Latest Updates Around The World
A boy works along the coast near the village of Kiwengwa on Zanzibar. Credit: Kizito Makoye/IPS by Kizito Makoye (Kiwegwa, Tanzania) Monday March 2, 2026 Inter-Press Office KIWENGWA, Tanzania, Mar 2 (IPS) – As the tide falls on Zanzibar’s west coast, 13-year-old Asha* moves across the reef, her dress billowing in knee-deep water. She carries […]
Priority reforms include improving childcare, recalibrating social transfers and closing wage gaps. Credit: IMF Opinion by Bunyada Laoprapassorn (Washington DC) Wednesday February 18, 2026 Inter-Press Office WASHINGTON DC, Feb 18 (IPS) – When Brazil’s unemployment rate fell to 5.2 percent in November 2025 – the lowest in a quarter of a century – it marked […]
A female merchant in Bangkok who uses her phone as part of her business. Digital technology is a key accelerator of trade growth. Credit: Pexels/Faheem Ahamad Opinion by Witada Anukoonwattaka, Yann Duval, Nikita Shahu and Niccolo Sainati (Bangkok, Thailand) Monday February 16, 2026 Inter-Press Office BANGKOK, Thailand, Feb 16 (IPS) – Trade in the Asia-Pacific […]
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, […]
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 […]
Yamide Dagnet, Senior Vice President, International at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). Credit: COP30 by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Thursday January 15, 2026 Inter-Press Office NAIROBI, Jan 15 (IPS) – President Donald Trump has escalated efforts to further distance the United States from international organizations and entities focused on climate, environment and energy. This strategy […]
Two malnourished children receive nutritional supplements at a health center in Tawila, North Darfur, Sudan. Credit: UNICEF/Mohammed Jamal by Oritro Karim (united nations) Thursday January 8, 2026 Inter-Press Office UNITED NATIONS, Jan 8 (IPS) – As Sudan approaches 1,000 days of civil war, there was a brutal escalation of violence in late December and early […]
Sahrawi refugees walk near the Awserd refugee camp in Algeria’s Tindouf province. Credit: UN Photo/Evan Schneider by Umar Manzoor Shah (Srinagar, India) Tuesday December 16, 2025 Inter-Press Office SRINAGAR, India, Dec 16 (IPS) – The global refugee system is entering a period of great tension. The delivery of protection and aid is undergoing a transformation […]
A family poses in front of their house that was rebuilt as part of the Sindh People’s Housing for Flood Affectees (SPHF). At COP30, the project was highlighted for its significant successes in empowering women in rehousing families following the devastating floods of 2022. Credit: SPHF by Cecilia Russel (Belgium, Brazil) Friday December 12, 2025 […]
Activists protest against the need to keep global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius during COP30, Belém, Brazil. Credit: Farai Shawn Matiashe/IPS by Farai Shawn Matiashe (Belgium, Brazil) Tuesday November 18, 2025 Inter-Press Office We did not start this fire, but we will be handed the bill. The rich country’s bill. It’s time to pay it […]
