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UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. Credit: UN Photo/Gustavo Stephan | The Group of Twenty (G20) consists of 19 countries (Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Türkiye, United Kingdom and the United States) and two regional bodies: the European Union and the […]
Delegates met at the Global Climate-Smart Agriculture Conference in Brasilia ahead of the COP30 climate talks. Credit: 2025Clim-Eat/Flickr Opinion by Ana Maria Loboguerrero (Belgium, Brazil) Thursday November 20, 2025 Inter-Press Office BELÉM, Brazil, Nov 20 (IPS) – The language of sustainability in agriculture changes with the seasons: from ‘climate-friendly’ to ‘regenerative’, ‘agroecological’ and ‘nature-positive’. Each […]
Photos from UNICEF show the impact of the destruction in Jamaica, with neighborhoods flooded and communities without access to many basic services. Credit: UNICEF by Oritro Karim (united nations) Thursday November 6, 2025 Inter-Press Office UNITED NATIONS, Nov 6 (IPS) – In late October, Hurricane Melissa, a powerful Category 5 storm, made landfall in the […]
A damaged classroom and school materials at Dahilig Primary School in Gainza Municipality, Camarines Sur, Philippines, weeks after severe Tropical Storm Kristine (Trami) caused extensive damage in October 2024. Credit: UNICEF/Larry Monserate Piojo by Oritro Karim (united nations) Thursday October 30, 2025 Inter-Press Office UNITED NATIONS, Oct 30 (IPS) – By 2024, the climate crisis […]
Time2Graze will use Sentinel-2 satellite data to monitor rangeland biomass and support farmers and land managers in making informed decisions about grazing management, resource allocation and sustainable land use. Opinion by Lindsey Sloat (Lancaster, op) Friday October 24, 2025 Inter-Press Office LANCASTER, PA, Oct 24 (IPS) – Thousands of years ago we looked to the […]
A seller speaks to a customer at a second-hand clothing market in Mutare, Zimbabwe. Credit: Farai Shawn Matiashe/IPS by Farai Shawn Matiashe (Mutare, Zimbabwe) Thursday October 23, 2025 Inter-Press Office MUTARE, Zimbabwe, Oct 23 (IPS) – Shamiso Marambanyika helps a male customer choose a pair of jeans on a Saturday morning in Mutare, a town […]
Higher incomes and fintech expansion fueled credit growth, even as monetary policy remained effective. Credit: IMF Opinion By Swarnali A. Theft, Daniel Leigh and Rui Xu (Washington DC) Tuesday October 21, 2025 Inter-Press Office WASHINGTON DC, Oct 21 (IPS) – At 15 percent, Brazil’s monetary policy rate (called Selic) is one of the highest among […]
from Civicus Tuesday, October 7, 2025 Inter-press service Civicus discusses recent protests that have led to a government change in Nepal with Dikpal Khatri Chhetri, co -founder of Youth in Federal Discourse (Yfd). YFD is an organization led by young people that argues for democracy, social involvement and the empowerment of young people. DikPal Khatri […]
