Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 120
Gaza: Acts of war bear hallmarks of atrocity crimes, warn UN humanitarians
- UN News
Lifesaving supplies in Gaza continue to run dangerously low, nearly four weeks into the total aid blockade and deadly bombardment of the enclave by Israel, UN humanitarians said on Friday.
How to Turn the Tide: Resisting the Global Assault on Gender Rights
- Inter Press Service
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Mar 27 (IPS) - This year’s session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69), the world’s leading forum for advancing gender equality, confronted unprecedented challenges. With Saudi Arabia in the chair and anti-rights voices growing increasingly influential in the forum, the struggle to hold onto international commitments on gender equality intensified dramatically. On 8 March, International Women’s Day mobilisations also took on added urgency, with demonstrations from Istanbul to Buenos Aires focusing on resisting the multiple manifestations of gender rights regression being felt in communities worldwide.
Gaza: UN humanitarians flag impact on children of return to war
- UN News
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) issued a warning on Thursday over the terrible impact on youngsters of renewed Israeli bombardment and the total aid blockade.
Armed groups install ‘parallel administration’ in DR Congo, Security Council hears
- UN News
Armed groups affiliated with Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have continued to expand their control in North and South Kivu – setting their sights on more territorial gains.
Sudan war: Displacement figures fall for first time
- UN News
For the first time in nearly two years of brutal conflict between rival militaries, the number of Sudanese internally displaced has fallen, the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Thursday.
DR Congo: Record numbers face acute or emergency hunger
- UN News
A record 27.7 million people are in the grip of acute hunger in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), amid ongoing conflict linked to massive displacement and rising food prices, global food security experts warned on Thursday.
UN rights body sounds the alarm over South Sudan crisis
- UN News
The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan issued an alert on Thursday over the rapidly escalating crisis in the country, calling for urgent coordinated action to protect civilians and preserve the 2018 peace deal that ended five years of civil war.
A Chance for Sisi to Follow Sadat's Vision and Courage
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Mar 26 (IPS) - On March 26, Israel and Egypt will celebrate the 46th anniversary of their peace treaty, which has upended the very nature of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Egypt remains pivotal in the search for Israeli-Palestinian peace, especially now in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war.
Will UN be a Possible Target as US Goes on a Rampage?
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 26 (IPS) - The Trump administration, spearheaded by senior adviser Elon Musk, has been on a wild rampage: mass layoffs of government employees, gutting federal agencies, dismantling the Department of Education and USAID, defying a federal judge and threatening universities with drastic cuts in grants and contracts—decisions mostly engineered by the newly-created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Malnutrition Not Due to Cash Poverty Alone
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Mar 26 (IPS) - The World Bank set its US ‘dollar-a-day’ poverty line using its 1990 data. Despite many doubts and criticisms, its poverty numbers fell until the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020.
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