Venezuela claims to be importing from the rest of the world roughly as much as it was exporting during those years ...

The international day for the eradication of poverty, commemorated last week, was a grim reminder that the UN will not ...

Bangladesh has earned global recognition for reducing deaths from cyclones and floods. Early warning systems, cyclone ...

Compounded by rampant human rights violations, limited access to basic services, and persistent barriers to humanitarian aid, ...

Nearly three decades have passed, but Japhet Gimbi still remembers the El Niño-induced rain in his town of Tabora, in western ...

The Sámi, Europe's last recognised Indigenous community, have faced threats to their existence throughout history.

Thirty years of war and impunity fuel the DR Congo conflict. Ida Sawyer calls for international action to end atrocities and ...

People who choose to end their lives through voluntary assisted dying typically face terminal, incurable, or debilitating ...

When you grow up on a small island, the ocean is not scenery. It is your neighbour, your livelihood, and the measure of time ...

A catch tells only part of the story of the ocean's biodiversity. Now with UNESCO's eDNA, a sample of seawater could help fill those gaps.

Kazakhstan has spent more than two decades pursuing an unusual diplomatic undertaking: keeping representatives of different ...