A Yemeni mother and her child receiving nutritional assistance at a clinic in the Abyan governorate. Credit: UNICEF/Saleh Hayyan by Oritro Karim (united nations) Monday, December 01, 2025 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, December 1 (IPS) – For the past decade, Yemen has been at the center of a severe and …
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Vulnerable Populations Will Suffer With UNAIDS Early Closure — Global Issues
UNAIDS campaigns have dominated the global effort to end HIV/Aids as a public threat since 1999. Credit: UNAIDS by Ed Holt (bratislava) Monday, December 01, 2025 Inter Press Service BRATISLAVA, December 1 (IPS) – “It’s like adding fuel to an already burning fire,” says Aditia Taslim. “We have not recovered from …
Authorities Urged to Take Lawful Measures to Mass Abductions in Nigeria — Global Issues
Newspaper headlines reflect the abductions of girls and others in Nigeria’s northern states. Credit: Hussain Wahab/IPS by Hussain Wahab (abuja) Friday, November 28, 2025 Inter Press Service ABUJA, November 28 (IPS) – On the morning of 17 November 2025, darkness cloaked Maga town in the Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area, Kebbi State, …
COP30 Was Diplomacy in Action as Cooperation Deepens—Says Climate Talks Observer — Global Issues
Yamide Dagnet, Senior Vice President, International at the Natural Resources Defense Council. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by Joyce Chimbi (belÉm, brazil) Monday, November 24, 2025 Inter Press Service BELÉM, Brazil, November 24 (IPS) – As observers at the Conference of Parties closely monitored proceedings in Belém, many, such as Yamide Dagnet, approached …
Unpacking COP30’s Politically Charged Belém Package — Global Issues
André Corrêa do Lago, COP30 President of Brazil, during a highly charged closing plenary. Credit: UN Climate Change/Kiara Worth by Joyce Chimbi (belÉm, brazil) Sunday, November 23, 2025 Inter Press Service BELÉM, Brazil, November 23 (IPS) – Following tense, nightlong negotiations and bitter rows between more than 190 country delegations, a …
Faith Leaders Endorse Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty at COP30 — Global Issues
Kumi Naidoo with Brazilian First Lady Janja Lula da Silva and Brazilian Cultural Minister Margareth Menezes and others at a panel called “Narratives and Storytelling to Face the Climate Crisis” during the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30). Credit: Aline Massuda/COP30 by Joyce Chimbi (belÉm, brazil) Tuesday, November 18, 2025 Inter …
UNRWA Continues Operations in Gaza Amid Ongoing Insecurity and Shortages of Essential Services — Global Issues
Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), briefs reporters on UNRWA’s services across the occupied Palestinian territories and UNRWA’ s ongoing operations. Credit: UN Photo/Mark Garten by Oritro Karim (united nations) Tuesday, November 18, 2025 Inter Press Service UNITED …
‘This People’s March for Climate is For My Son’s Future’ — Global Issues
Canru Pataxo with his toddler son at the People’s March for Climate held in the COP30 host city, Belém, Brazil. Credit: Tanka Dhakal/IPS by Tanka Dhakal (belÉm, brazil) Saturday, November 15, 2025 Inter Press Service Thousands, including a young father and his toddler, took to the streets for the People’s March …
‘Just Transition Must Make Climate Work for People Living its Consequences’ — Global Issues
Activists urge the global community to join the blue river in support of environmental conservation and preservation. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by Joyce Chimbi (belÉm, brazil) Friday, November 14, 2025 Inter Press Service We have seen stalled climate action, widening inequality, and people left behind. At COP27, the establishment of the Just …
Belém’s Hunger, Poverty Declaration Places World’s Most Vulnerable Populations at Centre of Global Climate Policy — Global Issues
Juliana Kerexu Mirim Mariano, coordinator for the Guarani Yvyrupa Commission that advocates for the rights of Guarani peoples in southern and southeastern Brazil. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by Joyce Chimbi (belÉm, brazil) Friday, November 14, 2025 Inter Press Service BELÉM, Brazil, November 14 (IPS) – A young woman at COP30 speaks about …
Demonstrators Face-Off With Security as COP30 Activism Intensifies — Global Issues
Members of the CST UIT-QI, which refers to the Corrente Socialista dos Trabalhadores (CST) or socialist chain of workers, protesting on Tuesday night outside the COP30 venue. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by Joyce Chimbi (belÉm, brazil) Wednesday, November 12, 2025 Inter Press Service BELÉM, Brazil, November 12 (IPS) – In a departure …
Displaced Farmers in Southern Lebanon Still Denied Access to Land — Global Issues
Damaged greenhouse in Bent Jbeil, Nabatieh governorate. Credit: Action Against Hunger by Ed Holt (bratislava) Monday, November 10, 2025 Inter Press Service BRATISLAVA, November 10 (IPS) – Food security and livelihoods in southern Lebanon are under severe threat as the repercussions of Israeli bombing continue to be felt across the region, …
Hurricane Melissa Devastates The Caribbean As The UN Distributes Lifesaving Aid — Global Issues
Photos from UNICEF show the impact of destruction in Jamaica, with neighborhoods being submerged in water and communities lacking access to a host of basic services. Credit: UNICEF by Oritro Karim (united nations) Thursday, November 06, 2025 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, November 6 (IPS) – In late October, Hurricane Melissa, …
Oxfam’s Amitabh Behar Speaks Out — Global Issues
Amitabh Behar speaks to IPS at ICSW2025 in Bangkok, Thailand. Credit: Zofeen by Zofeen Ebrahim (bangkok) Sunday, November 02, 2025 Inter Press Service BANGKOK, November 2 (IPS) – Speaking to IPS on the sidelines of the International Civil Society Week in Bangkok (November 1–5), Amitabh Behar, Executive Director of Oxfam International …
Defending Democracy in a “Topsy-Turvy” World — Global Issues
Secretary General of CIVICUS, Mandeep Tiwana, at International Civil Society Week 2025. Credit: Zofeen Ebrahim/IPS by Zofeen Ebrahim (bangkok) Saturday, November 01, 2025 Inter Press Service BANGKOK, November 1 (IPS) – It is a bleak global moment—with civil society actors battling assassinations, imprisonment, fabricated charges, and funding cuts to pro-democracy movements …
Adaptation Finance Shortfalls Leave Developing World Exposed — Global Issues
Jamaica in the eye of Hurricane Melissa, the strongest tropical cyclone on record. Credit: X by Cecilia Russell (nairobi & johannesburg) Wednesday, October 29, 2025 Inter Press Service UNEP’s Adaptation Gap Report 2025: Running on Empty puts the adaptation finance gap at about USD 284-339 billion per year—12 to 14 times …
Tanzania’s Pandemic Fund Ushers in a New Era of Health Preparedness — Global Issues
A Community Health Worker in a door-to-door campaign to vaccinate people in communities in Nanyamba village, Mtwara Region, in southeastern Tanzania. Credit: Kizito Makoye/IPS by Kizito Makoye (dar es salaam, tanzania) Tuesday, October 28, 2025 Inter Press Service DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, October 28 (IPS) – When COVID-19 hit Tanzania in …
Climate and Health in the Mix of Hope and Despair — Global Issues
Dr Gitinji Gitahi, Amref Group CEO speaking at an event at UNGA80. Credit: Friday Phiri by Friday Phiri (united nations) Thursday, October 09, 2025 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, October 9 (IPS) – The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the UN’s body on climate science, has over the years, repeatedly …
Belarus Prisoner Release a Diversion, Say Rights Activists — Global Issues
Headlines reflecting the release of Belarussian political prisoners. Graphic: IPS by Ed Holt (bratislava) Tuesday, October 07, 2025 Inter Press Service BRATISLAVA, October 7 (IPS) – As Belarussian president Alexander Lukashenko continues to pardon political prisoners in an apparently increasingly successful attempt to improve diplomatic relations with the US, rights groups …
Justice for Palestinians Can’t Wait for a Peace Deal — Global Issues
Nearly 42,000 people in Gaza are living with life-changing injuries from the ongoing conflict – including more than 10,000 children – as the health system collapses under relentless strain, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned October 2025. Credit: UN News Opinion by Louis Charbonneau (new york) Friday, October 03, 2025 Inter …
