More than 236,000 buildings were destroyed or damaged during the war and more than 2.5 million homes – approximately 10 percent of the housing stock – are damaged or inaccessible in some way due to the ongoing conflict. The shortage of council housing, combined with an under-regulated rental market and large-scale displacement caused by people […]
For women like 38-year-old Farhiya from rural Beletweyne, the consequences can be devastating: a painful obstetric fistula, a hole in the birth canal that left her incontinent, isolated and cut off from her community. “I was stressed, constantly worried and isolated from my community. I was living in my house as if I had some […]
Marketers rarely juxtapose email and social media in a meaningful way. One is often seen as a traditional workhorse and the other as a dynamic, rapidly evolving arena where brands race for visibility. But if you examine how audiences are acquired, how each channel is performing financially, how reach has evolved, and what it means […]
Canru Pataxo with his son during the People’s March for Climate in the COP30 host city of Belém, Brazil. Credit: Tanka Dhakal/IPS by Tanka Dhakal (Belgium, Brazil) Saturday November 15, 2025 Inter-Press Office BELÉM, Brazil, Nov 15 (IPS) – In the scorching heat and humidity, Canru Pataxo marched with his one-year-old son held tightly in […]
In Grow a Garden (Roblox), mutations increase the value of your crops by a standard multiplier. They also change the appearance of your crops, such as color, texture, shine, particle effects and more. Mutations are activated when weather events occur, by using tools or by planting special seeds. Most mutations can be obtained automatically when […]
This Friday, for World Diabetes Daythe UN is highlighting how the disease affects pregnancy, in line with this year’s global theme of managing diabetes “at all stages of life”. The organization has also launched its first-ever global guidelines for managing diabetes before, during and after pregnancy. “These guidelines are based on the realities of women’s […]
The Munduruku, who live mainly in the Amazon states of Amazonas, Mato Grosso and Pará, are demanding an end to projects and extraction activities that threaten indigenous territories, especially in the Tapajós and Xingu river basins. ‘Legitimate’ protests and government response COP30 director Ana Toni described the demonstrations as “legitimate” and confirmed that the government […]
Governments will soon submit letters nominating candidates to lead the 80-year-old organization, whose top position is traditionally rotated between geographic regions — although all U.N. chiefs until now have been men. The Secretary-General is appointed by the General Assembly, the most representative body of the UN, on the recommendation of the fifteen members of the […]
A city of convergence Los Angeles has long been a place where different disciplines intersect. It is a city where artists collaborate with engineers, and ideas that seem incompatible find harmony. For And Herbatschekthe founder and CEO of Ramsey Theory Groupthis environment reflects its own philosophy of innovation – an approach that combines the […]
Activists urge the global community to join the blue river in support of conservation and conservation of the environment. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by Joyce Chimbi (Belgium, Brazil) Friday November 14, 2025 Inter-Press Office We have seen stalled climate action, rising inequality and people being left behind. At COP27, the establishment of the Just Transition Work […]