Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1249
New Generation of Arab Leaders to Address World Body
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 21 (IPS) - When world leaders heading politically shaky authoritarian regimes lead their country’s delegations on overseas visits or attend international conferences, including the annual U.N. General Assembly sessions in September, there is always a lingering fear of either an insurrection or an attempted military coup back home.
Growing Public Discontent with Turkish Syria Policy
- Inter Press Service
ANKARA, Sep 21 (IPS) - Public approval of the Turkish government’s foreign policy has reached its lowest point - a mere 18 percent - in the past decade, according to a poll released here this week that showed only 18 percent of respondents said they favoured Ankara’s handling of the escalating sectarian violence in neighbouring Syria.
Q&A: “Women's Participation in Peace Processes Is Still Very Small”
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 21 (IPS) - Friday is not just any day – it's the International Day of Peace. Concerts, debates and moments of silence will be held all over the planet to commemorate the ideal of global truce and tolerance.
Saving Libya From its Saviours
- Inter Press Service
TRIPOLI, Sep 21 (IPS) - The dark rain clouds and circling military helicopter accentuated the mood of the small, sombre crowd gathered in Tripoli’s Martyr’s Square to commemorate Libya’s dead heroes.
Second Chance For an African Green Revolution
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Sep 21 (IPS) - As the world searches desperately for ways to boost food production by at least 70 percent by 2050 to feed an increasingly hungry planet, many are looking to Africa as the place where a large part of this potential can be realised, mainly for its huge portion of arable land.
Involuntary Sterilisation Threatens Rights of Disabled Women
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 21 (IPS) - In 1996, Maria Mamerita Mestanza Chavez, a 33-year-old Peruvian mother of seven, was threatened with imprisonment if she did not comply with the government policy of undergoing sterilisation. After suffering post-operative complications for which she was refused treatment, Chavez died nine days later.
Human Rights Education Shows Its Potential
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Sep 20 (IPS) - The impact of human rights education, a rising star, is highlighted in a short documentary sponsored by United Nations experts and civil society.
As Aid Shrinks, U.N.’s Development Goals Under Threat
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 20 (IPS) - If the developing world fails to meet the targets set in the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – relating mostly to poverty, hunger, education, health care, gender empowerment and the environment – the primary blame for the failure would be on Western donors who have reneged on their aid commitments, according to a new report released here.
OP-ED: Arab Democracies and the West
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sep 20 (IPS) - Anti-Western protests across the Arab Islamic world denouncing the anti-Islam video, reportedly produced in the United States, is a serious test for the new democratic governments in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Yemen, and elsewhere.
Ice-Free Arctic Is "Uncharted Territory"
- Inter Press Service
UXBRIDGE, Canada, Sep 20 (IPS) - The melt of Arctic sea ice has reached its lowest point this year, shrinking 18 percent from last year's near-record low.
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