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A panel discussion kicks off the first Caribbean Civil Society Organizations (CSO) conference in Kingston, Jamaica. Credit: Alison Kentish/IPS by Alison Kentish (Kingston, Jamaica) Thursday March 5, 2026 Inter-Press Office KINGSTON, Jamaica, Mar 5 (IPS) – Civil society organizations from across the Caribbean gathered in Jamaica in February 2026 for a historic regional conference, with […]
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 […]
Warmer weather due to climate change has consequences for coffee production. Credit: Delightin Dee/Unsplash by Rule the Boys (bulawayo, zimbabwe) Friday February 27, 2026 Inter-Press Office BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Feb 27 (IPS) – Your morning cup of coffee could soon become more expensive, thanks to climate change, putting pressure on production of the world’s most loved […]
Women farmers clear agricultural land in northern Bangladesh. Credit: Naimul Haq/IPS Opinion by Maximo Torero (Rome) Wednesday February 25, 2026 Inter-Press Office ROME, Feb 25 (IPS) – Agricultural land has been one of the most important sources of security for generations. Pearl S. Buck wrote about China almost a century ago The good earth“If you […]
Cover photo of the new UNESCO report, Re|Shaping Policies for Creativity. Credit: Diana Ejaita/UNESCO by Oritro Karim (united nations) Wednesday February 25, 2026 Inter-Press Office UNITED NATIONS, Feb 25 (IPS) – As generative artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly expands into virtually every sector of society, those working in the cultural and creative industries are expected to […]
Result of the vote in the General Assembly on the draft resolution “Support for lasting peace in Ukraine”, adopted at the emergency special session. February 24, 2026 Four years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the UN marks the day with high-level debate and renewed calls to end the war – including in […]
Opinion by Alon Ben-Meir (New York) Monday February 23, 2026 Inter-Press Office NEW YORK, Feb 23 (IPS) – Trump’s immigration policies are destroying America’s greatness Immigrants are the backbone of America’s greatness: fueling the economy, enriching its culture and advancing global leadership. But in the guise of making America great again, Trump’s exclusionary, racist policies […]
A UN human rights report shows that people trafficked and forced to work in fraud centers are subjected to torture, sexual abuse and prison-like conditions. (representative photo). Credit: UNICEF/Ron Haviv Opinion by the UN Human Rights Office (Geneva) Monday February 23, 2026 Inter-Press Office GENEVA, Feb 23 (IPS) – A report The document published today […]
Pyari Hessa (#07) in action for Jamshedpur FT. Credit: Jamshedpur FC by Diwash Gahatraj (Delhi) Friday February 20, 2026 Inter-Press Office DELHI, Feb 20 (IPS) – Pyari Hessa, 26, combines long shifts as a deputy traffic controller at a steel company in Jamshedpur with evening football training on the same grounds where professionals train. A […]
Damaturu, Yobe State, northeast of Nigeria. Credit: UN Women Opinion by Zuzana Schwidrowski (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) Thursday February 19, 2026 Inter-Press Office ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Feb 19 (IPS) – Africa is home to approximately 160 million adolescent girls between the ages of 10 and 19 (according to 2022 data from the United Nations Population Division). […]
