Global IssuesNews headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1080
Victims of War, Victims of Oblivion
- Inter Press Service
'In 1982 they killed my mama and 15 other people, and they burned down our house. Now we are trying to get support, because we have not received any aid,' says Jacinto Escobar, an Ixil Indian who is seeking reparations for the damages sustained during Guatemala’s 1960-1996 civil war.
Victims of War, Victims of Oblivion
- Inter Press Service
'In 1982 they killed my mama and 15 other people, and they burned down our house. Now we are trying to get support, because we have not received any aid,' says Jacinto Escobar, an Ixil Indian who is seeking reparations for the damages sustained during Guatemala’s 1960-1996 civil war.
Q&A: Cuban Census 'Will Show a Very Diverse Reality'
- Inter Press Service
Thirteen hurricanes, three of which had a major impact on housing; increased access to goods and services; and the start of the so-called 'updating' of the country’s economic and social policies are a few of the aspects that make Cuba different from what it was a decade ago.
Gender Empowerment Still Lags Far Behind in Global Village
- Inter Press Service
When the United Nations concluded a two-week session highlighting the plight of rural women last week, the meetings singled out both the achievements and shortcomings of the ongoing relentless battle for gender equality in a world still dominated - and overwhelmingly ruled - by men.
Q&A: Cultural Sensitivity Key to Reaching Rural Women
- Inter Press Service
Empowering rural women in the Iraqi marshlands, who mostly remain off the radar of international support, must involve local languages and dialects as well as local women trainers, says Mishkat Al Moumin, founder of the Iraqi group Women and the Environment Network (WATEO).
‘Sons of Iraq’ Orphaned
- Inter Press Service
'We have not been paid since the Americans left Iraq last December. If nothing changes, I will abandon this checkpoint,' Saif Ahmed tells IPS. He is one of the militiamen who claim to have defeated Al Qaeda in Iraq.
A Growing Illicit Trade Threatens Jamaica's Wildlife
- Inter Press Service
News of Vienna's Schoenbrunn Zoo's newest attraction shocked Jamaican authorities. The unlikely stars: a flock of 45 endangered Jamaican Amazon parrots, hatched from eggs smuggled out of the island in rum-cake boxes.
Oceans Will Not Survive ‘Business as Usual’
- Inter Press Service
Our oceans face a grim outlook in the coming decades. Ocean acidification, loss of marine biodiversity, climate change, pollution and over-exploitation of resources all point to the urgent need for a new paradigm on caring for the earth’s oceans—'business as usual' is simply not an option anymore, experts say.
U.S.: More Bad News on the Afghan Front
- Inter Press Service
While U.S. officials insisted their counterinsurgency strategy is still working, Sunday's pre-dawn massacre by a U.S. staff sergeant of 16 people, including nine children, in their homes in Kandahar province has dealt yet another body blow to Washington's hopes to sustain a significant military presence in Afghanistan after 2014.
Argentine Dictatorship’s Economic Crimes Coming to Light
- Inter Press Service
While the trials against members of the military and police for human rights abuses committed during Argentina’s 1976-1983 dictatorship move ahead, the regime’s economic crimes have also begun to come to light.
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