Members of the Greater Kaziranga Land and Human Rights protection committee. Credit: Pranab Doyle by Aishwarya Bajpai (new delhi) Friday, March 21, 2025 Inter Press Service NEW DELHI, Mar 21 (IPS) – While a local community prides itself on caring for a sensitive biodiverse region, and despite centuries-long stewardship of the …
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Why Pro-Israel, Pro-Peace Advocates Cling to Genocide Denial — Global Issues
South Africa set out itscase accusing Israel of violating the Genocide Convention, pointing to the situation in the bombarded, besieged Gaza Strip, home to 2.3 million Palestinians. January 2024. Credit: United Nations. Opinion by Norman Solomon (san francisco, usa) Thursday, March 20, 2025 Inter Press Service SAN FRANCISCO, USA, Mar 20 …
Musk is Wrong. Empathy is Not a Weakness — Global Issues
Opinion by Ben Phillips (bangkok, thailand) Wednesday, March 19, 2025 Inter Press Service BANGKOK, Thailand, Mar 19 (IPS) – “The fundamental weakness is empathy,” Musk recently told radio podcast host Joe Rogan. “There is a bug, which is the empathy response.” As Musk has established himself as at least the second …
When Ethnic Violence Turns Women Against Women — Global Issues
Women of Manipur, India, stage a hunger strike. There has been violence between ethnic groups in the region, exacerbated by a ruling to recognize one group, the Meiteis Scheduled Tribe (ST) status in 2023, which sparked violence. The status has since been withdrawn. Credit: Kumkum Chadha/IPS by Kumkum Chadha (new delhi) …
Funding Disruptions Are a Systemic Failure – Philanthropy Must Do What’s Right and Support Local Leadership — Global Issues
Opinion by Tais Siqueira (soria, spain) Monday, March 17, 2025 Inter Press Service SORIA, Spain, Mar 17 (IPS) – The slashing of US aid funding by Donald Trump and Elon Musk, and cuts or planned cuts in international support by several European states, threaten to cut off the oxygen supply to …
Is UN in Danger of Losing its Battle for Gender Equality? — Global Issues
Credit: Inclusion Hub by Thalif Deen (united nations) Friday, March 14, 2025 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Mar 14 (IPS) – The Trump administration’s decision to abandon DEI—diversity, equity and inclusion— which was aimed at promoting fair treatment in the work place, is having its repercussions at the United Nations. The …
Womens Rights Face Unprecedented Pushbacks — Global Issues
Gender discrimination is still embedded in societies and institutions, beginning in governance, a new UN Women report finds. Credit: UN Women/James Ochweri. by Naureen Hossain (united nations) Thursday, March 06, 2025 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Mar 06 (IPS) – Girls and women worldwide are facing growing threats to their security …
International Women’s Day, 2025 – In Zanzibar, Women Turn the Tide with Sponge Farming — Global Issues
Nasir Haji, a sponge farmer, cleans sponges in the Indian Ocean. Credit: Kizito Makoye/IPS by Kizito Makoye (jambiani, zanzibar) Wednesday, March 05, 2025 Inter Press Service JAMBIANI, Zanzibar, Mar 05 (IPS) – In the early morning, as the tide pulls away, Zulfa Abdallah ties her scarf tightly around her head. She …
The Impact of US Funding Freeze on Civil Society Around the World — Global Issues
Gina Romero Opinion by Gina Romero (bogota, colombia) Thursday, February 27, 2025 Inter Press Service BOGOTA, Colombia, Feb 27 (IPS) – Gina Romero is UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of assembly and of associationThe U.S. administration has the prerogative to review and adjust public expenditure policies, including foreign …
Civil Society at the Finance in Common Summit Calls for Community-led, Equitable, and Human Rights-based Development — Global Issues
Civil society organisations and community leaders at the Finance in Common Summit 2023. Credit: Sebastian Barros/Forus Opinion by Lorena Cotza (cape town, south africa) Monday, February 24, 2025 Inter Press Service CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Feb 24 (IPS) – As public development banks gather for the Finance in Common Summit (FiCS) …
Zimbabwe’s LGBTQI Community Faces Climate Crisis Head-on — Global Issues
Chihwa Chadambuka belongs to the LGBTQ community, who have turned to climate-smart agriculture to change perceptions of the group. Credit: Farai Shawn Matiashe/IPS by Farai Shawn Matiashe (mutare, zimbabwe) Thursday, February 20, 2025 Inter Press Service MUTARE, Zimbabwe, Feb 20 (IPS) – Wrongfully accused of causing droughts, a group of LGBTQI …
Worlds Largest Religious Gathering Becomes Trans-Inclusive Despite Controversies — Global Issues
Pavitra Nandagiri—one of the highest-ranking transgender spiritual leaders at Maha Kumbh, the largest religious gathering on earth in Prayagraj, India. Credit: Stella Paul/IPS by Stella Paul (prayagraj, india) Tuesday, February 18, 2025 Inter Press Service PRAYAGRAJ, India, Feb 18 (IPS) – Despite a blazing sun and growing heat, Pavitra Nandagiri sits …
Afghan Refugees, Among Others, Feel the Impact of USAID Funding Freeze — Global Issues
by Ashfaq Yusufzai (peshawar, pakistan) Sunday, February 16, 2025 Inter Press Service PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Feb 16 (IPS) – “I was shocked when told by a security guard that the clinic has been closed down. I, along with my relatives, used to visit the clinic for free checkups,” Jamila Begum, 22, an …
US Pullout Gives Upper Hand to Human Rights Abusers Worldwide — Global Issues
The UN General Assembly votes to suspend the rights of the membership of the Russian Federation in the Human Rights Council during an Emergency Special Session on Ukraine. April 2022. Credit: UN Photo/Manuel Elías by Thalif Deen (united nations) Friday, February 14, 2025 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Feb 14 (IPS) …
UN Human Rights Denounces Former Governments Violations Against Protestors — Global Issues
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) called for national healing in a report on the Bangladesh 2024 protests. Credit: UN Photo by IPS Correspondent (united nations) Friday, February 14, 2025 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Feb 14 (IPS) – A new report from the UN Human …
Towards a More Holistic Approach at Seville — Global Issues
Credit: Nuthawut Somsuk Opinion by Annika Otterstedt, Luca De Fraia (stockholm sweden / milan, italy) Friday, February 14, 2025 Inter Press Service STOCKHOLM Sweden / MILAN, Italy, Feb 14 (IPS) – When world leaders gather in Seville for the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) in June, they will …
Brutal Repression Continues Post Presidential Election — Global Issues
Flashback to 2020 protests against a rigged election. Credit: Andrew Keymaster/Unsplash by Ed Holt Monday, February 10, 2025 Inter Press Service Feb 10 (IPS) – In the months leading up to presidential elections at the end of January, Belarus’s authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko ordered the release of hundreds of political …
What is Not Good for Democracy in Peru is Not Good for Women — Global Issues
A protester holding a sign declaring the death of democracy during social protests against the authoritarian policies of Peru’s President Dina Boluarte in downtown Lima, July 2024. Credit: Walter Hupiu / IPS by Mariela Jara (lima) Monday, February 10, 2025 Inter Press Service LIMA, Feb 10 (IPS) – “We are facing …
A Sham Election That Fools No One — Global Issues
Credit: Sergei Gapon/AFP via Getty Images Opinion by Andrew Firmin (london) Friday, February 07, 2025 Inter Press Service LONDON, Feb 07 (IPS) – Alexander Lukashenko will soon begin his seventh term as president of Belarus. The official result of the 26 January election gave him 86.8 per cent of the vote, …
U.S. White House Executive Order Raises Concerns for Its Support to the UN — Global Issues
Coly Seck (at microphone), Chair of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Senegal to the United Nations, briefs reporters with Members of the newly-elected Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People …
