News headlines for “International Criminal Court”, page 135
How the Russia-Ukraine Conflict Impacts Africa
- Inter Press Service
LUANDA, Angola, May 31 (IPS) - While Africa is yet to fully recover from the socio-economic repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine conflict poses another major threat to the global economy with many African countries being directly affected.
Food Banks are Early Warning Systems for Emerging Food Crises, but also a Key Solution
- Inter Press Service
CHICAGO, USA, May 27 (IPS) - For months, the specter of a global hunger crisis has been looming. The war in Ukraine is a compounding factor, blocking key value chains for food and fertilizer just as the world reckons with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on global hunger.
‘Protracted political impasse’ further polarizing Libya
- UN News
Despite UN efforts, political, economic and security deadlock continues in Libya, the UN political affairs chief told the Security Council on Thursday, adding that human rights there have also deteriorated.
Without Peace, Hunger Will Continue to Increase
- Inter Press Service
ROME, May 25 (IPS) - This is an op-ed by Mario Lubetkin, Assistant Director-General at FAOIf the war in Ukraine, that was initiated three months ago, does not end, and without a reduction in the growing number of conflicts in other parts of the world, hunger will only continue to increase.
Ukraine Refugee Rape Survivors Struggle to Access Abortions in Conservative Poland
- Inter Press Service
BRATISLAVA, May 25 (IPS) - An ultraconservative group in Poland has begun checking with hospitals to find out if Ukrainian refugees are being offered terminations in line with the country’s strict abortion laws amid warnings refugee victims of rape are struggling to access local help and clinical services.
So, Germany's to Blame for Putin. Really?
- Inter Press Service
ATHENS, Greece, May 25 (IPS) - Putin’s brutal invasion of Ukraine has sparked a new introspection in the West. A number of commentators, most of them writing from the US and the UK, have come up with their latest scapegoat: Germany’s to blame, they say, with its decades-long policy of appeasing Russia. Really?
Ukraine to Set Record for US Security Assistance
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, May 24 (IPS) - Less than halfway through the year, the May 19, 2022 passage of more than $41 billion in emergency funding for Ukraine positions the country to become the largest single recipient of U.S. security sector assistance in 2022.
Fighting Inflation Excuse for Class Warfare
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 (IPS) - A class war is being waged in the name of fighting inflation. All too many central bankers are raising interest rates at the expense of working people’s families, supposedly to check price increases.
Private Sector Needed as Addressing Education in Emergencies is Everyones Business
- Inter Press Service
Davos, May 23 (IPS) - Against a backdrop of ongoing social changes, education is becoming increasingly important for success in life. But with disasters, pandemics, armed conflicts, and political crises forcing children out of school, a future of success is often placed far out of reach.
Reclaiming Our Future
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK, Thailand, May 23 (IPS) - The Asia-Pacific region is at a crossroads today – to further breakdown or breakthrough to a greener, better, safer future.
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