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Wanted: A Feminist UN Secretary-General for ‘We the Peoples’, Not the Powerful
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, October 27 (IPS) - Notwithstanding last minute shenanigans and the possibility of backroom deals by powerful states, two women from Latin America are leading contenders in the race for the UN’s next Secretary-General. After 80-plus years of men-only leadership, momentum is building to break the glass ceiling at the global institution dedicated to saving future generations from the scourge of war.
France’s New Protest Generation Rises
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, October 26 (IPS) - Classrooms with mouldy walls, riddled with cockroaches and rats, stifling in summer and freezing in winter: this is how French high school students describe the places where they’re meant to learn. These impossible-to-ignore symbols of underfunding and neglect sparked a protest movement that has shaken the country.
Upholding Human Rights & Public Safety: How Far Is Bangladesh?
- Inter Press Service
DHAKA, Bangladesh, October 26 (IPS) - Bangladesh has achieved remarkable economic progress over the past few decades. Its garment industry has become globally important, millions of people have entered the workforce, and private businesses have expanded across manufacturing, services, technology and trade. But economic growth alone does not create a healthy business environment. Businesses also need predictable laws, safe workplaces, fair competition, protection of property and contracts, and respect for the rights of workers, consumers and communities.
What a Seawater Sample Can Tell Scientists About Ocean Health
- Inter Press Service
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, October 22 (IPS) - A fishing boat’s catch tells only part of the story of the waters around World Heritage sites. Species that escape the net, shelter inside reefs or pass through deeper channels can go unrecorded, leaving communities and conservation officials with an incomplete picture of the marine life supporting coastal livelihoods.
The Sámi People and Reindeer Herding – a Struggle for Sápmi’s Whole Nature
- Inter Press Service
SÁPMI, Norway, October 21 (IPS) - The Sámi, Europe’s last recognised Indigenous community, have faced threats to their existence throughout history. Norway last year has apologised for its forced assimilation policy following the findings of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission report, and in September 2026 Sweden has recently been told to do the same.
As Winter Approaches, Afghanistan Faces Record Hunger and Mounting Human Rights Abuses
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, October 21 (IPS) - In recent months, Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis has severely deteriorated, with the UN reporting record-high levels of acute malnutrition and hunger. Compounded by rampant human rights violations, limited access to basic services, and persistent barriers to humanitarian aid, the UN warns that conditions could considerably worsen in the coming months.
Afro-Brazilian Religious Communities Face Mounting Discrimination Amid the Climate Crisis
- Inter Press Service
BELÉM, Brazil, October 19 (IPS) - In 2024, as floodwaters approached Lutalo Canti’s home in Porto Alegre, Brazil, he lifted some furniture off the floor and left in a hurry. Extreme rainfall in the country’s southern region had caused local rivers to overflow. The flooding would eventually reach more than 400 municipalities and impact over 2 million people.
CHINA: ‘My Sister Has Been in a Chinese Prison for Eight Years Because I Exercised My Freedom of Speech’
- Inter Press Service
CIVICUS discusses the persecution of Uyghurs and activism in exile with Rushan Abbas, an Uyghur American activist, founder and executive director of Campaign for Uyghurs and chair of the Executive Committee of the World Uyghur Congress.
Two Summits in Bangkok: IMF/World Bank and Finance Ministers Inside, the People’s Assembly Outside
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK, Thailand, October 19 (IPS) - Bangkok hosted two summits last week. Inside the Queen Sirikit Convention Center, more than 15,000 finance ministers, central bank governors and CEOs of the world’s largest banks and corporations attended the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. They flew in business class and slept in five-star hotels to talk about growth, inflation and public spending, and thus to decide the destiny of billions of people they will never meet. Outside, hundreds of social movements and civil society organizations held the People’s Assembly, for the 99% whose voice would not be heard. They flew economy and often shared modest rooms. The first was the summit of money and power. The second, the summit of the rest of us.
Finding Silver Linings Amid Haze of Climatic Uncertainty
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, October 16 (IPS) - With the city enveloped in a cloak of haze, the urgency of tackling the climate crisis could hardly have been clearer as the four-day Global Tipping Points Conference 2026 drew to a close at Malaysia’s Sunway University on Thursday.
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