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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 […]
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 […]
Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) Tuesday January 6, 2026 Inter-Press Office KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jan 6 (IPS) – While US President Donald Trump has blamed the BRICS and foreign investors for de-dollarization, his rhetoric, actions and policies are mainly responsible for the recent acceleration of the trend. Jomo Kwame Sundaram Threats and […]
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 […]
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 […]
A seller speaks to a customer at a second-hand clothing market in Mutare, Zimbabwe. Credit: Farai Shawn Matiashe/IPS by Farai Shawn Matiashe (Mutare, Zimbabwe) Thursday October 23, 2025 Inter-Press Office MUTARE, Zimbabwe, Oct 23 (IPS) – Shamiso Marambanyika helps a male customer choose a pair of jeans on a Saturday morning in Mutare, a town […]
