International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2026 Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2026 Nov 11 2026 (IPS) - For millions of women around the world, violence is not a distant threat. It is a reality experienced in homes, communities, workplaces and increasingly, online. According to the World Health Organization, approximately 840 million women – nearly one in three worldwide – have experienced physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner, or sexual violence by someone else, during their lifetime. https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/11/international-day-for-the-elimination-of-violence-against-women-2026/ Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

Drought Cripples Dairy Farmers in Maharashtra in ‘Off the Charts’ Weather Year By Rina Mukherji Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

Drought Cripples Dairy Farmers in Maharashtra in ‘Off the Charts’ Weather Year By Rina Mukherji For farmers in the Solapur district in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, extreme weather isn't a distant reality but a lived experience. They are the people Celeste Saulo, WMO Secretary General, refers to when she comments that 'behind the headlines and the statistics in this report are people who suffered the loss of loved ones, threats to their health and safety, flooded homes, failed harvests, empty shelves, lack of water and choking air. PUNE, India & ANTALYA, Türkiye, Nov 9 2026 (IPS) - Dairy farmer Sagar Pawar has to buy water and fodder at inflated rates to feed his brood of two buffaloes, three Guernsey cows and a calf. He lives in the Solapur district, which is already drought-prone, but now has to deal with the impacts of a strong El Niño as well. Pawar was interviewed in the days leading up to the 31st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31), which opened today in Antalya, Türkiye. https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/11/drought-cripples-dairy-farmers-in-maharashtra-in-off-the-charts-weather-year/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Africa_Cannot_Burn_Its_Way_Out_of_Its_Waste_Crisis_Without_Action_Climate_Change_Could_Push_Women_Fu Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

Serbia’s Student Movement: From Protest to Power By Andrew Firmin Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

Serbia’s Student Movement: From Protest to Power By Andrew Firmin LONDON, Nov 9 2026 (IPS) - On the night of 25 October, tens of thousands filled the streets of Belgrade and other cities, as they’d so often done in protest over the past two years. But this time they came out to celebrate. In that day’s National Assembly election, Student List, a slate of political newcomers, defeated Aleksandar Vučić’s Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), in power since 2012. The student-led movement behind the protests, which rose up against corruption, has given Serbia the opportunity for a democratic reset. https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/11/serbias-student-movement-from-protest-to-power/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Africa_Cannot_Burn_Its_Way_Out_of_Its_Waste_Crisis_Without_Action_Climate_Change_Could_Push_Women_Fu Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

Reforming the UN Must Begin with Reforming Staff Representation By Naïma Abdellaoui Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

Reforming the UN Must Begin with Reforming Staff Representation By Naïma Abdellaoui GENEVA, Nov 9 2026 (IPS) - Stronger staff representation means a stronger United Nations. This is not simply about protecting jobs or preserving acquired benefits, important as those objectives are. This is about protecting the institutional capacity, integrity and independence of the United Nations itself. https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/11/reforming-the-un-must-begin-with-reforming-staff-representation/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Africa_Cannot_Burn_Its_Way_Out_of_Its_Waste_Crisis_Without_Action_Climate_Change_Could_Push_Women_Fu Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

Regime Change Blowback By Jomo Kwame Sundaram Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

Regime Change Blowback By Jomo Kwame Sundaram KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Nov 10 2026 (IPS) - Trump and Netanyahu went all out for regime change in Tehran. This month, their electorates gave them regime changes, albeit not quite what they wanted. The wars continue, but the politics have changed. https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/11/regime-change-blowback/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Africa_Cannot_Burn_Its_Way_Out_of_Its_Waste_Crisis_Without_Action_Climate_Change_Could_Push_Women_Fu Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. - Donald Trump’s $6 Trillion Tax Hike and Increase in Military Spending Our demented leader wants to bankrupt us to pay for his wars https://deanbaker22.substack.com/p/donald-trumps-6-trillion-tax-hike

Without Action, Climate Change Could Push Women Further Behind by 2050, CGIAR Warns By Busani Bafana Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

Without Action, Climate Change Could Push Women Further Behind by 2050, CGIAR Warns By Busani Bafana BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe &, Nov 10 2026 (IPS) - Fetching water was once a back-breaking daily reality – one that Nomuhle SibandaMpofu will never forget. Mpofu, from Inyathi village in Bubi District in Matabeleland North Province, is a horticulture farmer and livestock farmer. Water is everything to her livelihood. She has had to overcome the challenge of travelling many kilometres to fetch water for her family and for irrigating her crop and livestock farming enterprise. https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/11/without-action-climate-change-could-push-women-further-behind-by-2050-cgiar-warns/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Africa_Cannot_Burn_Its_Way_Out_of_Its_Waste_Crisis_Without_Action_Climate_Change_Could_Push_Women_Fu Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

COP31: African Development Bank to Co-Lead Global Electrification Finance Initiative By IPS Correspondent Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

COP31: African Development Bank to Co-Lead Global Electrification Finance Initiative By IPS Correspondent ANTALYA, Türkiye, , Nov 10 2026 (IPS) - Africa’s transition to clean energy received a potential boost at COP31 with the announcement of a new international financing coalition, co-chaired by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and World Bank from 2027. The Electrify Now Finance Coalition will bring together governments, development banks and private investors to mobilise funding for electrification in emerging and developing economies. https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/11/cop31-african-development-bank-to-co-lead-global-electrification-finance-initiative/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Africa_Cannot_Burn_Its_Way_Out_of_Its_Waste_Crisis_Without_Action_Climate_Change_Could_Push_Women_Fu Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -