News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1040
Black Women in the Americas Launch Decade of Struggle
- Inter Press Service
MANAGUA, Jun 29 (IPS) - They say they are tired of waiting for justice after centuries of neglect and contempt due to the color of their skin. Black women leaders from 22 countries of the Americas have decided to create a political platform that set a 10-year target for empowering women of African descent and overcoming discrimination.
U.S. Urged to Ramp up Aid for Agent Orange Clean-Up Efforts in Vietnam
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jun 29 (IPS) - A key senator and a D.C.-based think tank are calling for Washington to step up its aid in cleaning up toxic herbicides sprayed by the United States in Vietnam during the war that ended 40 years ago.
Opinion: "Slight Deceleration" in G20 Trade Restrictions but Continued Vigilance Needed
- Inter Press Service
Opinion: The ACP at 40 – Repositioning as a Global Player
- Inter Press Service
Rome March Celebrate Pope’s Call for Urgent Climate Action
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jun 28 (IPS) - People of faith, civil society groups, and communities affected by climate change marched together in Rome Sunday Jun. 28 to express gratitude to Pope Francis for the release of his Laudato Si encyclical on the environment, and call for bolder climate action by world leaders.
High Hopes in Iran as Nuclear Talks Head Into Final Round
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jun 26 (IPS) - A final deal on Iran's nuclear programme wouldn't only make non-proliferation history. It would also be the beginning of a better life for the Iranian people—or at least that's what they're hoping.
Helping People with Disabilities Become Agents of Change
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 25 (IPS) - Participation, political and economic empowerment, inclusion, accessible technology and infrastructure as well as indicators for meaningful implementation are among the key issues persons with disabilities want to see reflected in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Journalists Pay the Price in Egypt's Crackdown on Dissent
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Jun 25 (IPS) - The Egyptian government is holding a record number of journalists in jail, a press freedom group said Thursday, despite promises to improve media freedoms in the country.
The U.N. at 70: United Nations Disappoints on Its 70th Anniversary - Part Two
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Jun 25 (IPS) - While member states, weakened in the neoliberal era, have pulled back from the U.N. and cut its budgets, a charity mentality has arisen at the world body. Corporations and the mega-rich have flocked to take advantage of the opportunity. They have looked for a quietly commanding role in the organisation's political process and hoped to shape the institution to their own priorities.
The U.N. at 70: United Nations Disappoints on Its Seventieth Anniversary - Part One
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Jun 24 (IPS) - It is hard to imagine today the public enthusiasm that greeted the founding of the U.N. in 1945. After massive suffering and social collapse resulting from the Second World War, the U.N. seemed almost miraculous – a means at last to build peace, democracy, and a just society on a global scale.
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