Global Issues
News headlines for “Immigration”, page 151
Humanity and Social Justice, a Must for the Future of Work - Ryder
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Apr 10 (IPS) - "The future of work must be inspired by considerations of humanity, of social justice and peace. If it is not, we are going to a dark place, we are going to a dangerous place," said the head of the leading world body specialised on labour issues.
New Player in Poland's Islamophobia Game
- Inter Press Service
WARSAW, Apr 08 (IPS) - Ameer Alkhawlany moved to Poland in September 2014 to pursue a Master's in biology at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland's second largest city. Two years later, the Polish state awarded him a scholarship to complete a PhD in the same faculty.
No U.S. Refuge for Syrians Even After Military Strikes
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 07 (IPS) - U.S. President Donald Trump Thursday night described the deepening Syrian refugee crisis as partial justification for the first direct U.S. airstrike against the Syrian government, even though the United States still bans all refugees from Syria.
UN Strengthens Kenya’s Resilience to Disaster
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Apr 07 (IPS) - Kenya's lack of capacity to cope with wide-scale disaster has seen thousands of households continue to live precarious lives, especially in light of erratic and drastically changing weather patterns.
Work, What Future? Seven Big Questions Needing Urgent Response
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Apr 06 (IPS) - Around the world, profound changes in the nature of work are underway, that's clear. So it is a fact that the on-going transformations in the world of labour are disrupting the connection between work, personal development and community participation.
Feast and Famine in Africa's Dubai
- Inter Press Service
DJIBOUTI CITY, Apr 05 (IPS) - As balmy night settles over Djibouti City, the arc lights come on at its growing network of ports as ships are offloaded 24 hours a day and trucks laden with cargo depart westwards into the Horn of Africa interior.
How to Stir up a Refugee Crisis in Five Steps, Trump Style
- Inter Press Service
US / MEXICO BORDER, Mar 29 (IPS) - The sight of one of the most infamous borders on earth – roughly 1,000 kilometers of porous metal fence dividing lives, hopes and dreams between the USA and Mexico, is undoubtedly overwhelming, but not in the way we expected it to be.
Food Security in the Middle East Sharply Deteriorated
- Inter Press Service
ROME/CAIRO, Mar 27 (IPS) - Food security and nutrition levels in the Near East and North Africa have sharply deteriorated over the last five years, undermining the steady improvement achieved before 2010 when the prevalence of undernourishment, stunting, anaemia and poverty were decreasing, a new UN report warns.
Slaves
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Mar 27 (IPS) - For over 400 years, more than 15 million men, women and children were the victims of the transatlantic slave trade, one of the darkest chapters in human history. Slavery is, nevertheless, far from being just a chapter of the past—it still there, with estimated 21 million victims of forced labour and extreme exploitation around the world--nearly the equivalent to of the combined population of Scandinavian countries.
Asia's Water Politics Near the Boiling Point
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, Mar 21 (IPS) - In Asia, it likely will not be straightforward water wars.
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