Latest Updates Around The World
The IMOs Committee for the Protection of the Marine Environment (MEPC) has decided to adjourn the extraordinary session held this week in London and reconvene in a year’s time. In the meantime, the countries are expected to continue discussions to bridge differences over the EU framewhich aims to align the shipping sector with the global […]
Haiti is facing an acute security crisis as rival gangs battle for control of the capital Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas, terrorizing local communities through extortion, sexual violence, kidnapping for ransom and murder. UN member states agreed to impose an arms embargo on Haiti in 2022 – so what went wrong? Here are five things you […]
This is evident from a report released on Friday by the UN Development Program (UNDP) and the University of Oxford before the COP30 climate summit next month in Brazil. Combining climate hazard data with multi-dimensional poverty data for the first time reveals how the climate crisis is reshaping global poverty. “Poverty is no longer an […]
A child stares at the camera as he waits his turn at a UNICEF-supported mobile clinic in Boucan Carré, Haiti. Credit: UNICEF/Herold Joseph by Oritro Karim (united nations) Tuesday October 14, 2025 Inter-Press Office UNITED NATIONS, Oct 14 (IPS) – New figures from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) show that the number of displaced […]
from CIVICUS Monday October 13, 2025 Inter-Press Office CIVICUS discusses enforced disappearances in Mexico with a member of the International Network of Associations of Missing Persons. The crisis of disappearances in Mexico has reached alarming proportions more than 52,000 unidentified bodies in morgues and mass graves. On July 1, the Mexican Congress approved the controversial […]
Tirtha Prasad Saikia, director of the North-East Affected Area Development Society, speaks to IPS at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Credit: Diwash Gahatraj/IPS by Diwash Gahatraj (Abu Dhabi) Monday October 13, 2025 Inter-Press Office ABU DHABI, Oct 13 (IPS) – As global conservation leaders gather in Abu Dhabi for the IUCN […]
When AI tools like conversational screen readers, adaptive dashboards, and real-time captioning are designed with lived experience at their core, they don’t just remove barriers; they expand the possibilities. They transform access into choice and the freedom to fully learn, lead and contribute. Avoiding a “shinier version of the same old prejudices.” Surashree Rahane was […]
Opinion by Katsuhiro Asagiri (Tokyo) Friday October 10, 2025 Inter-Press Office TOKYO, Oct 10 (IPS) – The cinema hall of Tokyo’s Toda Peace Memorial Hall fell silent as the Kazakh filmmaker and human rights activist Aigerim Seitenova stepped forward in a black T-shirt and green skirt to introduce her 31-minute documentary, “Jara – Radioactive Patriarchy: […]
According to the HRMMU report, between January and September 2025, civilian casualties were 31 percent higher than in the same period last year. monthly report published on Thursday. “The high number of civilian casualties over the past month confirms this year’s disturbing pattern of intense violence in Ukraine Virtually no day goes by without civilian […]
This figure represents a two-thirds increase in the number of displaced people in the past five years, with Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger at the epicenter of overlapping humanitarian emergencies. “In the central Sahel, people are being driven from their homes by violence, insecurity and the devastating effects of climate change.” said Abdouraouf Gnon-Kondé, Regional […]
