Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1223
Dreams of a ‘Green Utopia’ Wither in the Maghreb
- Inter Press Service
BERLIN, Dic 12 (IPS) - When the Desertec Industrial Initiative (DII), an alliance of 21 major European corporations, first unveiled plans to install a network of solar thermal, photovoltaic, and wind plants across the North African Maghreb region to generate electricity, the project was greeted as a ‘green utopia'.
Q&A: The Challenges of Women's Empowerment and Equality
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Dic 12 (IPS) - Today, approximately 125 countries have laws that penalise domestic violence - a great advance from a decade ago. Yet 603 million women around the world still live in countries where domestic violence is not a crime, and up to seven in ten women are targeted for physical or sexual violence, or both.
White House Defends Low-Key Stance on Rwanda, Congo
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Dic 11 (IPS) - President Barack Obama's top diplomat on African affairs on Tuesday defended the U.S. administration's response to the continued crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in the face of stepped up criticism from both civil society and U.S. lawmakers.
Tunisia Gears Up to Host World Social Forum
- Inter Press Service
TUNIS, Dic 11 (IPS) - Following in the wake of the wave of revolutions dubbed the âArab Spring', which originated here nearly two years ago, North Africa is gearing up to host the World Social Forum (WSF) for the first time.
Iran Debates Talking with the U.S.
- Inter Press Service
HAWAII, U.S., Dic 11 (IPS) - As the Iranian leadership prepares to engage in negotiations with the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council plus Germany (P5+1) over the fate of its nuclear programme, the conversation inside Iran has moved beyond the nuclear issue, and now includes a debate about the utility of engaging in direct talks - even relations - with the United States.
Youth Call for ‘Change of Course’ to Solve Climate Crisis
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Dic 11 (IPS) - While world leaders were wrapping up the United Nations conference on climate change (COP 18) in Doha, Qatar this past weekend with the annual vague promise to tackle the enourmous crises brought on by extreme weather and global warming, a delegation of youth gathered far from the high-level conference halls to say "no" to advocacy without action.
OP-ED: Women Out Loud
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Dic 11 (IPS) - Global efforts to reach the "three zeros" for women and girls - zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS-related deaths - are gaining momentum. Much of the progress we have seen is underpinned by the work of women living with HIV.
Critics Brand Climate Talks Another Lost Opportunity
- Inter Press Service
DOHA, Qatar, Dic 11 (IPS) - Rich countries came to the U.N. climate talks in Doha intent on delaying needed action on climate change for another three years and a still to be hammered out new global treaty.
Developing World to Overshadow the West by 2030, Study Says
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Dic 10 (IPS) - A major new long-range report by the U.S. intelligence community suggests that the U.S. economy, currently the world's largest, could be eclipsed by China's by 2030.
The Civilian Toll of Israel’s Bombs
- Inter Press Service
GAZA CITY, Dic 10 (IPS) - When Israeli bombs struck the Abu Khadra complex for civil administration, they also gutted the sixth floor of the Abu Shabaan complex, located ten metres across the road. According to the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), eight Israeli warplane-fired bombs levelled roughly half of the government compound in eastern Gaza City in the early hours of Nov. 21.
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