News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1043
Opinion: What the Philippines Can Learn from Morocco, Peru and Ethiopia
- Inter Press Service
MANILA, Jun 16 (IPS) - (Last week, Australian Climate Activist offered an apology to the Philippines for his country's lack of action. Today, he partners up with climate tracker from the Philippines Jed Alegado to talk about what the Philippines can do to show its leadership in tackling climate change.)
Climate Justice: Trial by Public Opinion for World’s Polluters
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 16 (IPS) - The United Nations, which is tasked with the protection of the global environment, has asserted that climate change affects people everywhere - with no exceptions.
Israel’s Deadly Game of Divide and Conquer Backfiring
- Inter Press Service
RAMALLAH, West Bank, Jun 16 (IPS) - Israel's deadly game of divide and conquer against its enemies could be coming home to roost with a vengeance, especially as the Islamic State (ISIS) grows in strength in neighbouring countries and moves closer to Israel's borders.
When a Kid With Low Self-Esteem Dreams of Becoming the President
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 15 (IPS) - You may have heard of Global Citizenship Education (GCED), but unless you move in international development circles, chances are you're not entirely sure what the acronym means.
World’s Nuke Arsenal Declines Haltingly While Modernisation Rises Rapidly
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 15 (IPS) - The world's stockpile of nuclear weapons, held by nine states, just got a little smaller.
Q&A: Better Students, Better Citizens, Better World: Education Is the Key to Peace
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 14 (IPS) - In a world where high levels of social and religious intolerance, conflicts, violent extremism and environmental degradation are threatening justice and peace, the United Nations is trying to find ways to maintain world order and promote sustainable development.
Rights Groups Call for Durable Solution for Europe’s Migrants
- Inter Press Service
PARIS, Jun 13 (IPS) - Human rights groups are calling for a sustainable solution to the migrant crisis in Europe, especially following the dismantling of refugee camps in Paris and Calais, France, over the past two weeks.
Sex Workers in Nicaragua Break the Silence and Gain Rights
- Inter Press Service
MANAGUA, Jun 13 (IPS) - After living in the shadows, thousands of Nicaraguan sex workers have broken their silence, won support from state institutions and gained new respect for their rights.
U.N. Urged to Put Global Citizenship at Centre of Post-2015 Development Agenda
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 12 (IPS) - When Denmark hosted the World Summit on Social Development (WSSD) in March 1995, one of the conclusions of that international gathering in Copenhagen was to create a new social contract with "people at the centre of development."
Infrastructure Boom in Emerging Economies Hits Record Levels – but at What Cost?
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 11 (IPS) - According to new data released by the World Bank Tuesday, investments in infrastructure in 139 emerging economies shot up to 107.5 billion dollars in 2014, with just five countries – Brazil, Colombia, India, Peru and Turkey – accounting for 73 percent of the total.
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