News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1036
IMF Steps Up Lending to Achieve Sustainable Development
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 13 (IPS) - As the Third International Conference on Financing for Development opens in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, Monday, all eyes are on the United Nation's post-2015 development agenda, billed as the most ambitious and far-reaching poverty eradication plan in the organisation's history.
Opinion: Women in Sport – Scoring for Equality
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 13 (IPS) - The Women's World Cup has shown people everywhere what women athletes are all about: skill, strength, unity and determination. I extend my heartfelt congratulations to the winners – the team from the United States – and to all others who participated. You are inspiring millions of women and girls around the world to pursue their goals and dreams.
Global Tax Body Sticking Point at Financing Conference in Addis
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS/ADDIS ABABA, Jul 10 (IPS) - When the four-day-long international conference on Financing for Development (FfD) concludes in the Ethiopian capital next week, one of the lingering questions in the minds of departing delegates may well be: did we really achieve anything concrete after years of negotiations?
Opinion: FfD Must Deliver for Least Developed Countries
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS/ADDIS ABABA, Jul 10 (IPS) - Three years ago the United Nations initiated a conversation on a successor to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and how the global community can lay foundations for an ambitious endeavour to eradicate extreme poverty, protect the planet, reduce vulnerability to shocks and ultimately raise the dignity of all humanity.
Water and Sanitation Urged as Focal Points at Addis Ababa
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 10 (IPS) - Ahead of the all-important International Financing for Development Conference in Addis Ababa, a top water charity has called upon world leaders to prioritise programmes for water, sanitation and good hygiene, so that no one is left behind.
Opinion: From New York to Addis Ababa, Financing for Development on Life-Support - Part Two
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Jul 10 (IPS) - The key priorities of the Group of 77 developing countries (G77) remain somewhat aligned around a set of issues that have been present from the beginning of the FfD negotiations in New York.
Opinion: En Route to Paris
- Inter Press Service
BERLIN, Jul 10 (IPS) - When the three-day conference on Financing for Development begins on Jul. 13 in Addis Ababa, the competitors in this year's Tour de France will have reached the mountains. They will have already experienced a few spills and will still have many kilometres to go.
Science and Technology a Game Changer for Post-2015 Development Agenda
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 09 (IPS) - A group of international scientists, designated as advisers to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, has conveyed a significantly timely message to him: science, technology and innovation (STI) can be "the game changer" for the U.N.'s future development efforts.
Beleaguered Syrians Comprise World’s ‘Biggest Refugee Population From a Single Conflict in a Generation’
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 09 (IPS) - Barely 10 months ago, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said the refugee population from Syria had reached the three million mark. Today, the latest data from the field show that the number has passed four million.
Parliamentary Elections with Gender Parity in Venezuela
- Inter Press Service
CARACAS, Jul 09 (IPS) - More women could be elected to the Venezuelan legislature, but the new rule on gender parity for the upcoming parliamentary elections has been caught up in the political polarisation that has had this country in its grip for years.
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