Syria’s fragile transition is threatened by serious aid shortages and increasing kidnappings, the UN warns

Ibrahim Olabi, Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to the United Nations, addresses the Security Council meeting on the situation in Syria. Credit: UN Photo/Evan Schneider by Oritro Karim (united nations) Wednesday November 12, 2025 Inter-Press Office UNITED NATIONS, Nov 12 (IPS) – Eleven months after the fall of the Assad regime, Syria continues […]

The US is on its own, defying the UN vote on the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

CTBTO Executive Secretary Robert Floyd addresses staff, Vienna International Centre, Vienna, Austria, 2023. Credit: CTBTO Preparatory Commission by Thalif Deen (united nations) Wednesday November 12, 2025 Inter-Press Office UNITED NATIONS, Nov 12 (IPS) – The US took another step backward – breaking ranks with the United Nations – when it voted against a draft resolution […]

Displaced farmers in southern Lebanon still do not have access to land

Damaged greenhouse in Bent Jbeil, Nabatieh Governorate. Credit: Action Against Hunger by Ed Holt (bratislava) Monday November 10, 2025 Inter-Press Office BRATISLAVA, Nov 10 (IPS) – Food security and livelihoods in southern Lebanon are under serious threat as the impact of Israeli bombing continues to be felt across the region, a report published today (November […]

UN -Conference Provisions to solidarity with Rohingyas, people from Myanmar

Maung Sawyeddollah, founder of the Rohingya Students Network, focuses at the conference at a high level of the general meeting about the situation of Rohingya-Moslims and other minorities in Myanmar Credit: UN Photo/Manuel Elías by hurger Hossain (United Nations)) Wednesday October 1, 2025 Inter Press Service United Nations, October 1 (IPS) – The International Community […]

Nuclear testing threats are returning and Sabre rattling becomes louder, warns UN chef

A nuclear test is performed on an island in Frans Polynesia in 1971. Credit: the extensive Nuclear-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) By Thalif Deen (United Nations)) Tuesday, September 30, 2025 Inter Press Service United Nations, September 30 (IPS) – Is the unpredictable Trump administration playing with the idea of ​​resuming nuclear tests? The New York Times […]