News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1027
U.N. Aid Agencies Launch Emergency Hotline for Displaced Iraqis
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 25 (IPS) - In the hopes of better responding to the needs of over three million displaced Iraqis, United Nations aid agencies today launched a national hotline to provide information on emergency humanitarian services like food distribution, healthcare and shelter.
Security Council, in Historic First, Discusses Gay, Lesbian Rights
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 24 (IPS) - The U.N. Security Council (UNSC), whose primary mandate is the maintenance of international peace and security, has occasionally digressed to discuss global issues such as climate change and HIV/AIDS.
Opinion: Children of the World – We are Standing Watch for You
- Inter Press Service
SAN JOSE, Aug 23 (IPS) - Twenty-eight years ago this month, an indigenous woman stood in the plaza in Guatemala City, watching as the presidents of Central America walked out into the street after signing the Peace Accords that would end the civil wars in our region. When I reached her, she took both my hands in hers and said, "Thank you, Mr. President, for my child who is in the mountains fighting, and for the child I carry in my womb."
Breaking the Media Blackout in Western Sahara
- Inter Press Service
LAAYOUNE, Occupied Western Sahara, Aug 23 (IPS) - Ahmed Ettanji is looking for a flat in downtown Laayoune, a city 1,100 km south of Rabat. He only wants it for one day but it must have a rooftop terrace overlooking the square that will host the next pro-Sahrawi demonstration.
Opinion: Brazil Poised on Verge of Unstable Equilibrium
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 22 (IPS) - As the political situation in Brazil appears to be reaching a state of unstable equilibrium, or more bluntly, as it is transformed from instability to impasse, the economy continues to deteriorate.
UAE Wins Hearts and Minds at World Exhibition in Milan
- Inter Press Service
MILAN, Aug 21 (IPS) - She only turned nine last June. But Mahra Mustafa has become a celebrity at the Expo Milan. She stars as Sara in ‘The Family Tree', a short film on the UAE's heritage being screened at the United Arab Emirates pavilion. Sara is in fact the face of young, dynamic and innovative Emirates.
U.S. Provides Cover for Use of Banned Weapons in Yemen
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 21 (IPS) - The United States is providing a thinly-veiled cover virtually legitimising the use of cluster bombs – banned by an international convention – by Saudi Arabia and its allies in their heavy fighting against Houthi rebels in Yemen.
UK, France Agree to New Measures to Tackle Migration Crisis
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 21 (IPS) - In response to the rapidly growing numbers of refugees and asylum seekers flooding European shores, France and the UK have announced new measures to crack down on English Channel crossings.
Q&A: MDG Victories Take Spotlight at South-South Awards
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 21 (IPS) - Next month, the South-South Awards will be taking place for the fifth time, honouring the achievements and contributions of heads of state and government, as well as representatives from the private sector and civil society in promoting sustainable development in the Global South.
U.N. Remains Helpless Watching Rising Deaths of Children in War Zones
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 20 (IPS) - The rising death toll of civilians, specifically women and children, in ongoing military conflicts is generating strong messages of condemnation from international institutions and human rights organisations – with the United Nations remaining helpless as killings keep multiplying.
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