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A snowy Christmas could be forgotten in many places if we do not avoid serious climate change. Credit: Shutterstock Opinion by Philippe Benoit (Washington DC) Monday December 15, 2025 Inter-Press Office WASHINGTON DC, Dec 15 (IPS) – As Christmas draws closer, one song is ringing the airwaves in the United States and elsewhere: White Christmas. […]
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 […]
Health workers accompany pregnant and lactating mothers during an outreach visit, supported by UNFPA, in Loima sub-region. Credit: UNFPA/Luis Tato Opinion By James Nikal, Margaret Lubale and Anne-Beatricie Khara (Nairobi, Kenya) Friday December 12, 2025 Inter-Press Office NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 12 (IPS) – For working women across Kenya, reaching a health facility, finding trained health […]
by external source Wednesday December 10, 2025 Inter-Press Office In a world full of turbulence and doubt, one promise remains. In 1948, countries adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It mentioned dignity, freedom and equality as rights for everyone, everywhere. Too often, power, profit and prejudice push these rights aside. The number of civilian […]
Amina Mohamed and Hassan Vuai Saburi, radio presenters for Zanzibar’s Kati Radio Station, present a morning program to inform communities about the importance of protecting the coastal environment. Credit: Kizito Makoye/IPS by Kizito Makoye (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania) Wednesday December 10, 2025 Inter-Press Office DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, Dec 10 (IPS) – At dawn in […]
Two years ago, a Karam tree branch from another district was planted in the SAMS office premises along the Shyamnagar-Munshiganj road, but it did not survive. Credit: Rafiqul Islam Montu/IPS by Rafiful Islam Montu (Satkhira, Bangladesh) Tuesday December 9, 2025 Inter-Press Office SATKHIRA, Bangladesh, Dec 9 (IPS) – A dried karam tree branch stands on […]
Caroline Awuor plants seedlings on her farm in Siaya County, western Kenya. She is a beneficiary of the My Farm Trees Project. Credit: Jackson Okata/IPS by Jackson Okata (Siaya, Kenya) Monday December 8, 2025 Inter-Press Office SIAYA, Kenya, Dec 8 (IPS) – Morris Onyango has been trying for years to reforest his degraded land on […]
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 […]
Nickson Zhuwayo, a Grade 7 student at Manyoshwa Primary School in Seke, Zimbabwe, uses this lantern to read and do his homework at home. Credit: Farai Shawn Matiashe/IPS by Farai Shawn Matiashe (like, Zimbabwe) Friday December 5, 2025 Inter-Press Office SEKE, Zimbabwe, Dec 5 (IPS) – When Monica Ben goes home after school, she takes […]
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 […]
