Latest Updates Around The World
As world leaders gather in Brazil for the COP30 climate summit, UN Secretary General António Guterres says called for urgent action to reduce global temperatures and keep the 1.5°C target within reach. Credit: WMO/Guillaume Louÿs Opinion by Pedro Barata (Lisbon, Portugal) Tuesday November 11, 2025 Inter-Press Office LISBON, Portugal, Nov 11 (IPS) – I have […]
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 […]
Zohran Mamdani at the Resist Fascism Rally in New York, October 2024. Credit: Bingjiefu He | Wikimedia Commons by Naureen Hossain (New York) Friday November 7, 2025 Inter-Press Office NEW YORK, Nov 7 (IPS) – New York City’s mayoral elections captured the world’s attention with an excitement normally reserved for US presidential elections. It all […]
“Eleven months after the fall of the former government in Syria, we continue to receive worrying reports of dozens of kidnappings and enforced disappearances”, Spokesperson Thameaen Al-Keetan said during a press conference in Geneva. Syria is undergoing a political transition following the overthrow of the Assad regime in December 2024 and 13 years of brutal […]
During their mission from November 2 to 6, the three members of the Council for Human Rights-mandated Commission of Inquiry met with survivors, families of victims and human rights organizations in Kiev. “People spoke of unimaginable suffering – homes destroyed, loved ones murdered and lives turned upside down,” said chairman Erik Møse. The investigators – […]
The final push came in on Friday comments at the Roundtable on Energy Transition in Belém, Brazil, held just days before the formal opening of the Energy Transition COP30 climate change conference. “The era of fossil fuels is coming to an end. Clean energy is on the rise. Let’s make the transition fair, fast and […]
“Today, Traumatized civilians are still trapped in El Fasher and are not allowed to leave,” UN human rights chief Volker Türk said in a speech statement released Friday. “I fear that horrific atrocities such as summary executions, rape and ethnically motivated violence will continue within the city.” The statement comes amid increasing reports from UN […]
UN aid agencies are struggling to access provinces overrun by Rwanda-backed M23 rebel fighters early this year, although dramatic funding shortfalls for humanitarian work have also contributed to the dire situation. Kigali has consistently denied providing military support to the group. Aid would be easier to deliver if air access were restored, WFP stressed that […]
Global warming is linked to increasingly drier conditions and devastating forest fires in the UNECE region covering Europe, North America, the Caucasus and Central Asia. Credit: Unsplash/Caleb Cook / Source: UN News Opinion by Cian Delaney (Brussels, Belgium) Friday November 7, 2025 Inter-Press Office BRUSSELS, Belgium, Nov 7 (IPS) – President Prabowo Subianto recently welcomed […]
Credit: United Nations by Thalif Deen (united nations) Friday November 7, 2025 Inter-Press Office UNITED NATIONS, Nov 7 (IPS) – “Has the world given up the fight against climate change?” was a rhetorical question recently asked by the New York Times, perhaps with a degree of sarcasm. It could look like this, says Christiana Figueres, […]
