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Credit: WMO/Daniel Pavlinovic / UN News Opinion by Center for International Environmental Law (Washington, USA) Friday January 9, 2026 Inter-Press Office WASHINGTON, US, Jan 9 (IPS) – The Trump Administration’s sweeping executive order to withdraw the United States from dozens of United Nations bodies and international organizations, as well as a treaty ratified by the […]
The latest UN data shows that 9.3 million people have been uprooted by conflict across the country and more than 4.3 million have fled across the border, putting enormous pressure on neighboring countries. More than 21 million people across the country are believed to be in acute food insecurity. Although many of the displaced have […]
by Mario Osava (niterÓi, Brazil) Friday January 9, 2026 Inter-Press Office NITERÓI, Brazil, Jan 9 (IPS) – “We have moved from a context of social-ecological exclusion to a context of environmental justice,” said Dionê Castro, coordinator of the Sustainable Oceanic Region Program which led Brazil’s largest nature-based solutions project. After winning national and global awards, […]
Donald Trump, President of the United States of America, addresses the general debate during the eightieth session of the General Assembly in 2025. Credit: UN Photo/Evan Schneider. by Oritro Karim (united nations) Thursday January 8, 2026 Inter-Press Office President Donald Trump’s executive order to end US support to 66 international organizations, including 31 United Nations […]
Opinion by Anis Chowdhury (dhaka, bangladesh) Thursday January 8, 2026 Inter-Press Office DHAKA, Bangladesh, Jan 8 (IPS) – As many of you know, I have been called in out of the blue to help the interim government led by Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus stabilize the economy that is in ruins under the fallen autocratic-kleptocratic […]
Two malnourished children receive nutritional supplements at a health center in Tawila, North Darfur, Sudan. Credit: UNICEF/Mohammed Jamal by Oritro Karim (united nations) Thursday January 8, 2026 Inter-Press Office UNITED NATIONS, Jan 8 (IPS) – As Sudan approaches 1,000 days of civil war, there was a brutal escalation of violence in late December and early […]
Listen to the article 4 minutes This audio is generated automatically. Please let us know if you have any feedback. LinkedIn has published its annual report The ‘Jobs on the Rise’ reportwhich looks at which jobs generate more interest, based on related activity on LinkedIn. The data is based on role changes as reported on […]
Listen to the article 3 minutes This audio is generated automatically. Please let us know if you have any feedback. It’s interesting to see how quickly Meta has changed his stance on DMs on Threads. After initially resisting calls to add a messaging option to the app and pushing users to use DMs on IG […]
For frontline workers like Oleg Kemin from the UN World Food Program (WFP), this involves traveling deep into disputed territory along the 1,000-kilometer contact line separating Ukraine from Russia, where attack drones pose a deadly threat. In an exclusive interview with UN newsOleg describes his work as a security officer and the challenges he faces […]
The storm hit 90 locations in the governorates of Aleppo, Idleb and Al-Hasakeh on December 31, affecting more than 150,000 people. Humanitarian partners reported that two babies died from extreme cold in the Harim area of northern Idleb. About 5,000 shelters were partially or completely damaged, exposing families to freezing temperatures and putting them at […]
