News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1065
Despite U.N. Treaties, War Against Drugs a Losing Battle
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 26 (IPS) - As the call for the decriminalisation of drugs steadily picks up steam worldwide, a new study by a British charity concludes there has been no significant reduction in the global use of illicit drugs since the creation of three key U.N. anti-drug conventions, the first of which came into force over half a century ago.
Mobile Technology a Lever for Women’s Empowerment
- Inter Press Service
PARIS, Feb 26 (IPS) - Providing women with greater access to mobile technology could increase literacy, advance development and open up much-needed educational and employment opportunities, according to experts at the fourth United Nations' Mobile Learning Week conference here.
Human Rights in Asia and the Pacific: A “Regressive” Trend, Says Amnesty International
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 25 (IPS) - The cradle of some of the world's most ancient civilizations, home to four out of the planet's six billion people, and a battleground for the earth's remaining resources, Asia and the Pacific are poised to play a defining role in international affairs in the coming decade.
Opinion: Water and the World We Want
- Inter Press Service
HAMILTON, Canada, Feb 25 (IPS) - We have entered a watershed year, a moment critical for humanity.
Better to Die at Sea, than Languish in Poverty
- Inter Press Service
COLOMBO, Feb 25 (IPS) - Weerasinghearachilage Ruwan Rangana had it all planed out last year in September: the big break that would change his life and those of his extended family had finally arrived.
Analysis: Mega-Cities, Mortality and Migration, A Snapshot of Post-U.N. World Population
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 25 (IPS) - As the international community marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, one question worthy of some reflection is: Is world population better or worse off demographically since the establishment of the U.N.?
Syria's "Barrel Bombs" Cause Human Devastation, Says Rights Group
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 24 (IPS) - The warring parties in the brutal four-year-old military conflict in Syria, which has claimed the lives of over 200,000 civilians and triggered "the greatest refugee crisis in modern times," continue to break every single pledge held out to the United Nations.
Tackling Corruption at its Root in Papua New Guinea
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY, Feb 24 (IPS) - Corruption, the single largest obstacle to socioeconomic development worldwide, has had a grave impact on the southwest Pacific Island nation of Papua New Guinea. While mineral resource wealth drove high gross domestic product (GDP) growth of eight percent in 2012, the country is today ranked 157th out of 187 countries in terms of human development.
Argentina Moves Towards Marriage of Convenience with China
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Feb 23 (IPS) - The government of Argentina is building a marriage of convenience with China, which some see as uneven and others see as an indispensable alliance for a new level of insertion in the global economy.
OPINION: Discrimination by Law
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Feb 23 (IPS) - In November 2013, a Thomson Reuters Foundation survey ranked Egypt as the worst of 22 Arab states with regards to women's rights.
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