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The Security Council has a veto right. Credit: UN Photo/Manuel Elías by Thalif Deen (united nations) Tuesday February 17, 2026 Inter-Press Office UNITED NATIONS, Feb 17 (IPS) – With the campaign for the next secretary general gaining momentum at a relatively slow pace, there is widespread speculation that any candidate running for UN chief will […]
from CIVICUS Monday February 16, 2026 Inter-Press Office CIVICUS discusses the recent protests in Iran with Sohrab Razaghi, executive director of Volunteer Activists, a Netherlands-based diaspora organization that empowers Iranian civil society. Sohrab Razaghi On December 28, protests sparked by economic grievances broke out across Iran, quickly developing into broader protests against the regime. The […]
Credit: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters via Gallo Images Opinion by Samuel King (Brussels, Belgium) Friday February 13, 2026 Inter-Press Office BRUSSELS, Belgium, Feb 13 (IPS) – The latest World Economic Forum has highlighted the current crisis of multilateralism. More than sixty heads of state and eight hundred business leaders gathered in Davos under the theme ‘Spirit of […]
13-year-old Ojulu Omod comes to the gold mine before the day gets too hot. He does not go to school and supports his family by mining gold in the traditional way. Credit: UNICEF/Demissew Bizuwerk by Oritro Karim (united nations) Friday February 13, 2026 Inter-Press Office UNITED NATIONS, Feb 13 (IPS) – While global rates of […]
An artist in Colombia draws a picture of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Credit: UN Colombia/Jose Rios Source: UN News Opinion by the UN High Commission for Human Rights (Geneva) Friday February 6, 2026 Inter-Press Office GENEVA, Feb 6 (IPS) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has launched a $400 […]
from CIVICUS Wednesday January 28, 2026 Inter-Press Office CIVICUS speaks to the Business and Human Rights Center (BHRC) about labor rights violations in Myanmar’s garment industry since the 2021 military coup. Myanmar’s garment sector, which employs hundreds of thousands of workers, is in deep crisis. Since the coup, labor protections have collapsed, independent unions have […]
Credit: Abubaker Lubowa/Reuters via Gallo Images Opinion by inés m. pousadela (Montevideo, Uruguay) Monday January 26, 2026 Inter-Press Office MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Jan 26 (IPS) – When Ugandans went to the polls on January 15, there was no doubt about the outcome. As voting began, mobile internet services ground to a halt, ensuring minimal control as […]
Lead author Prof. Kaveh Madani Opinion by the UN University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (united nations) Wednesday January 21, 2026 Inter-Press Office The flagship report calls for a fundamental reset of the global water agenda, as irreversible damage is beyond repair to many water basins. UNITED NATIONS, Jan 21 (IPS) – The world […]
Credit: Luc Gnago/Reuters via Gallo Images Opinion by inés m. pousadela (Montevideo, Uruguay) Tuesday January 20, 2026 Inter-Press Office MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Jan 20 (IPS) – In December, the dust settled on Guinea’s first presidential elections since the military took power in a 2021 coup. General Mamady Doumbouya remained in power after receiving 87 percent of […]
A global survey of 101 countries shows that the global majority supports a world parliament elected by citizens to address global issues, reflecting widespread concerns about an outdated and undemocratic international order. Credit: Democracy without borders Opinion by Democracy Without Borders (Berlin, Germany) Tuesday January 20, 2026 Inter-Press Office BERLIN, Germany, Jan 20 (IPS) – […]
