Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1119
Drone Killings Show Numbers, Not Bodies
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Dic 09 (IPS) - More than 300 U.S. drone attacks have killed 2,160 militants and 67 civilians in Pakistan since 2008, according to Pakistani defence ministry data. But people living in the affected areas are now questioning these figures, asking why they never get to know the names of the militants or see the bodies.
An African Dream Called Lampedusa
- Inter Press Service
TRIPOLI, Dic 08 (IPS) - Youssef crossed the Sahara desert with a folded school map of Europe in his pocket. "Could you please point Lampedusa in the map for me? I cannot find it."
More U.N. States Just Saying No to Drug War
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Dic 07 (IPS) - An internal United Nations draft document leaked last weekend has offered outsiders a rare look at longstanding disagreements between member states over the course of U.N. drug policy.
Staff Accuses U.N. of Violating Human Rights
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Dic 07 (IPS) - The United Nations will commemorate Human Rights Day next week amidst charges the world body is unilaterally proposing drastic changes to working conditions and salaries of staffers without due consultation - and in violation of their basic rights.
Mandela, Pacifist or Rebel?
- Inter Press Service
MONTEVIDEO, Dic 06 (IPS) - Perhaps it's a false contradiction. But today there are many who stress the pacifist message with which South Africa's Nelson Mandela (1918-2013) emerged from prison in 1990, while few put an emphasis on his rebellion against apartheid, including armed rebellion, which landed him in prison.
Free Expression Another Casualty of Sanctions
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Dic 06 (IPS) - Aliakbar Salehi is a former member of the Iranian parliament and an internet freedom and human rights advocate now living in Washington, DC. In 2006, he was arrested and jailed by the Iranian government for urging human rights reforms.
OP-ED: What Europe Must Do for Syrian Refugees
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA/STOCKHOLM, Dic 06 (IPS) - The terrible bloodshed in Syria has been going on for over two and a half years. It has caused one of the worst humanitarian crises in recent history, with more than half of Syria's pre-war population now needing humanitarian assistance for their survival.
Poll Finds Iranians Sceptical of Rouhani Government
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Dic 06 (IPS) - A new poll following the election of President Hassan Rouhani says that a majority of Iranians oppose Iran's intervention in Syria and Iraq and believe that Iran is seeking nuclear weapons despite their government's claims to the contrary.
U.N. Stays on Sidelines of Central African Chaos
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Dic 06 (IPS) - The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously Thursday to authorise the deployment of thousands of French and African Union troops in the Central African Republic but stopped short of approving a full U.N. peacekeeping force in the country.
Bill Commits U.S. Diplomacy to Ending Abuse of Women
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Dic 06 (IPS) - The U.S. Congress is being urged to pass "urgent" legislation that would make issues of violence against women and girls a key focus in all U.S. diplomatic efforts.
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