief in new agritechnologies that significantly reduce the time they spend in the field.

Words like "sustainability" and "healthy" shouldn't take the joy out of eating. As elite chef Jaume Biarnés has been explaining to UN News, sustainable gastronomy can be delicious, exciting and fun.

Millions of people already facing hunger, displacement and economic hardship could soon face another major climate shock, as UN agencies warned on Thursday that extreme weather risks are intensifying across some of the world's most vulnerable regions ...

UNITED NATIONS, June 18 (IPS) - As the campaign for a new UN secretary-general gathers momentum, will the US exercise the decisive vote -- or the veto- in the final selection?The US has publicly declared its opposition to some of the basic goals in . ...

SIKKIM, India, June 17 (IPS) - The tea arrives before the conversation starts. Jayanta Mukhia sets two cups on the wooden table and pulls up a chair across from the couple who arrived that afternoon with trekking poles and rucksacks. They have come . ...

CIVICUS discusses a proposed United Nations (UN) tax treaty with Jenny Ricks, General Secretary of Fight Inequality Alliance, a global movement that organises to counter the concentration of power and wealth in the hands of a small elite.

UNITED NATIONS, June 16 (IPS) - A new report from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) highlights the vast, overlapping climate threats affecting children worldwide, which is leaving them increasingly vulnerable to escalating risks across ...

VICTORIA, Seychelles, June 15 (IPS) - Tomorrow, Africa hosts the Our Ocean Conference on its own shores for the first time, in Mombasa.This is more than a diplomatic milestone. It is a test of whether we, as Africans, are prepared to safeguard our .. ...

MEXICO CITY, June 15 (IPS) - The construction of an elevated pedestrian bridge connecting central and southern Mexico City -one of roughly 2,000 urban works tied to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, began last October, and, with only days to go before the ...

Drought, extreme heat and heatwaves are the most prevalent trio of hazards endangering millions of children globally, warned a newly released climate report by the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).