News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1087
Children Increasingly Becoming the Spoils of War
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 14 (IPS) - Whether in Palestine, Ukraine or Somalia, wars result in millions of children threatened by the brutality of armed conflict.
Nuclear Deal Takes U.S.-Iran Ties Out of Deep Freeze – Partly, at Least
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 14 (IPS) - A final deal was reached on Iran's controversial nuclear programme in the early morning hours of July 14 in Vienna, over a decade after talks between Iran and world powers began.
Opinion: U.N. Can Help Reform the International Financial System
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jul 14 (IPS) - The growth in global interdependence poses greater challenges to policy makers on a wide range of issues and for countries at all levels of development.
Pledges for Humanitarian Aid Fall Far Short of Deliveries
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 13 (IPS) - When international donors pledge millions of dollars either for post-conflict reconstruction or for humanitarian aid, deliveries are rarely on schedule: they are either late, fall far below expectations or not delivered at all.
Female Commandos Ready to Take on the Taliban
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Jul 13 (IPS) - For years, Robina Shah has dreamed of joining the police force.
New Malaria Strategy Would Double Current Funding
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS/ADDIS ABABA, Jul 13 (IPS) - Although malaria is both preventable and curable, it still killed an estimated 584,000 people in 2013, the majority of them African children.
Opinion: Why Women Peacemakers Marched in Korea
- Inter Press Service
BELFAST, Jul 13 (IPS) - The year 2015 marked the 62nd anniversary of the armistice agreement that ended the Korean War. The temporary ceasefire has never been replaced with a peace treaty and the demilitarised zone (DMZ) continues to divide the country.
IMF Steps Up Lending to Achieve Sustainable Development
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 13 (IPS) - As the Third International Conference on Financing for Development opens in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, Monday, all eyes are on the United Nation's post-2015 development agenda, billed as the most ambitious and far-reaching poverty eradication plan in the organisation's history.
Opinion: Women in Sport – Scoring for Equality
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 13 (IPS) - The Women's World Cup has shown people everywhere what women athletes are all about: skill, strength, unity and determination. I extend my heartfelt congratulations to the winners – the team from the United States – and to all others who participated. You are inspiring millions of women and girls around the world to pursue their goals and dreams.
Global Tax Body Sticking Point at Financing Conference in Addis
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS/ADDIS ABABA, Jul 10 (IPS) - When the four-day-long international conference on Financing for Development (FfD) concludes in the Ethiopian capital next week, one of the lingering questions in the minds of departing delegates may well be: did we really achieve anything concrete after years of negotiations?
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