Global IssuesNews headlines for “Human Rights Issues”
Small Glacial Lakes’ Mass Destruction in the Himalayan Community
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Sep 10 (IPS) - Small glacial lakes can cause destruction, which may impact the livelihoods of entire communities. Now this is the harsh reality that the community of Thame village in the Mt. Everest region of Nepal now faces as they rebuild after the August 16 disaster.
El Niño-Induced Water Crisis Drubbing Villagers in Zimbabwe
- Inter Press Service
MUDZI, Zimbabwe, Sep 09 (IPS) - Side-by-side with fellow male villagers, Enia Tambo uses a white 25-liter plastic bucket to dig out mounds of sand in the Vhombozi River, in Mudzi district located in Zimbabwe's Mashonaland East Province.
Armed Conflict and Climate Crisis Threatens the Lives of Millions in Yemen
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 09 (IPS) - Yemen is currently in the midst of a severe humanitarian crisis that has been exacerbated by a litany of environmental issues. Years of armed conflict, constant windstorms, flooding, mass displacement, cholera outbreaks, and acute food insecurity have all compounded into a severe issue for millions of Yemeni people. Currently, it is estimated by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) that approximately 70 percent of Yemen's population depends on humanitarian aid to survive.
Africa’s Strong Case for Reforms of UN Security Council Led by Sierra Leone Presidency
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 09 (IPS) - At most international forums, including the annual UN General Assembly high-level debate, Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio consistently highlights the injustices of the global system, particularly Africa's absence in the permanent category and underrepresentation in the non-permanent category of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
UN investigators warn of widespread abuses in Myanmar conflict
- UN News
Warfare in Myanmar has escalated into systematic atrocities, including attacks targeting civilians, torture and sexual violence, the UN independent rights probe into the country said on Monday.
‘Incalculable cost’ of conflict on the lives of children
- UN News
Recent years have seen a dramatic increase in the number of attacks on students, teachers and schools, resulting in an “incalculable cost” for children affected by conflict around the world, Secretary-General António Guterres said in a message commemorating the International Day to Protect Education from Attack on Monday.
Reconnect with our common humanity and reject ‘treacherous new normal’
- UN News
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights delivered his annual global update on Monday, urging the international community to reject a “new normal” that upholds entrenched power structures at the expense of our common humanity.
Knowledge is Power. Gaza War Supporters Don’t Want Students to Have Both
- Inter Press Service
SAN FRANCISCO, USA, Sep 06 (IPS) - With nearly 18 million students on U.S. college campuses this fall, defenders of the war on Gaza don't want to hear any backtalk. Silence is complicity, and that's the way Israel's allies like it.
Rural Survival: Guardians of Mother Earth Saving Mau, Revitalizing Native Lands
- Inter Press Service
GREAT RIFT VALLEY, Kenya, Sep 06 (IPS) - Between 2001 and 2022, the Mau Forest's deforestation resulted in the loss of about 533 square kilometers of tree cover. Now, a group of women, under the aegis of the Paran Women Group, are preparing to plant 100,000 saplings this rainy season in an effort to restore the forest.The Great Rift Valley is part of an intra-continental ridge system that runs through Kenya from north to south. A breathtaking, diverse mix of natural beauty that includes dramatic escarpments, highland mountains, cliffs and gorges, lakes and savannas. It is also home to one of Africa's greatest wildlife reserves—the Maasai Mara National Reserve.
Millions impacted by ‘catastrophic and massive floods’ in Bangladesh
- UN News
Recent “catastrophic and massive floods” in Bangladesh have affected millions of people across the country, including those in Cox’s Bazar where nearly one million Rohingya refugees from Myanmar live alongside host communities, spokesperson William Spindler told journalists in Geneva on Friday.
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