Geneva, May 24, 2024PR/2024/919 WIPO member states today approved a groundbreaking new Treaty related to intellectual property (IP), genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge, marking a historic breakthrough that capped…

Vermont has become the first state to enact a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a share of the damage caused by climate change after the state suffered catastrophic summer…

David Hom suffered from diabetes and felt nauseated before he went out to hang his laundry in 108-degree weather, another day in Arizona’s record-smashing, unrelenting July heat wave.  His family found…

Switzerland’s “No Blame” approach eschews punishment, instead focusing on empathy, tolerance, and respect. When Ben was 11, his parents noticed his grades had dropped. He stopped talking about school. On Sunday…

The Western Balkans Coalition for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Crimes Prevention, the Post-Conflict Research Center (PCRC), and Impunity Watch organized a High-Level Conference on "Building a Common Agenda for Prevention…

A recent study published in JAMA Network Open examined the impact of plant-based diets on the progression and recurrence of prostate cancer in men. The study found that individuals with…

Women's NGOs are leading the charge—but not getting the funding they need. Mendy Marsh May 28, 2024, 8:00 AM Hours after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, refugees began pouring…

A recent study published in The BMJ revealed that getting an epidural during labor can lead to a lower risk of severe maternal morbidity (SMM) in the weeks following delivery.…

(Port Sudan, 30 May 2024) – I am profoundly distressed by the humanitarian situation in Al Fasher, where the noose of war is tightening its stranglehold on a civilian population…

SUMMARY: On Wednesday 15 May, the Swedish Parliament (Riksdag) voted on a total of six motions, from four political parties, that contain proposals to make ecocide prohibited under international law…