Latest Updates Around The World
A boy works along the coast near the village of Kiwengwa on Zanzibar. Credit: Kizito Makoye/IPS by Kizito Makoye (Kiwegwa, Tanzania) Monday March 2, 2026 Inter-Press Office KIWENGWA, Tanzania, Mar 2 (IPS) – As the tide falls on Zanzibar’s west coast, 13-year-old Asha* moves across the reef, her dress billowing in knee-deep water. She carries […]
Warmer weather due to climate change has consequences for coffee production. Credit: Delightin Dee/Unsplash by Rule the Boys (bulawayo, zimbabwe) Friday February 27, 2026 Inter-Press Office BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Feb 27 (IPS) – Your morning cup of coffee could soon become more expensive, thanks to climate change, putting pressure on production of the world’s most loved […]
Cover photo of the new UNESCO report, Re|Shaping Policies for Creativity. Credit: Diana Ejaita/UNESCO by Oritro Karim (united nations) Wednesday February 25, 2026 Inter-Press Office UNITED NATIONS, Feb 25 (IPS) – As generative artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly expands into virtually every sector of society, those working in the cultural and creative industries are expected to […]
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 […]
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 […]
UN Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the 426th meeting of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP). Credit: UN Photo/Evan Schneider by Oritro Karim (united nations) Wednesday February 11, 2026 Inter-Press Office UNITED NATIONS, Feb 11 (IPS) – Since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas last October, humanitarian conditions […]
Graffiti in Kochi, Kerala, depicts the whale shark (Rhincodon typus), the world’s largest fish, found along the coastline of India but still poorly studied. In Kerala, sightings and landings reported by fishermen led to the Save the Whale Shark Campaign (2022) with fishermen and fisheries departments. Globally, the IUCN lists the whale shark as endangered, […]
Close-up of a yellowfin tuna swimming in the sea. Credit: Freepik — EyeEm Opinion by James Alix Michel (Victoria, Seychelles) Tuesday February 3, 2026 Inter-Press Office VICTORIA, Seychelles, Feb 3 (IPS) – The world is entering a decisive period for the future of the ocean. With the entry into force of the High Seas Treaty […]
Educated Afghan women in Kabul’s informal economy, working in retail, as Taliban regulations limit professional opportunities. Credit: Learning together. by external source (Kabul) Wednesday January 28, 2026 Inter-Press Office KABUL, Jan 28 (IPS) – Young women in the Afghan capital Kabul are trying out unfamiliar tasks of embroidery, tailoring and beading design at market stalls. […]
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 […]
