Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1191
Q&A: Moving Away from "Elite Multilateralism"
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 10 (IPS) - As the global South claims a greater share of the world's GDP, is it also progressing in terms of overall human development? How has this southward tipping of the scale affected the dynamics of international trade? What is the role of global governance in mediating this period of change?
EU Calls for New Plans Past the MDGs
- Inter Press Service
BRUSSELS, Apr 10 (IPS) - The European Commission has unveiled a blueprint for global development aid and called on world leaders to replace the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) with an international aid framework based on sustainable and inclusive development tackling poverty at its roots.
Militarised Island Seeks Makeover
- Inter Press Service
GINOWAN, Japan, Apr 10 (IPS) - The island of Okinawa has long been known as the base camp for a majority of the United States' 50,000 troops in Japan. But now, against the backdrop of escalating nuclear threats from North Korea, local leaders are pushing hard to promote this island – the largest of 60 that comprise Japan's southern prefecture – and its surrounding islets as a lucrative site for commercial enterprises.
Winter Athletes Call for Action on Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 10 (IPS) - After another winter of erratic and disappointing snowfall, 75 of the U.S.'s top professional winter athletes are calling on President Barack Obama to take stronger measures to curb climate change.
U.S. Global Health Cuts Threaten Gains on Lethal Diseases
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 09 (IPS) - A U.S.-based civil society coalition is calling on Congress and President Barack Obama's administration to keep spending on global health aid at current levels, warning that recent budget cuts risk a dangerous backslide in health and development gains achieved over the past three decades.
OP-ED: Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood and Democracy: A Sputtering Start
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 09 (IPS) - The governing programme of Egyptian President Muhammad Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood has been disappointing. His commitment to genuine democracy has been faltering, and his efforts at inclusion and political tolerance have been wanting.
Daring Woman Enters the Contest
- Inter Press Service
BAJAUR AGENCY, Pakistan, Apr 09 (IPS) - "My sole motive is to serve my people, especially women who have had no role in politics so far. I feel we can make progress only by bringing in women into mainstream politics."
World Bank to Strengthen Focus on Land Rights
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 08 (IPS) - The World Bank will be placing stronger emphasis on issues of land tenure and socially and environmentally sustainable agricultural investing, it announced Monday.
Q&A: Obesity and Hunger Are Two Sides of the Same Problem
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 08 (IPS) - Over 40 million children under the age of five were overweight in 2010. In fact, since 1980, the worldwide prevalence of obesity has doubled, according to the British medical journal the Lancet.
Tunisia Now Exporting “Jihadis”
- Inter Press Service
TUNIS, Apr 06 (IPS) - Tunisian families have begun to dread knocks on their doors, or late-night phone calls, fearing that the messenger will bear the news that their son has been smuggled out of the country to join the "jihad" in Syria.
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