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A General Meeting in session. Credit: A photo/Manuel Elias Opinion by Anwarul Chowdhury (New York) Friday December 5, 2025 Inter-Press Office NEW YORK, Dec 5 (IPS) – From its inception, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) has been improving its working methods, taking into account as early as 1949 “… the increasing length of the sessions […]
The United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) is the world’s highest decision-making body on matters related to the environment. Credit: UNEP | The 7th session of the UNEA will take place from December 8 to 12 in Nairobi, Kenya. Opinion by Inger Andersen (Nairobi, Kenya) Wednesday December 3, 2025 Inter-Press Office Inger Andersen is Executive Director […]
The first Soviet nuclear test Joe 1 in Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan, August 29, 1949. Credit: CTBTO Opinion by John Burroughs (San Francisco, USA) Tuesday December 2, 2025 Inter-Press Office SAN FRANCISCO, USA, Dec 2 (IPS) – In a Truth Social post that reverberated around the world, President Donald Trump wrote on October 29: “Because of other […]
When the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution to declare May 25 as World Football Day. Credit: UN Photo/Loey Felipe by Thalif Deen (united nations) Friday November 28, 2025 Inter-Press Office UNITED NATIONS, Nov 28 (IPS) – The 193-member General Assembly, the UN’s highest policy-making body, routinely designates ‘International Days’ and ‘World Days’ on a […]
Local farmer plowing a field in Indonesia. Credit: Unsplash Opinion by Ana Carolina Avzaradel Glass (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Wednesday November 26, 2025 Inter-Press Office RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Nov 26 (IPS) – The UN climate talks at COP30 brought the crucial issue of climate finance back to the forefront of global discussions. However, while […]
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 […]
Artificial intelligence is changing the way students, teachers and creators interact with education across the continent. A new wave of AI innovation is transforming learning in countries across the African continent – from chat-based tutors to hybrid hubs and gamified farms. Credit: UNICEF | Through initiatives such as Digital Skills for Africa, Lumo Hubs and […]
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Canru Pataxo with his son during the People’s March for Climate in the COP30 host city of Belém, Brazil. Credit: Tanka Dhakal/IPS by Tanka Dhakal (Belgium, Brazil) Saturday November 15, 2025 Inter-Press Office BELÉM, Brazil, Nov 15 (IPS) – In the scorching heat and humidity, Canru Pataxo marched with his one-year-old son held tightly in […]
