News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1041
Women’s Groups Say Gender Equality is a Must for Sustainable Development
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 24 (IPS) - On the eve of negotiations on the political declaration for the United Nations Summit to adopt the Post-2015 Development Agenda, the Women's Major Group (WMG) calls on governments to define a transformative agenda to ensure just, sustainable and rights-based development.
Opinion: Torgersen Has Died, but His Case Won't Lie Down
- Inter Press Service
OSLO, Jun 24 (IPS) - When he died at the age of 80 on Jun. 18 in Oslo, Fredrik Fasting Torgersen had divided Norway for 56 years and the "Torgersen case" had attracted international interest in forensic science circles, among them the U.S.-based Innocence Project.
Corporate Interests Dominate Lobbying With EU Policy-Makers
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Jun 24 (IPS) - The overwhelming majority of lobby meetings held by European Commissioners and their closest advisors are with representatives of corporate interests, according to an analysis published Jun. 24 by Transparency International (TI).
Smart Phones New Tool to Capture Human Rights Violations
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 23 (IPS) - The widespread use of digital technology – including satellite imagery, body cameras and smart phones – is fast becoming a new tool in monitoring and capturing human rights violations worldwide.
Opinion: Sub-Saharan Africa, Addis and Paris
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jun 23 (IPS) - After the turn of the century, growth in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) picked up again after a quarter century of near stagnation for most, mainly due to increased world demand for minerals and other natural resources.
Democracy on the Retreat in Over 96 of the 193 U.N. Member States, Says New Study
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 22 (IPS) - Democracy is on the retreat and authoritarianism is on the rise in more than 96 of the U.N.'s 193 member states, according to a new report released here.
Opinion: Pope Francis’ Timely Call to Action on Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
BOSTON, Jun 22 (IPS) - Pope Francis just issued Laudato Si, the first ever encyclical about ecology, which promises to be a highly influential document for years to come. The encyclical, which is the most authoritative teaching document a Pope can issue, delivered a strong message addressing the moral dimension of the severe ecological crisis we have caused with our "throwaway culture" and general disregard for our common home, the Earth.
Opinion: The Oceans Need the Spotlight Now
- Inter Press Service
COLOMBO, Jun 22 (IPS) - The international community must focus its energies immediately on addressing the grave challenges confronting the oceans. With implications for global order and peace, the oceans are also becoming another arena for national rivalry.
Opinion: Ethical Challenges to Advertising
- Inter Press Service
ST. AUGUSTINE, Florida, Jun 20 (IPS) - Challenges to advertisers and marketers arose in the past century. Critics deplored the role of cigarette marketers who exploited the aspirations of women by associating smoking with liberation.
Take Good News on Afghanistan’s Reconstruction With a ‘Grain of Salt’
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 19 (IPS) - Since 2002, a year after it invaded Afghanistan, the United States has poured over 100 billion dollars into developing and rebuilding this country of just over 30 million people. This sum is in addition to the trillions spent on U.S. military operations, to say nothing of the deaths of 2,000 service personnel in the space of a single decade.
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