A damaged classroom and school equipment at Dahilig Elementary School in the Municipality of Gainza, Camarines Sur, Philippines, weeks after Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (Trami) wreaked havoc in October 2024. Credit: UNICEF/Larry Monserate Piojo by Oritro Karim (united nations) Thursday, October 30, 2025 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, October 30 (IPS) …
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Tackling the Hidden Toll of Breast Cancer in the Pacific Islands — Global Issues
In Hela Province, in the distant interior of the PNG mainland, rural women would need to travel considerable distances by road or air to reach a hospital that provides breast screening mammograms. Credit: Catherine Wilson/IPS by Catherine Wilson (sydney, australia) Friday, October 24, 2025 Inter Press Service SYDNEY, Australia , October …
UNICEF Calls for Global Support to Protect Displaced and Starving Children in Haiti — Global Issues
A child gazes to the camera as he waits for his turn at a UNICEF-supported mobile clinic in Boucan Carré, Haiti. Credit: UNICEF/Herold Joseph by Oritro Karim (united nations) Tuesday, October 14, 2025 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, October 14 (IPS) – New figures from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) …
International Community, Civil Society Urge Minority Rights and Accountability Amid Ongoing Violence Against Rohingyas in Myanmar — Global Issues
Filippo Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, addresses the high-level conference of the General Assembly on the situation of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar. Credit: UN Photo/Manuel Elías by Oritro Karim (united nations) Wednesday, October 01, 2025 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, October 1 (IPS) – On September …
Building Sustainable and Self-Reliant Systems Through Innovation — Global Issues
The panelists of the high-level side event, African-led Innovation: Shaping Sustainable Futures With or Without Aid, for the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Credit: Oritro Karim. by Oritro Karim (united nations) Friday, September 26, 2025 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, September 26 (IPS) – On September 24, African-led …
In the Face of Funding Cuts, Civil Society Has Taken a Leading Role in the Humanitarian Response — Global Issues
by CIVICUS Monday, June 23, 2025 Inter Press Service Jun 23 (IPS) – CIVICUS discusses the closure of offices of the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Mexico with members of Integral Human Rights In Action (DHIA), a Mexican civil society organisation (CSO) that promotes and defends human rights in …
Lawmakers Work to Build Women’s Representation in Politics and the Workplace — Global Issues
Study Tour on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Credit: UNFPA by Cecilia Russell (sarajevo & johannesburg) Friday, May 30, 2025 Inter Press Service SARAJEVO & JOHANNESBURG, May 30 (IPS) – Jelena Pekić, MP of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (House of People) and Deputy Speaker of …
Armed Gangs Expand Their Control in the Centre Department of Haiti — Global Issues
Wide shot of the site for displaced people hosted at Marie-Jeanne school in Port-au-Prince, where 7,000 people live in overcrowded and desperate conditions, seeking safety amidst the ongoing armed violence in Haiti. Credit: UNICEF/Patrice Noel by Oritro Karim (united nations) Thursday, May 08, 2025 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, May 08 …
The International Response Should Follow the Principle of Nothing about Us, Without Us — Global Issues
Maryna Rudenko by CIVICUS Thursday, May 01, 2025 Inter Press Service May 01 (IPS) – CIVICUS speaks with Ukrainian gender rights activist Maryna Rudenko about the gendered impacts of the war in Ukraine and the importance of including women in peacebuilding efforts. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has profoundly impacted …
Mexico’s Industrial-Scale Human Rights Crisis — Global Issues
Credit: Raquel Cunha/Reuters via Gallo Images Opinion by Ines M Pousadela (montevideo, uruguay) Monday, April 28, 2025 Inter Press Service MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Apr 28 (IPS) – They found shoes, hundreds of them, scattered across the dirt floor of an extermination camp in Jalisco state. These abandoned shoes, once belonging to someone’s …
The Toll of Mental Health in Conflict Areas — Global Issues
On 18 March, multiple airstrikes reportedly killed hundreds of people, including dozens of children, and injured many others in the Gaza Strip. Exposure to warfare has been linked to worsened mental health. Credit: UNICEF/Eyad El Baba by Oritro Karim (united nations) Friday, March 21, 2025 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Mar …
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) …
Surges in Violence in Haiti Push Basic Services to the Brink of Collapse — Global Issues
William O’Neill, a UN expert on the human rights situation in Haiti speaks on the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Haiti at a press briefing at the United Nations Headquarters. Credit: Oritro Karim/IPS by Oritro Karim (united nations) Wednesday, March 12, 2025 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Mar 12 (IPS) – In …
Making the Invisible Visible with Crowdsourced Data — Global Issues
The platform enables anonymous reporting of sexual and gender-based violence, mapping hot spots to reveal patterns, challenge statistics, and demand action. Opinion asunciÓn Tuesday, March 11, 2025 Inter Press Service ASUNCIÓN, Mar 11 (IPS) – Despite a push in the past ten years for more female representation and #MeToo movements …
A Global Call to Protect Girls and Secure Their Futures — Global Issues
The fight against gender-based violence requires a collective effort from governments, businesses, communities, and individuals. Credit: Shutterstock Opinion by Mariama Jobarteh (serrekunda, the gambia) Friday, March 07, 2025 Inter Press Service SERREKUNDA, The Gambia, Mar 07 (IPS) – In March 2000, 15-year-old Binta Manneh was eager to test her skills at …
The Gates to Paradise Are Closing — Global Issues
Opinion by Rosi Orozco (mexico city) Friday, February 28, 2025 Inter Press Service MEXICO CITY, Feb 28 (IPS) – In 2020, a historic announcement emerged from the Global Trafficking in Persons Report, an annual assessment that evaluates human exploitation in 129 countries. For the first time, the world witnessed a 13% …
U.S. Passes on UN Ukraine Resolution amid the Humanitarian Crisis — Global Issues
The UN Security Council Meets on Maintenance of Peace and Security of Ukraine. Credit: UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe by Oritro Karim (united nations) Thursday, February 27, 2025 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Feb 27 (IPS) – From late 2024 to early 2025, the humanitarian situation in Ukraine has taken a turn for …
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 …
‘Reconciliation Will Require Robust Transitional Justice and Accountability Mechanisms’ — Global Issues
by CIVICUS Wednesday, February 05, 2025 Inter Press Service Feb 05 (IPS) – CIVICUS discusses the ongoing conflict in Ethiopia’s Amhara region with Hone Mandefro, advocacy director at the Amhara Association of America, and Henok Ashagray, PhD candidate and project officer at the Centre for Human Rights at the University …
Haitian Government Faces Criticism for its Response to Gang Attack in Kenscoff — Global Issues
Jean-Victor Harvel Jean-Baptiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Worship of Haiti, addresses the Security Council on the current situation in Haiti. Credit: UN Photo/ Evan Schneider by Oritro Karim (united nations) Wednesday, February 05, 2025 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Feb 05 (IPS) – The humanitarian situation in Haiti continues to …
