Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1129
South of the Border, Mining Is King
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov 01 (IPS) - Civil society groups from throughout Latin America are urging "home countries" to take greater responsibility for the actions of their companies abroad, particularly those in the extractives industry.
In Haiti, Cholera Claims New Victims Daily
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS/PORT-AU-PRINCE, Oct 31 (IPS) - Some 2,400 kilometres from New York City, where victims of Haiti's cholera epidemic are suing the United Nations in a U.S. federal court, the disease continues to burn through the populace with no end in sight.
Fragile Peace Holds on a Syrian Island
- Inter Press Service
QAMISHLI, Syria, Oct 31 (IPS) - "The whole region is under control but be careful in the city centre," says a Kurdish militiaman at the eastern gate of Qamishli, 600 km northeast of capital Damascus, confirming rumours about breaches in Syria's relatively stable northeast.
Saudi Arabia, Sans Human Rights, Seeks Council Seat
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 30 (IPS) - When Saudi Arabia permitted women to vote but not drive, a newspaper cartoon last year captured the double standard with dark irony.
Critics Question Impact of ‘Pay for Success’ Bonds
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Oct 30 (IPS) - Standing in contrast to government social protection programmes implemented over the past decade by progressive governments in Latin America and the Caribbean, a new initiative appeals to private investment and uses non-profit service providers.
Teen Pregnancy Rooted in Powerlessness
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 30 (IPS) - Before we begin, perhaps we can set aside the stereotypes: no, she didn't "mess herself up by following boys around", and no, it is not in fact her fault that she became pregnant.
OP-ED: Bahraini Opposition Shuns Bogus Dialogue
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct 30 (IPS) - Bahraini opposition groups announced on Tuesday their opposition to participating in the dialogue that is supposed to start tomorrow. According to the Bahrain Mirror, the five opposition groups that signed the joint statement included al-Wifaq, Wa'd, al-Minbar, al-Tajammu', and al-Ikha'.
ICE Raids Leave Broken Homes in Their Wake
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct 29 (IPS) - Saul Merlos is an undocumented migrant from El Salvador. About two years ago, he was living and working in the southern U.S. city of New Orleans.
U.S. Snooping Makes It a Neighbourhood Pariah
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct 29 (IPS) - As the first formal probe by an international rights body into allegations of U.S. mass surveillance began here Monday, privacy advocates from throughout the Americas accused Washington of violating international covenants and endangering civil society.
Domestics Join Forces to Put Their House in Order
- Inter Press Service
MONTEVIDEO, Oct 29 (IPS) - "We have come together to join forces, to be heard, because we want to speak for ourselves," said Ernestina Ochoa, a Peruvian domestic worker, at the close of the founding congress of the International Domestic Workers Federation in the Uruguayan capital.
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