News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1061
Women Often Forgotten In Cases Of Forced Disappearance
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 16 (IPS) - Governments must do more to address the impacts of forced disappearances of women, according to an international justice report released Monday.
U.N. Panel to Investigate Dag Hammarskjöld's Death
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 16 (IPS) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, on Monday, appointed an independent panel of experts to examine new information that has emerged from the investigation into the death of former U.N. Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld.
Sendai Conference Stresses Importance of Women’s Leadership
- Inter Press Service
SENDAI, Japan, Mar 16 (IPS) - Women play a critical role in reducing disaster risk and planning and decision-making during and after disasters strike, according to senior United Nations, government and civil society representatives.
Four Ways Women Bring Lasting Peace to the Table
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 16 (IPS) - 2015 marks anniversaries for two significant commitments made to increasing women's participation at peace tables.
Middle East Conflicts Give Hefty Boost to Arms Merchants
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 16 (IPS) - The ongoing conflicts in Syria, Iraq, Libya and Yemen have helped spiral arms sales upwards to the Middle East, according to a study released Monday by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
Opinion: Gender Equality, the Last Big Poverty Challenge
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Mar 16 (IPS) - It is estimated that women account for two-thirds of the 1.4 billion people currently living in extreme poverty. They also make up 60 per cent of the world's 572 million working poor.
Opinion: Climate Change Continues, Impervious to Official Declarations
- Inter Press Service
Cyclone Pam Prompts Action for Vanuatu at Sendai Conference
- Inter Press Service
SENDAI, Japan, Mar 16 (IPS) - Cyclone Pam has not only caused unprecedented damages to the Pacific island of Vanuatu but also lent urgency to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's plea that disaster risk reduction is in "everybody's interest".
Canada’s Waste Still Rotting in a Philippine Port
- Inter Press Service
MANILA, Mar 15 (IPS) - Filipino Catholic priest and activist Reverend Father Robert Reyes, dubbed by media as the "running priest", joined a protest of environmental and public health activists last week by running along the streets of the Makati Business District, the Philippines' financial capital, to urge the government to immediately re-export the 50 Canadian containers filled with hazardous wastes that have been in the Port of Manila for 600 days now.
Empower Rural Women for Their Dignity and Future
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Mar 14 (IPS) - Rural women make major contributions to rural economies by producing and processing food, feeding and caring for families, generating income and contributing to the overall well-being of their households – but, in many countries, they face discrimination in access to agricultural assets, education, healthcare and employment, among others, preventing them from fully enjoying their basic rights.
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