IPS Inter Press Service
@ipsnews.net
News and Views from the Global South | Local correspondents in more than 400 locations | Established in 1964. http://ipsnews.net
2025 saw real gains in reducing global hunger; yet climate pressures, economic instability & conflict are pushing agri-food systems to their limits. UN agencies warn that Asia-Pacific, home to 40% of the world's undernourished, is particularly at risk www.ipsnews.net/2025/12/esca...
Escalating Food Insecurity in Asia-Pacific Undermines Health, Economic Growth, and Stability
2025 marked a notable year of progress in reducing global hunger; yet climate pressures, economic instability, and ongoing conflicts continue to push agri-food systems to their limits, undermining foo...
www.ipsnews.net
December 23, 2025 at 9:20 AM
2025 saw real gains in reducing global hunger; yet climate pressures, economic instability & conflict are pushing agri-food systems to their limits. UN agencies warn that Asia-Pacific, home to 40% of the world's undernourished, is particularly at risk www.ipsnews.net/2025/12/esca...
Farmers can now know and benefit from their contribution to climate change thanks to a formula that can be used to calculate the amount of carbon stored in fruit trees www.ipsnews.net/2025/12/farm...
Farmers Can Now Measure and Benefit From Fruit Tree Carbon Trade
Farmers can now benefit from their contribution to climate change thanks to a formula to calculate the carbon stored in fruit trees.
www.ipsnews.net
December 19, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Farmers can now know and benefit from their contribution to climate change thanks to a formula that can be used to calculate the amount of carbon stored in fruit trees www.ipsnews.net/2025/12/farm...
With funding cuts, institutional reforms and shifting donor priorities reshaping protection and assistance, the global refugee system is entering a period of deep strain. A new Global Synthesis Report highlights the issues faced by refugees in the Middle East & Africa www.ipsnews.net/2025/12/refu...
Refugees Forced to Fill Gaps as Funding, Power and Legal Recognition Move Out of Reach
The delivery of protection and assistance to refugees is undergoing a transformation due to funding cuts, institutional reforms.
www.ipsnews.net
December 17, 2025 at 11:14 AM
With funding cuts, institutional reforms and shifting donor priorities reshaping protection and assistance, the global refugee system is entering a period of deep strain. A new Global Synthesis Report highlights the issues faced by refugees in the Middle East & Africa www.ipsnews.net/2025/12/refu...
The humanitarian system’s tank is running on empty – with millions of lives hanging in the balance, says UN Secretary-General António Guterres. “This is a moment when we are asked to do more and more, with less and less. This is simply unsustainable” www.ipsnews.net/2025/12/mill...
Millions at Risk in 2026 as Aid Budgets Hit Historic Lows
2025 has been an especially turbulent year for humanitarian aid operations as global aid budgets have experienced record declines in funding. As conflicts, environmental disasters, and economic crises...
www.ipsnews.net
December 16, 2025 at 10:16 AM
The humanitarian system’s tank is running on empty – with millions of lives hanging in the balance, says UN Secretary-General António Guterres. “This is a moment when we are asked to do more and more, with less and less. This is simply unsustainable” www.ipsnews.net/2025/12/mill...
Khalid Mehmood Shaikh, CEO of Sindh People’s Housing, details the housing project's scale: it is in the process of constructing 2.1 million multi-hazard-resistant houses, with 1.45 million under construction, 650,000 already completed, 50,000 added each month www.ipsnews.net/2025/12/sind...
Sindh People's Housing Redefines Post-Disaster Adaptation Success
By any comparison, the statistics for Sindh People's Housing for Flood Affectees (SPHF) are phenomenal, especially for women.
www.ipsnews.net
December 15, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Khalid Mehmood Shaikh, CEO of Sindh People’s Housing, details the housing project's scale: it is in the process of constructing 2.1 million multi-hazard-resistant houses, with 1.45 million under construction, 650,000 already completed, 50,000 added each month www.ipsnews.net/2025/12/sind...
As a financially-stricken UN searches for a new Secretary-General for 2027, the current SG is battling for its very survival, with a hostile White House forcing staff cuts, funding slashes and relocations. The next SG will inherit a virtually devastated UN www.ipsnews.net/2025/12/a-ne...
A New UN Secretary-General Needs the Blessings of the US –or Get Vetoed
When there was widespread speculation that a UN Under-Secretary-General (USG), a product of two prestigious universities– Oxford and Cambridge– was planning to run for the post of Secretary-General ba...
www.ipsnews.net
December 12, 2025 at 9:41 AM
As a financially-stricken UN searches for a new Secretary-General for 2027, the current SG is battling for its very survival, with a hostile White House forcing staff cuts, funding slashes and relocations. The next SG will inherit a virtually devastated UN www.ipsnews.net/2025/12/a-ne...
In 2025, global civic space conditions have deteriorated sharply, with most countries experiencing some degree of obstructed civil liberties, finds the new @civicusalliance.bsky.social "People Power Under Attack" report www.ipsnews.net/2025/12/civi...
CIVICUS 2025 Report Reveals Widespread Attacks on Civic Freedoms Worldwide
Over the course of 2025, global civic space conditions have deteriorated sharply, with most countries experiencing some degree of obstructed civil liberties. As authoritarian governments strengthen th...
www.ipsnews.net
December 11, 2025 at 12:32 PM
In 2025, global civic space conditions have deteriorated sharply, with most countries experiencing some degree of obstructed civil liberties, finds the new @civicusalliance.bsky.social "People Power Under Attack" report www.ipsnews.net/2025/12/civi...
Reposted by IPS Inter Press Service
Climate Crisis Disrupts Sundarbans Community Festival, Prosperity
by me in @ipsnews.net
www.ipsnews.net/2025/12/clim...
by me in @ipsnews.net
www.ipsnews.net/2025/12/clim...
Climate Crisis Disrupts Sundarbans Community Festival, Prosperity
For two years, the Munda community in Bangladesh's Sundarbans had been fighting to save the Karam tree to celebrate their main festival.
www.ipsnews.net
December 9, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Climate Crisis Disrupts Sundarbans Community Festival, Prosperity
by me in @ipsnews.net
www.ipsnews.net/2025/12/clim...
by me in @ipsnews.net
www.ipsnews.net/2025/12/clim...
In many villages people may not have smartphones or internet, but they always have a radio. When forecasts are delivered in the local language, through voices they know, communities understand faster and act immediately, says John Mbise, Tanzania Meteorological Agency www.ipsnews.net/2025/12/how-...
How Community Radio Is Powering Tanzania’s Climate Resilience
“Today we talk about how communities can protect mangroves against floods,” says Evalilian Massawe of TBC FM.
www.ipsnews.net
December 10, 2025 at 9:04 AM
In many villages people may not have smartphones or internet, but they always have a radio. When forecasts are delivered in the local language, through voices they know, communities understand faster and act immediately, says John Mbise, Tanzania Meteorological Agency www.ipsnews.net/2025/12/how-...
The UN is not reforming because it suddenly woke up one morning inspired by efficiency. It’s reforming because it is broke. The kind of broke where arrears sit at $1.586 billion. And the real solution is embarrassingly practical, writes Stephanie Hodge 👇 www.ipsnews.net/2025/12/un80...
UN80 is Less a Reform Than a Survival Manual
The UN is not reforming because it suddenly woke up one morning inspired by efficiency. It’s reforming because the Organization is broke.
www.ipsnews.net
December 9, 2025 at 8:50 AM
The UN is not reforming because it suddenly woke up one morning inspired by efficiency. It’s reforming because it is broke. The kind of broke where arrears sit at $1.586 billion. And the real solution is embarrassingly practical, writes Stephanie Hodge 👇 www.ipsnews.net/2025/12/un80...
Trump’s announcement on reviving US nuclear testing rekindles nightmares of an era when military personnel and civilians faced devastating radioactive fallout, after more than 2,000 nuclear tests worldwide and 1,032 in the US alone www.ipsnews.net/2025/12/any-...
Any Resumption of US Tests May Trigger Threats from Other Nuclear Powers
President Trump's announcement to resume nuclear testing rekindles nightmares of an era where people were exposed to radioactive fallout.
www.ipsnews.net
December 5, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Trump’s announcement on reviving US nuclear testing rekindles nightmares of an era when military personnel and civilians faced devastating radioactive fallout, after more than 2,000 nuclear tests worldwide and 1,032 in the US alone www.ipsnews.net/2025/12/any-...
“I see more philanthropic support aligning with systems thinking, linking climate stability, biodiversity protection, Indigenous leadership, and community resilience,” says Michael Northrop, Program Director at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund www.ipsnews.net/2025/12/fres...
Fresh Lens For Nuanced Multifaceted Climate Solutions Needed
“I see more philanthropic support aligning with systems thinking," says Michael Northrop, Program Director at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.
www.ipsnews.net
December 4, 2025 at 12:42 PM
“I see more philanthropic support aligning with systems thinking, linking climate stability, biodiversity protection, Indigenous leadership, and community resilience,” says Michael Northrop, Program Director at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund www.ipsnews.net/2025/12/fres...
An Afghan woman, once a government employee and active advocate for women’s rights, describes in stark detail what daily life has become under Taliban rule: darkness at dawn, fear on the road to school, and teaching in secret to keep hope alive www.ipsnews.net/2025/12/what...
December 3, 2025 at 12:01 PM
An Afghan woman, once a government employee and active advocate for women’s rights, describes in stark detail what daily life has become under Taliban rule: darkness at dawn, fear on the road to school, and teaching in secret to keep hope alive www.ipsnews.net/2025/12/what...
Arms revenues surged in 2024, as demand was boosted by the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, escalating geopolitical tensions, and ever-higher military expenditure. For the first time since 2018, all five largest arms companies increased revenues, according to @sipri.org www.ipsnews.net/2025/12/risi...
Rising Arms Revenues and Rising Death Tolls Underscore Ongoing Military Conflicts & Civil Wars
The revenues from arms sales and military services by the 100 largest arms-producing companies rose by 5.9 per cent in 2024, reaching a record $679 billion, according to new data released by the Stock...
www.ipsnews.net
December 2, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Arms revenues surged in 2024, as demand was boosted by the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, escalating geopolitical tensions, and ever-higher military expenditure. For the first time since 2018, all five largest arms companies increased revenues, according to @sipri.org www.ipsnews.net/2025/12/risi...
We have not recovered from the impact of US funding cuts earlier this year, and closing down @unaids.org early will only make things worse, especially for key populations and other criminalized groups, says Aditia Taslim, International Network of People Who Use Drugs www.ipsnews.net/2025/12/vuln...
Vulnerable Populations Will Suffer With UNAIDS Early Closure
HIV activists were stunned by a proposal from UN Secretary-General to shut down the UN’s main agency to fight HIV/AIDS next year.
www.ipsnews.net
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
We have not recovered from the impact of US funding cuts earlier this year, and closing down @unaids.org early will only make things worse, especially for key populations and other criminalized groups, says Aditia Taslim, International Network of People Who Use Drugs www.ipsnews.net/2025/12/vuln...
The 193-member General Assembly, the UN’s highest policy-making body, routinely designates ”International Days” and “World Days’” on a wide range of subjects and events – from the sublime to the ridiculous www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/the-...
The UN’s “International Days” Range from the Sublime to the Ridiculous
The 193-member General Assembly, the UN’s highest policy-making body, routinely designates ”International Days” and “World Days’” on a wide range of subjects and events – from the sublime to the ridic...
www.ipsnews.net
November 28, 2025 at 11:35 AM
The 193-member General Assembly, the UN’s highest policy-making body, routinely designates ”International Days” and “World Days’” on a wide range of subjects and events – from the sublime to the ridiculous www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/the-...
The US sanctions on the International Criminal Court have intensified the rigid isolation of judges and officials of the Court based in The Hague, Netherlands www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/icc-...
ICC Judges & Officials, Under US Sanctions, Live Under Rigid Isolation
The US sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) have intensified the rigid isolation of judges and officials of the Court based in The Hague, Netherlands. According to an interview with the...
www.ipsnews.net
November 27, 2025 at 11:49 AM
The US sanctions on the International Criminal Court have intensified the rigid isolation of judges and officials of the Court based in The Hague, Netherlands www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/icc-...
Children are paying the highest price in today’s wars - Actions once condemned by the international community and met with global outrage are now brushed aside as the ‘cost of war’, warns Narmina Strishenets, @savechildrenuk.bsky.social www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/expl...
Explosive Weapons Now Leading Cause of Child Casualties in Global Conflicts
Recently, global conflicts have grown increasingly brutal, with deaths and injuries caused by explosive weapons now surpassing those from previous leading causes such as malnutrition, disease, and a l...
www.ipsnews.net
November 26, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Children are paying the highest price in today’s wars - Actions once condemned by the international community and met with global outrage are now brushed aside as the ‘cost of war’, warns Narmina Strishenets, @savechildrenuk.bsky.social www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/expl...
As observers at #COP30 closely monitored proceedings in Belém, many, such as Yamide Dagnet, approached it as an implementation COP. They are advocating for tangible signals to ignite crucial climate action before the climate crisis reaches irreversible levels www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/cop3...
COP30 Was Diplomacy in Action as Cooperation Deepens—Says Climate Talks Observer
As observers at the COP30 closely monitored proceedings in Belém, Yamide Dagnet approached the UN Climate Summit as an implementation COP.
www.ipsnews.net
November 25, 2025 at 10:56 AM
As observers at #COP30 closely monitored proceedings in Belém, many, such as Yamide Dagnet, approached it as an implementation COP. They are advocating for tangible signals to ignite crucial climate action before the climate crisis reaches irreversible levels www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/cop3...
Reposted by IPS Inter Press Service
The #G20 "paralysis is structural." With the South African Presidency ending last weekend, the G20 has once again failed to deliver solutions to the debt crisis.
It is time to look to the United Nations for a #debt architecture reform.
Read the oped: www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/the-... @ipsnews.net
It is time to look to the United Nations for a #debt architecture reform.
Read the oped: www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/the-... @ipsnews.net
November 24, 2025 at 10:37 AM
The #G20 "paralysis is structural." With the South African Presidency ending last weekend, the G20 has once again failed to deliver solutions to the debt crisis.
It is time to look to the United Nations for a #debt architecture reform.
Read the oped: www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/the-... @ipsnews.net
It is time to look to the United Nations for a #debt architecture reform.
Read the oped: www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/the-... @ipsnews.net
Despite nearly 80 developed and developing countries standing firm demanding an end to the use of planet-warming fossil fuels, there is no mention of fossil fuels in the final COP30 agreement, only an oblique reference to the 'UAE consensus' www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/unpa...
Unpacking COP30’s Politically Charged Belém Package
Despite nearly 80 countries demanding an end to the use of fossil fuels, there is no mention of fossil fuels in the final COP30 agreement.
www.ipsnews.net
November 24, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Despite nearly 80 developed and developing countries standing firm demanding an end to the use of planet-warming fossil fuels, there is no mention of fossil fuels in the final COP30 agreement, only an oblique reference to the 'UAE consensus' www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/unpa...
As part of the proposed restructuring of the United Nations, there is a move to streamline and revitalize the 193-member General Assembly, the UN’s highest policy-making body, which has been mired in a bureaucratic backlog www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/the-...
The UN General Assembly, Over Burdened with Repetitive Resolutions, Aims at Revitalization
The 193-member General Assembly (GA), the UN’s highest policy-making body, has long been the repository for scores of long-winded outdated resolutions accumulated over several decades– and lying in co...
www.ipsnews.net
November 21, 2025 at 10:59 AM
As part of the proposed restructuring of the United Nations, there is a move to streamline and revitalize the 193-member General Assembly, the UN’s highest policy-making body, which has been mired in a bureaucratic backlog www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/the-...
EXPLAINER: #COP30 is determined to build a bridge between promises and performance, words and actions, and there are multiple sticking points in the development of this bridge. In other words, it’s a 'COP of implementation' www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/expl...
Explainer: Halfway Through COP30, Sticking Points Emerge Across Key Areas
COP30 negotiations are midway. So far, talks about historic agreements are moving forward, backward, or stalling, depending on who you ask.
www.ipsnews.net
November 18, 2025 at 4:20 PM
EXPLAINER: #COP30 is determined to build a bridge between promises and performance, words and actions, and there are multiple sticking points in the development of this bridge. In other words, it’s a 'COP of implementation' www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/expl...
An open letter by more than 1,000 organizations from 106 countries to all States Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change at #COP30 is calling for a people-centered Just Transition www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/just...
'Just Transition Must Make Climate Work for People Living its Consequences'
An open letter by more than 1,000 organizations from 106 countries, is calling for a people-centered Just Transition.
www.ipsnews.net
November 17, 2025 at 10:23 AM
An open letter by more than 1,000 organizations from 106 countries to all States Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change at #COP30 is calling for a people-centered Just Transition www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/just...
Ten years ago, climate policy leadership came from Brussels, Berlin or Paris. Today, it's Beijing & Delhi. China and India are now the engines of the global green economy, with Brazil, Vietnam & Indonesia closely behind, says Erik Solheim www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/the-...
Image Preview for your post
Image Preview for your post
The Top Climate Leaders Are Now in The Global South
As climate leaders gather in the Amazon, the world’s green transformation is speaking with a southern accent.
www.ipsnews.net
November 14, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Ten years ago, climate policy leadership came from Brussels, Berlin or Paris. Today, it's Beijing & Delhi. China and India are now the engines of the global green economy, with Brazil, Vietnam & Indonesia closely behind, says Erik Solheim www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/the-...
Image Preview for your post
Image Preview for your post