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The Security Council has a veto right. Credit: UN Photo/Manuel Elías by Thalif Deen (united nations) Tuesday February 17, 2026 Inter-Press Office UNITED NATIONS, Feb 17 (IPS) – With the campaign for the next secretary general gaining momentum at a relatively slow pace, there is widespread speculation that any candidate running for UN chief will […]
from CIVICUS Monday February 16, 2026 Inter-Press Office CIVICUS discusses the recent protests in Iran with Sohrab Razaghi, executive director of Volunteer Activists, a Netherlands-based diaspora organization that empowers Iranian civil society. Sohrab Razaghi On December 28, protests sparked by economic grievances broke out across Iran, quickly developing into broader protests against the regime. The […]
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 […]
Credit: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters via Gallo Images Opinion by Samuel King (Brussels, Belgium) Friday February 13, 2026 Inter-Press Office BRUSSELS, Belgium, Feb 13 (IPS) – The latest World Economic Forum has highlighted the current crisis of multilateralism. More than sixty heads of state and eight hundred business leaders gathered in Davos under the theme ‘Spirit of […]
13-year-old Ojulu Omod comes to the gold mine before the day gets too hot. He does not go to school and supports his family by mining gold in the traditional way. Credit: UNICEF/Demissew Bizuwerk by Oritro Karim (united nations) Friday February 13, 2026 Inter-Press Office UNITED NATIONS, Feb 13 (IPS) – While global rates of […]
As glaciers shrink and disappear, changes in water flows pose a growing risk to the water, food and livelihood security of billions of people. Credit: FAO Opinion by Qu Dongyu (Rome) Thursday February 12, 2026 Inter-Press Office ROME, Feb 12 (IPS) – Glaciers – the world’s hidden water banks – are a source of life […]
A photo of the 1971 Licorne nuclear test, which was carried out in French Polynesia in the Pacific Ocean. Credit: CTBTO Opinion by John Burroughs (San Francisco, USA) Thursday February 12, 2026 Inter-Press Office SAN FRANCISCO, US, Feb 12 (IPS) – The latest agreement limiting the US and Russia’s strategic nuclear arsenals, New START, expired […]
The challenge for Africa lies not in a lack of ambition, but in ensuring that governance and accountability mechanisms are strong enough to translate commitments into results. Credit: Busani Bafana/IPS Opinion by Françoise Uwumukiza Wednesday February 11, 2026 Inter-Press Office Africa has never lacked agricultural strategies. Since the launch of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development […]
UN Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the 426th meeting of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP). Credit: UN Photo/Evan Schneider by Oritro Karim (united nations) Wednesday February 11, 2026 Inter-Press Office UNITED NATIONS, Feb 11 (IPS) – Since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas last October, humanitarian conditions […]
Millions of children are at risk of exploitation and abuse through exposure and manipulation of their images through generative AI tools. Credit: Ludovic Toinel/Unsplash by Oritro Karim (united nations) Tuesday February 10, 2026 Inter-Press Office UNITED NATIONS, Feb 10 (IPS) – New findings from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reveal that millions of children’s […]
