Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 15
As Civil Society Is Silenced, Corruption and Inequality Rise
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO & BANGKOK, October 31 (IPS) - From the streets of Bangkok to power corridors in Washington, the civil society space for dissent is fast shrinking. Authoritarian regimes are silencing opposition but indirectly fueling corruption and widening inequality, according to a leading global civil society alliance.
The Biggest Single Contributor to the UN Budget is also the Biggest Single Defaulter
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, October 31 (IPS) - The United States, the largest single contributor to the UN budget, is using its financial clout to threaten the United Nations by cutting off funds and withdrawing from several UN agencies. In an interview with Breitbart News U.S. Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Mike Waltz said last week “a quarter of everything the UN does, the United States pays for”.
US Threatens to Resume Nuclear Testing while Past Tests Have Devastated Victims Worldwide
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, October 31 (IPS) - The lingering after-effects of nuclear tests by the world’s nuclear powers have left a devastating impact on hundreds and thousands of victims world-wide.
Tens of thousands fleeing on foot amid atrocities in Sudan’s El Fasher
- UN News
More details continued to emerge on Friday of atrocities committed during and after the fall of El Fasher to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia in Sudan’s Darfur region.
US strikes in Caribbean and Pacific breach international law, says UN rights chief
- UN News
Airstrikes carried out by the United States against alleged drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean and Pacific drew sharp criticism from the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday who said they “violate international human rights law” and must stop immediately.
Ukraine: Russian attacks on energy could trigger major ‘crisis within crisis’
- UN News
The UN’s top aid official in Ukraine expressed concern on Friday about “continuous attacks” on energy production sites and distribution facilities.
From Slogans to Systems: Five Practical Steps for Turning Social Development Commitments into Action at Doha and Beyond
- Inter Press Service
BRUSSELS, Belgium, October 30 (IPS) - Thirty years ago, world leaders gathered in Copenhagen and made a promise: people would be at the center of development. This November, Heads of State and Government will meet again in Doha, Qatar, for the Second World Summit for Social Development or WSSD2.
Will COP30 Reenergize to Nigeria’s Great Green Wall Project?
- Inter Press Service
BATU, Nigeria, October 30 (IPS) - In 2017, 45-year-old Jabiru Muhammed could hardly contain his excitement when the village head of Batu in Jigawa State, northwestern Nigeria, announced that their community would work with officials from the National Agency for the Great Green Wall (NAGGW) to plant trees across a large stretch of land in the village.
Children’s Education Must Be Put At The Forefront of Climate Discussions At COP30
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, October 30 (IPS) - In 2024, the climate crisis has disrupted schooling for millions of students worldwide, weakening workforces and hindering social development on a massive scale. With extreme weather patterns preventing students from accessing a safe, and effective learning environment, the United Nations (UN) and the Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies (EiE Hub) continue to urge the international community to assist the most climate-sensitive areas in building resilient education systems that empower both students and educators.
UN Envoy hails Colombia’s peace process as global model, calls for more funding
- UN News
The newly appointed Head of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia, Miroslav Jenča, has praised the country’s peace process as “a global model,” while urging greater financial support to strengthen the Mission’s work.
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