News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1067
Indigenous Peoples – Architects of the Post-2015 Development Agenda
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Feb 17 (IPS) - "We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children" – an ancient Indian saying that encapsulates the essence of sustainability as seen by the world's indigenous people.
OPINION: Developing Economies Increasingly Vulnerable in Unstable Global Financial System
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Feb 16 (IPS) - After a series of crises with severe economic and social consequences in the 1990s and early 2000s, emerging and developing economies have become even more closely integrated into what is widely recognised as an inherently unstable international financial system.
Israeli Arrest Campaign Targets Palestinian Children
- Inter Press Service
RAMALLAH, West Bank, Feb 15 (IPS) - Fourteen-year-old Malak al Khatib, one of the youngest Palestinian detainees and one of only a handful of girls, was released from an Israeli prison on Feb. 13 into the arms of emotional family members and supporters after being incarcerated in an Israeli prison for two months on "security offences".
Keeping Food Security on the Table at U.N. Climate Talks
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Feb 13 (IPS) - Food security has become a key issue of the U.N. climate negotiations this week in Geneva as a number of countries and observers raised concerns that recent advances in Lima are in jeopardy.
Israel’s Obsession for Monopoly on Middle East Nuclear Power
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 13 (IPS) - As the Iranian nuclear talks hurtle towards a Mar. 24 deadline, there is renewed debate among activists about the blatant Western double standards underlying the politically-heated issue, and more importantly, the resurrection of a longstanding proposal for a Middle East free from weapons of mass destruction (WMD).
Getting Bang for the Buck on New Development Goals
- Inter Press Service
COPENHAGEN, Feb 13 (IPS) - Right now, the United Nations is negotiating one of the world's potentially most powerful policy documents. It can influence trillions of dollars, pull hundreds of millions out of poverty and hunger, reduce violence and improve education — essentially make the world a better place. But much depends on this being done well.
“Drastic Decline” Seen in World Press Freedom
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 13 (IPS) - A leading advocacy group warns of a "worldwide deterioration in freedom of information" last year.
Marshall Islands Nuclear Proliferation Case Thrown Out of U.S. Court
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 12 (IPS) - A lawsuit by the Marshall Islands accusing the United States of failing to begin negotiations for nuclear disarmament has been thrown out of an American court.
Warming, Wildfires and Worries
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 12 (IPS) - World leaders from government, finance, business, science and civil society are attempting to negotiate a legally binding and universal agreement on climate change at the upcoming 21st United Nations Climate Change Conference being convened in Paris in December.
U.N. Climate Talks Further Link Between Gender and Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Feb 12 (IPS) - This week in Geneva, Switzerland, the U.N. climate negotiations have begun in what looks set to be a busy year. In order to reach an agreement in Paris by December, negotiators will have to climb a mountain of contentious issues which continue to overshadow the talks.
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