Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1329
Exit Americans, Enter Sectarian Strife
- Inter Press Service
Barely three months after the pullout by U.S. troops, sectarian clashes between Sunni and Shia Muslims have begun to take a heavy toll across Iraq.
World Congress Hopes to Enforce Commitments Made at Rio+20
- Inter Press Service
World leaders may face an unexpected challenge come June, when a major global summit on sustainable development will be held in Brazil. Unlike during previous summits, these leaders might have trouble making promises they are unable to keep.
Salvadoran Civil War Survivors Demand Restorative Justice
- Inter Press Service
A choked-up Mercedes Alfaro told the fourth session of the International Restorative Justice Tribunal in El Salvador how she lost seven members of her family in a 1982 massacre.
Turkey's Ex-Army Chief on Trial for Coup Plot
- Inter Press Service
Ilker Basbug, Turkey's former army chief, has gone on trial on charges of leading a terrorist group accused of plotting to overthrow the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Urgent Need for 'New Deal' in Equality and Sustainability
- Inter Press Service
The pressing need for a global 'new deal' to foster sustainable development and reduce inequalities was the conclusion of the 2012 Global Human Development Forum, a new initiative by the United Nations, held in Istanbul from Mar. 22-23.
Could the Druze Minority Tip the Scales of Syria’s Revolution?
- Inter Press Service
The Druze stronghold of Sweida, Syria, witnessed several pro-democracy protests last week. While the movement remains marginal, it is charged with symbolism: the Druze have long been considered the 'spiritual cousins' of the Alawites, the religious group to which the Assad family belongs.
OP-ED: The Key Is Youth Participation
- Inter Press Service
When the secretary-general of the United Nations recently said that failing to invest in the one billion young people of the world 'is a false economy', he certainly had more in mind than just a useful business idea.
Arab Spring Brings Some Sour Fruits
- Inter Press Service
Recent shifts in the Middle East and North Africa have presented several economic challenges such as high unemployment, an exodus of migrants from Libya and a reduction of tourism revenues. Given that economic discontent played a vital role in the Arab uprisings, economic growth has become vital to sustain the fruit of revolution.
Freeing Childhood From Prisons
- Inter Press Service
Hamza has memories no 17-year-old should. 'I was desperate. I didn't talk to anyone. I didn't want to go outside the house. I was very nervous. I'd be irritated with the simplest matters.'
Can’t Help Helping Refugees
- Inter Press Service
It’s 10 am on Saturday morning and a group of migrants is clustered round the entrance to the Migrant Clothes Association in the Calais city centre, eating breakfast provided by the association. Inside, the warehouse is stacked with blankets, tents, trainers and clothes. Some of these will be distributed later by the association’s workers.
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