Global Issues
News headlines for “Immigration”, page 148
Instability Widens in Mali and the Sahel Region of Africa
- Inter Press Service
GRAVIERES, France, Jun 06 (IPS) - The first foreign visit of the new French President Emmanuel Macron, after a now habitual trip to Berlin, was to Gao in northern Mali as head of the French military.
Re-Connect with Nature Now... Before It Is Too Late!
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jun 05 (IPS) - Now that president Donald Trump has announced the withdrawal of the world's largest polluter in history—the United States, from the Paris Accord, perhaps one of the most specific warnings is what a United Nations independent expert on rights and the environment has just said: "We should be fully aware that we cannot enjoy our basic human rights without a healthy environment."
Aggression against children in the Arab region needs to come to an end
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Jun 04 (IPS) - On 20 February 1997, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 51/77 to promote the rights of children. This Resolution was considered a milestone in promoting and advancing the right of children in conflict and wars.
Latin America Lacks Clear Policies to Tackle Human Trafficking
- Inter Press Service
A UN of the Future to Effectively Serve all Member States
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 31 (IPS) - Through a series of recent global agreements on sustainable development, climate change, sustaining peace, disaster risk reduction, and financing for development, Member States have provided a broad vision of the future they want. I am committed to advancing meaningful reforms to adapt the United Nations to this complex world, so that it can effectively serve all of its Member States in achieving that future and managing shared challenges and opportunities along the way.
How to Produce More Food with Less Damage to Soil, Water, Forests
- Inter Press Service
ROME/BRUSSELS, May 31 (IPS) - Massive agriculture intensification is contributing to increased deforestation, water scarcity, soil depletion and the level of greenhouse gas emission, the United Nations warns.
The Worsening Humanitarian Crisis in Syria
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 31 (IPS) - The cruel conflict in Syria continues to tear families apart, inflicts brutal suffering on the innocent, and leaves them pleading for protection and justice. I readily acknowledge that there have been reports of a significant drop in violence in some areas of the country, but such steps forward continue to be counter-weighted by the reality of a conflict that continues to devastate the civilian population.
The ‘Water-Employment-Migration’ Explosive Nexus
- Inter Press Service
ROME, May 30 (IPS) - Water--everybody talks about it, warns against its growing scarcity, excessive waste, the impact of climate change, the frequent severe droughts and so on. Now, a global action network with over 3,000 partner organisations in 183 countries comes to unveil the dangerous nexus between water, employment and migration, in particular in the Mediterranean region.
In a “World of Plenty,” G7 Must Fight Famine
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 26 (IPS) - World leaders must step up and take action in fighting famine to prevent further catastrophic levels of hunger and deaths, said Oxfam.
Why the G7 Must Fund Health & Nutrition
- Inter Press Service
TAORMINA, Italy, May 25 (IPS) - The G7 Summit, held annually among the leaders of the world's most powerful economies (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the EU), plays an important role in shaping responses to global challenges—theoretically at least.
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