News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 266
Tackling Climate Change Will Be a Pyrrhic Victory If We Lose Sight of the Poor
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Sep 03 (IPS) - Urgent climate action is key to eradicating hunger and poverty, but climate mitigation policies can inadvertently exacerbate these issues in rural areas. Countries must design climate strategies that account for the impacts on the rural poor and that include social protection measures.
Israel’s Goal: Smashing Palestinian Legitimacy
- Inter Press Service
ATLANTA, Georgia, Sep 03 (IPS) - Most people think that Israel's main goal in Gaza is to recover the hostages seized by HAMAS on October 7, 2023 with an announced follow-up mission to eliminate HAMAS as a threat. If you thought that, you would be wrong. Substantial evidence reveals a different strategic aim—destroying every shred of Palestinian legitimacy as a nation.
World Leaders Who Opted to Skip the United Nations
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 03 (IPS) - When the high-level segment of the UN General Assembly took place last September, there were several key world leaders missing in action (MIAs)—including, most importantly, leaders of the four of the five permanent members of the Security Council, the most powerful political body at the United Nations.
UN reports ‘lethal tactics’ by Israeli forces in West Bank
- UN News
Israeli forces continue to employ “lethal war-like tactics” in the West Bank, including airstrikes, with people being killed, injured and displaced, the UN Spokesperson said on Tuesday.
Humanitarians support civilians affected by recent attacks in Ukraine
- UN News
Aid organizations continue to provide emergency support to people impacted by recent deadly attacks across Ukraine, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Tuesday.
Venezuela: UN rights office describes pervasive ‘climate of fear’
- UN News
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, reiterated deep concerns on Tuesday over the continuing “climate of fear” in Venezuela, after an arrest warrant was issued for the opposition’s presidential candidate in the country’s recent election.
A Sustainable Future within Reach: The Promise of Digital Transformation
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK, Thailand, Sep 02 (IPS) - The development paradigm has shifted to ‘digital by default' as a norm, reshaping societies and economies. As a hub for digitally driven innovations, Asia and the Pacific is well positioned to leverage the transformative potential of digital technologies to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.
US Support of UN Organizations Must Remain Unabated
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Sep 02 (IPS) - During Donald Trump's presidency, the United States withdrew from several international organizations. These include the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
Thousands more children protected on day 2 of Gaza polio campaign
- UN News
The UN-led mass polio vaccination campaign entered its second day in central Gaza on Monday with pauses in fighting holding sufficiently for thousands more children to receive their dose, in addition to the 87,000 who received their first round on Sunday, UN agencies said.
Enough is Enough: End Nuclear Testing Once and For All
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 30 (IPS) - In 2009 the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 29 August the International Day Against Nuclear Tests. This date recalled the official closing of the Semipalatinsk nuclear weapons testing site in today's Kazakhstan on 29 August 1991; that one site alone having seen 456 nuclear test explosions between 1949 and 1989.
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