Global Issues
News headlines for “Human Rights Issues”, page 559
US and France Significantly Increase Arms Exports
- Inter Press Service
STOCKHOLM, Mar 11 (IPS) - There has been a significant increase in arms exports from the United States and France, according to a new report. The flow of arms to the Middle East has increased, with Saudi Arabia being the world's largest importer.
UN Reaches 90:90 Gender Parity in Senior Leadership Transforming Organizational Culture
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 11 (IPS) - The United Nations claims it has reached one of its primary goals relating to women's rights in the world body: gender parity at senior levels of management and in the highest echelons of the Organization.
Current Laws Cannot Protect Zimbabwe's Women from Sex Trafficking
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Mar 10 (IPS) - Young women in Zimbabwe are becoming increasingly vulnerable to sex trafficking because of the country's economic climate and because of the lack of enforcement of international legal instruments.
An Ambitious Year for Climate Action Is a Big Year for Women’s Empowerment
- Inter Press Service
Mar 09 (IPS) - This year, the Paris Agreement's effectiveness as a global response to the climate crisis is being tested as governments are preparing to submit more ambitious national targets for mitigation and adaptation.
Journalists Tell Slovakia's PM-elect: 'Thanks, but No Thanks'
- Inter Press Service
BRATISLAVA, Mar 09 (IPS) - Plans announced by Slovakia's prime minister-elect to fund investigative journalists to act as corruption watchdogs on government and state bodies have been dismissed as "a road to hell" by local journalists.
The Arc of Justice: The World’s Religions Launch Strategic Priorities for Peace
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Mar 09 (IPS) - As a growing public health crisis becomes increasingly urgent, prominent global actors and institutions, including the United Nations, are confronted by the realisation that all hands on deck are required to address the cross-cutting challenges faced by our world today.
On 8th March – and All the Other Days: Each for Equal
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 06 (IPS) - Gender equality is a basic human right and a prerequisite for sustainable development, so why does inequality persist in so many countries, and what can we all do to address it?
Realising Women’s Rights Difficult for Africa’s Fragile States
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Mar 06 (IPS) - Pokot girls are expected to face the knife stark naked and with courage. To inspire confidence, their fathers sit a few metres away from them with a spear in hand.
Slavery Modernises, Adapts to Stay Alive in Brazil
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Mar 05 (IPS) - "Slave labour is not declining; it has taken on new forms and is growing; it expanded to new sectors where it did not previously exist," said Ivanete da Silva Sousa, an activist in the fight against modern-day slavery in northern Brazil.
To Attack a Female Journalist’s Credibility, Go After Her Body
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Mar 04 (IPS) - Brazilian journalist Patrícia Campos Mello made her career reporting from conflict zones around the world -- but lately, the greatest threats to her security are coming from closer to home.
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