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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus welcomed the cessation of hostilities, but said “the crisis is far from over and the needs are enormous.” He highlighted the toll of months of conflict: more than 170,000 people were injured, including 5,000 amputees and 3,600 people with severe burns. At least 42,000 women require long-term rehabilitation, and every month 4,000 […]
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 […]
Drone photo of nickel mine in Sulawesi, Indonesia. Courtesy of Gecko Project Opinion by Stephanie Dowlen (Malmö, Sweden) Thursday October 23, 2025 Inter-Press Office MALMO, Sweden, Oct 23 (IPS) – Even amid the regressive resistance of the current US governmentthe world is shifting to one green energy future. With governments promising to phase out fossil […]
Deputy Special Envoy for Syria Najat Rochdi, speaking at a briefing from Damascus, called for a renewed commitment to women’s participation in the country’s political transition, saying their exclusion risks undermining hard-won progress. Sit at the table “Syrian women have the right to participate fully and meaningfully in determining the country’s future,she said. “They have […]
Women’s rights have been steadily eroding in Afghanistan since 2021. Credit: UN Women | The recent power outage has shown how important the internet has become for Afghan women and how when that connection is lost, hope fades and isolation ensues. Opinion by UN Women (New York) Wednesday October 22, 2025 Inter-Press Office NEW YORK, […]
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 […]
Mwavita Rohomoya sits with her four children in front of her drinks stall in Minova, Kalehe area, South Kivu province, DR Congo, on April 23, 2025. Minova is one of the first areas in South Kivu to be hit by the resurgence of violence; one of the immediate consequences was the increase in prices of […]
Some carried weapons of war; others, ammunition – the very things on which their suitability for the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) process they were about to embark on depended. The small crowd of locals gathered in Sanguere-Lim, Koui subprefecture, sounded heartfelt wishes to see off the fighters as they walked from the 3R assembly […]
The sanctions regime was imposed in 2022 and includes a travel ban, an asset freeze and an arms embargo. Panama and the United States drafted the resolution, which also renews the mandate of the panel of experts supporting the sanctions committee. It comes just weeks after the Council authorized a Gang Suppression Force (GSF) in […]
UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric told correspondents during the daily briefing on Friday that this also includes mortar shells and damaged rockets. Since the last cessation of hostilities between Lebanon and Israel in November 2024, the UN peacekeeping mission (UNIFILE) has stepped up efforts to support the Lebanese Armed Forces in tackling illicit weapons and military […]
