News stories by Becky Bergdahl, page 2
Nobel Laureate Calls for Armed Intervention in Nigeria
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 25 (IPS) - On the International Day of Peace, Nobel Prize winner Wole Soyinka visited the United Nations - and called for armed intervention against the terrorist group Boko Haram in his home country of Nigeria.
Q&A: “Women's Participation in Peace Processes Is Still Very Small”
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 21 (IPS) - Friday is not just any day – it's the International Day of Peace. Concerts, debates and moments of silence will be held all over the planet to commemorate the ideal of global truce and tolerance.
Mob Violence Continues Against Myanmar's Rohingya
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 17 (IPS) - Myanmar, also known as Burma, has taken important steps towards democracy and greater respect for human rights during the last months with one exception, activists say – the situation for the Rohingya minority, which has faced an outburst of violent attacks this summer.
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