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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 […]
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 […]
As glaciers shrink and disappear, changes in water flows pose a growing risk to the water, food and livelihood security of billions of people. Credit: FAO Opinion by Qu Dongyu (Rome) Thursday February 12, 2026 Inter-Press Office ROME, Feb 12 (IPS) – Glaciers – the world’s hidden water banks – are a source of life […]
A photo of the 1971 Licorne nuclear test, which was carried out in French Polynesia in the Pacific Ocean. Credit: CTBTO Opinion by John Burroughs (San Francisco, USA) Thursday February 12, 2026 Inter-Press Office SAN FRANCISCO, US, Feb 12 (IPS) – The latest agreement limiting the US and Russia’s strategic nuclear arsenals, New START, expired […]
JAWY MENDEZ VS PUERTO RICAN ‘HITMAN’AT COMBATE GLOBAL ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26 IN BURBANK, CALIF. THE COMBATE GLOBAL EVENT LIVE LIVE IN THE USAON ESTRELLATV AND YOUTUBE, FROM 10PM ET,AND LIVE IN MEXICO ON SAMSUNG TV PLUSBURBANK, CALIF. – February 11, 2026 – COMBATE GLOBAL announced today that the Mexican television star and MMA fighter […]
Millions of children are at risk of exploitation and abuse through exposure and manipulation of their images through generative AI tools. Credit: Ludovic Toinel/Unsplash by Oritro Karim (united nations) Tuesday February 10, 2026 Inter-Press Office UNITED NATIONS, Feb 10 (IPS) – New findings from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reveal that millions of children’s […]
The 158th session of the Executive Board took place from 2 to 7 February 2026 at WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. The photo shows Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the WHO. Credit: WHO/Christopher Black by Oritro Karim (united nations) Friday February 6, 2026 Inter-Press Office UNITED NATIONS, Feb 6 (IPS) – On February 3, […]
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 […]
Well-thought-out policy changes can limit spending pressures, while creating space for caring for the elderly and responding to economic shocks. Opinion by Rahul Anand (Washington DC) Tuesday January 27, 2026 Inter-Press Office WASHINGTON DC, Jan 27 (IPS) – Korea’s population is aging faster than almost any other country. That’s because people live longer than in […]
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 […]
