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 …
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Trump, Democracy and the U.S. Constitution — Global Issues
Opinion by Jan Lundius (stockholm, sweden) Friday, March 14, 2025 Inter Press Service STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Mar 14 (IPS) – In these turbulent and sad times, it is hard to keep quiet about abuses and violations of human rights taking place around the world; in eastern DR Congo, South Sudan, Ukraine, and …
Activists Fear Kenya Forests Threatened Due to Government Development — Global Issues
Conservationists are preparing tree seedlings to boost reforestation efforts amidst growing concerns that Kenya is losing its forests. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Thursday, March 13, 2025 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Mar 13 (IPS) – After the controversial lifting of a six-year moratorium or temporary ban on logging activities …
Women and Girls in Afghanistan Bear the Brunt of the Country’s Crisis — Global Issues
The President of the UN Security Council Briefs Press on Women Peace and Security in Afghanistan. Credit: UN Photo/Mark Garten by Oritro Karim (united nations) Thursday, March 13, 2025 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Mar 13 (IPS) – Since the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan nearly four years ago, human …
United Nations New Efficiency Initiative is Aiming for Structural Changes to Operations — Global Issues
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres at the launch of the UN80 initiative. Credit: Naureen Hossain/IPS by Naureen Hossain (united nations) Wednesday, March 12, 2025 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Mar 12 (IPS) – The United Nations chief announced on Wednesday (March 12) a new initiative that aims to assess areas of …
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 …
Gaza Counts Costs of Catastrophic Impacts of Israeli Bombardment on Healthcare — Global Issues
The Al Basma fertility clinic in Gaza City after an Israeli missile strike. December 2023. Credit: Mohammad Ajjour. by Dawn Clancy (united nations) Wednesday, March 12, 2025 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Mar 12 (IPS) – With enough steel and concrete, the hospitals that have been smashed to bits in Gaza …
Nuclear Testing in Kazakhstan Documentary Showcases Urgent Need for Nuclear Abolition — Global Issues
The 3rd Meeting of State Parties on the TPNW Treaty of the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons watched a 40-minute documentary, ‘I Want to Live On: The Untold Stories of the Polygon,’ on the impact of nuclear testing on the community of Kazakhstan’s Semey region. Credit: Katsuhiro Asagiri by Naureen Hossain (united …
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 …
Tensions Between Israel and Hamas Threaten Second Phase of Gaza Ceasefire — Global Issues
Children and their families wait in Al Nuseirat, in the central Gaza Strip, for the green light to begin their journey back home to Gaza City and the northern areas, after 15 months of displacement. Credit: UNICEF/Eyad El Baba by Oritro Karim (united nations) Monday, March 10, 2025 Inter Press Service …
Turning Demographic Challenges into Opportunities — Global Issues
Opinion by Anis Chowdhury, Khalid Saifullah (sydney) Monday, March 10, 2025 Inter Press Service SYDNEY, Mar 10 (IPS) – Speaking at the recent annual conference of the Bangladesh Administrative Service Association, Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus has emphasised the need to create opportunities for young people, asserting that Bangladesh’s large population …
A Cash Crisis Forces UN to Re-Figure its Budget and Freeze Staff Hiring — Global Issues
The Secretariat building in New York City, where staff of the UN Secretariat carry out the day-to-day work of the UN. Credit: UN Photo/Manuel Elías by Thalif Deen (united nations) Monday, March 10, 2025 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Mar 10 (IPS) – Faced with an impending cash crisis primarily due …
The Commission on the Status of Women and why it matters — Global Issues
The annual UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) meets to address the widespread inequalities, violence and discrimination women continue to face around the world. This year, the commission will gather at UN Headquarters in New York from 10 to 21 March. Here are five things you need to …
DR Congo crisis leaves mothers with newborns fleeing to Burundi — Global Issues
“Over 63,000 people now have crossed into the country, Burundi, fleeing atrocities, deadly conflict in parts of eastern DR Congo,” said Faith Kasina, UNHCR Regional Spokesperson for East and Horn of Africa and Great Lakes. Amid the largest influx of refugees Burundi has seen in decades because of the hostilities …
Online ‘manosphere’ is moving misogyny to the mainstream — Global Issues
The pushback against gender equality is one of the findings in a major report from UN Women, the UN agency for gender equality, on the progress made so far in advancing women’s rights worldwide. This latest version of the study, which is updated every five years, comes at a time …
Developing a Thriving e-vehicles Value Chain in Africa — Global Issues
In 2023 UNDP in Uganda added its first electric car into their fleet as a major step forward for Uganda’s transition to a clean energy future. Credit: UNDP Uganda Opinion by Adam Elhiraika (addis ababa, ethiopia) Friday, March 07, 2025 Inter Press Service ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Mar 07 (IPS) – African …
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 …
Solutions To TB and HIV Benefit All of Us, North and South — Global Issues
It is important that the Global South and Global North continue to work together, finding solutions to these diseases that keep too many parts of society vulnerable. Credit: Shutterstock Opinion by Monicah Otieno (princeton, new jersey, usa) Thursday, March 06, 2025 Inter Press Service PRINCETON, New Jersey, USA, Mar 06 (IPS) …
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 …
Nuclear Weapons, Far from Diminishing, Keep Rising — Global Issues
Demonstrators call for a ban on nuclear weapons. Credit: ICAN/Tim Wright by Thalif Deen (united nations) Thursday, March 06, 2025 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Mar 06 (IPS) – The United Nations, whose primary mandate is to maintain international peace and security, has been one of the longstanding leaders in the …
