Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 503
Human rights under threat in DR Congo and beyond, Security Council hears
- UN News
The resurgence of the M23 armed group has “broad repercussions” for the security, human rights and humanitarian situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and for the wider region, the UN Special Representative there told the Security Council on Wednesday.
International Criminal Court at 20: Renewing the Promise of Justice for the Gravest Crimes
- Inter Press Service
The HAGUE, Netherlands, Jun 29 (IPS) - On 1 July 2022, the International Criminal Court (ICC) turns 20. The entry into force on 1 July 2002 of the ICC’s founding treaty, the Rome Statute, officially created the Court and marked the start of its work towards building a more just world.
UN’s “No-Fly List” on Sexual Harassment Falls Short, Complains Rights Group
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 29 (IPS) - The United Nations has continued to crackdown on sexual harassment system-wide since 2017 while its “whistle blower protection policy” has provided “protective status” for nearly 68 UN staffers who reported wrong doing.
But Equality Now, an international human rights organization, is accusing the UN of faltering on its longstanding “zero-tolerance” policy.
Ukraine: Cycle of death, destruction, dislocation, and disruption ‘must stop’
- UN News
The “horrific conflict,” in Ukraine shows no signs of abating, the UN political and peacebuilding chief told the Security Council on Tuesday, pointing out that since her last update on 5 April, “countless Ukrainian civilians” have been killed in indiscriminate attacks, cities and towns levelled, and much of the country’s arable land “horribly disfigured by shelling”.
NATO Summit Set to Further Militarise Europe, Expand in Africa?
- Inter Press Service
MADRID, Jun 28 (IPS) - The three-day North Atlantic Treaty Organisation-NATO Summit in Madrid (28,29, 30 June 2022) is expected to agree to considerably increase Europe’s military power, heavily weaponise Russia’s border, and further expand its presence in Africa, according to a diplomatic source.
Syria: Decade of brutal war left nearly 307,000 civilians dead
- UN News
Between 1 March 2011 and 31 March 2021, 306,887 civilians were killed in the on-going war in Syria - the highest estimate yet of conflict-related deaths in the country, according to a new report published by the UN rights office (OHCHR) on Tuesday.
More than 70 grave violations against children caught up in war, being recorded daily: UNICEF
- UN News
A “staggering” average of 71 verified grave violations a day, are committed against children by parties to conflict in more than 30 settings across Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America.
Jobs Will Not Empower Young Women Until We Address Sexual Harassment
- Inter Press Service
BRIGHTON, UK, Jun 28 (IPS) - The writer is Research Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies, UKWhat does empowerment for young women look like? For many, the answer would include jobs. But the belief that jobs bring empowerment through income, greater autonomy, and bargaining power within the family fail to recognise that these potential gains for young women are undermined by widespread sexual harassment.
Climate Hypocrisy Ensures Global Warming
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 28 (IPS) - Rich country governments claim the high moral ground on climate action. But many deny their far greater responsibility for both historic and contemporary greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, once acknowledged by the Kyoto Protocol.
Libya: UN highlights need to speed up progress towards national elections
- UN News
Leaders in Libya must resolve outstanding issues so that long-awaited presidential and parliamentary elections can finally be held, UN political affairs chief Rosemary DiCarlo told the Security Council on Monday.
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