Security Council meets on Somalia, Iran — Global Issues
UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe A wide view of the UN Security Council in session. (file photo) Tuesday, December 23,…
Offshore, Off Course — Global Issues
Europe’s push to shift asylum procedures to third countries risks outsourcing not only refugees, but also its moral…
‘Worrying reports’ continue of abductions and disappearances in Syria — Global Issues
“Eleven months after the fall of the former government in Syria, we continue to receive worrying reports about…
Moldova’s Democratic Defiance — Global Issues
Credit: Ramil Sitdikov/Reuters via Gallo ImagesOpinion by Andrew Firmin (london)Thursday, October 09, 2025Inter Press Service LONDON, October 9 (IPS)…
Victims of Japan’s Eugenic Protection Law Sterilized and Mutilated Without Consent — Global Issues
Kita reading his message at the side event at the UN. Credit: Maximilian Malawistaby Maximilian Malawista (new york)Friday, June…
A Warning Shot for Democracy in the Digital Age — Global Issues
Credit: Andreea Campeanu/Reuters via Gallo ImagesOpinion by Ines M Pousadela (montevideo, uruguay)Tuesday, May 27, 2025Inter Press Service MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay,…
As Climate Change Threatens, Maldives Is No Island Paradise — Global Issues
Climate change impacts, are already placing a considerable strain on the Maldives’ natural freshwater sources, like groundwater and…
Historic shifts offer Syria a path forward — Global Issues
The United States, European Union and United Kingdom have taken steps to ease long-standing sanctions – moves that,…
Rampant Tourism, Climate Change Threatens Varkala’s Unique Geodiversity — Global Issues
The Papanasam beach, viewed from North Cliff, Varkala, Thiruvananthapuram. Credit: Bharath Thampi/IPSby Bharath Thampi (varkala, india)Thursday, April 24, 2025Inter…
Civil Society at the Forefront of the Climate Resistance — Global Issues
Credit: Samuel Corum/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesOpinion by Andrew Firmin (london)Tuesday, April 15, 2025Inter Press Service LONDON, Apr 15…
Years of Environmental Clean Up Ahead Following New Report on Abandoned Bougainville Mine — Global Issues
Local landowners and communities continue to live with the detrimental environmental impacts of the derelict Panguna copper mine,…
Climate change puts women at greater risk, Former Latvian President says
“Climate changes put women at great risk,” Vaira Vike-Freiberga, former President of Latvia, Co-chair of Nizami Ganjavi International Center…