News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1030
Opinion: No Aid, No Tax, No Development
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Aug 05 (IPS) - The Addis Ababa Action Agenda is widely seen as a major disappointment for developing countries as well as others hoping for adequate means of implementation to realise national development ambitions and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
U.N. Taps Private Sector to Fund Development, Advocate Social Causes
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 05 (IPS) - When the United Nations seeks outside financial assistance either for development needs or to advocate social causes, it invariably turns to the private sector these days.
Iran Nuclear Deal Could Boost Diplomacy with North Korea, Diplomat Says
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 04 (IPS) - The recent agreement between Iran and six nations on nuclear non-proliferation will likely have a "positive impact" on North Korea, according to a senior South Korean diplomat.
Pakistan One of the World’s First Safe Havens for Refugees
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 04 (IPS) - The United Nations has declared that 2015 is already "the deadliest year" for millions of migrants and asylum seekers fleeing war and persecution in their countries.
Suez Canal Reopens to Fanfare but Not Shared by All
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Aug 03 (IPS) - Ships at sea around the world will blast their horns on Aug 6 to mark the re-opening of the world-famous centenarian waterway in Egypt, local officials there say.
U.N. Targets Trillions of Dollars to Implement Sustainable Development Agenda
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 03 (IPS) - After more than two years of intense negotiations, the U.N.'s 193 member states have unanimously agreed on a new Sustainable Development Agenda (SDA) with 17 goals -- including the elimination of extreme poverty and hunger -- to be reached by 2030.
Churches Seek to Amplify Echo of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Aug 03 (IPS) - The accounts of survivors of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki will serve as inspiration for leaders of Christian churches grouped in the World Council of Churches (WCC), which advocates the elimination of nuclear weapons.
Partnerships Critical to the SDGs, Reducing Inequality
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 03 (IPS) - After two years of negotiations, representatives of the United Nations' 193 member countries have reached agreement on a draft of the ambitious Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the global agenda for eradicating poverty while ensuring sustainable growth.
Opinion: Security Council Resolution on Airlines Disaster Debases U.N. Charter
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 03 (IPS) - On July 29 Russia vetoed a draft U.N. Security Council (UNSC) resolution on the establishment of an international tribunal to investigate the downing of Malaysia Airlines MH17 flight over eastern Ukraine last year - killing all 298 people on board.
Opinion: The Sad Historical Consequences of the Greek Bailout
- Inter Press Service
SAN SALVADOR, Aug 01 (IPS) - In recommendations to German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the end of July, the German Council of Economic Experts outlined how a weak member country could leave the Eurozone and called for strengthening the European monetary union.
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