UN Restructuring May Result in Over 2,600 Staff Reductions in the Secretariat and 15 Percent in Budgetary Cuts
By Thalif Deen
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Better Economic Measurement Is About Wiser Use, Not Just More Data
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The World’s Right-Handed and Left-Handed Torturers
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Climate Justice Denied by Delays
By Jomo Kwame Sundaram and Kuhaneetha Bai Kalaicelvan
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Dec 23 2025 - Opinions have been divided over the annual UN climate conferences. While some see COP30 in Belém, Brazil, as confirming their irrelevance, others see it as a turning... More >>
End of Year Video 2025
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Rescued from Fire: the World in 2025
By Farhana Haque Rahman
TORONTO, Canada, Dec 22 2025 - Our traditional “year-ender” usually kicks off with a grim litany of world disasters and crises over the past 12 months, highlights IPS partners and contributors and culminates in a more... More >>
Downward Spiral of Bangladesh Politics and EconomyWho Should be Blamed ?
By Saifullah Syed
ROME, Dec 22 2025 - Bangladesh in recent years started drawing global attention for its success in emerging out of poverty through economic growth and agricultural development. From early 2000 until 2023, while population growth continued to... More >>
Central Asia–Japan Leaders’ Summit in Tokyo Backs Trans-Caspian Corridor; Tokayev Warns Nuclear Risks Are Rising
“Central Asia plus Japan Dialogue” (CA+JAD).... More >> 