News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1071
Humanity’s Future: Below Replacement Fertility?
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 15 (IPS) - Is below replacement level fertility the future for humanity? The answer to this seemingly simple question regarding human reproduction is not only of considerable demographic concern, but also has enormous social, economic and environmental consequences for the planet.
Africa Must Prioritise Water in Its Development Agenda
- Inter Press Service
ZARAGOZA, Jan 15 (IPS) - Although African countries have been lauded for their efforts towards ensuring that people have access to safe drinking water in keeping with Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), they have nonetheless come under scrutiny for failure to prioritise water in their development agendas.
Press Looks at Future After “Charlie”
- Inter Press Service
PARIS, Jan 15 (IPS) - In the wake of last week's attack on French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo that left 12 people dead, a heated battle of opinion is being waged in France and several other countries on the issue of freedom of expression and the rights of both media and the public.
OPINION: Islamic Reformation, the Antidote to Terrorism
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (IPS) - The horrific terrorist attack on the French satirical publication Charlie Hebdo has once again raised the question about violence and Islam. Why is it, some ask, that so much terrorism has been committed in the name of Islam, and why do violent jihadists seek justification of their actions in their religion?
U.N. Field Operations Deadlier Every Year
- Inter Press Service
OPINION: For the Good of Humanity – Towards a Culture of Caring
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jan 13 (IPS) - About a week ago my wife was taken to hospital and diagnosed with pneumonia. She was promptly treated with antibiotics and, wonderfully, is now on the mend.
European Citizens Call for Increased Aid to Developing World
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 12 (IPS) - An overwhelming majority of citizens in the 28-member European Union (EU) - which has been hamstrung by a spreading economic recession, a fall in oil prices and a decline of its common currency, the Euro - has expressed strong support for development cooperation and increased aid to developing nations.
OPINION: The Paris Killings – A Fatal Trap for Europe
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jan 12 (IPS) - It is sad to see how a continent that was one cradle of civilisation is running blindly into a trap, the trap of a holy war with Islam – and that six Muslim terrorists were sufficient to bring that about.
Women ‘Sewing’ a Bright Future in Northern Pakistan
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Jan 12 (IPS) - At 46, Naseema Nashad is starting her life over, not out of choice but out of necessity. The Afghan woman was just 25 years old when Taliban militants stormed Kabul and her family was forced to flee to neighbouring Pakistan to escape what they knew would be a brutal regime.
Video Games, Poverty and Conflict in Bab Al-Tabbaneh
- Inter Press Service
TRIPOLI, Lebanon, Jan 10 (IPS) - "People get used to war. During the last battle, children were still coming to play. Can you imagine, a seven-year-old boy running through the bullets just to play video games," says Mohammad Darwish, a calm man with a curled beard framing his face.
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