Global Issues
News headlines for “Arms Control”, page 514
UN Unable to Fully Investigate Chemical Weapons Allegations in Sudan
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 05 (IPS) - The UN has only limited access to Jebel Marra, the location in Sudan where Amnesty International alleges Sudanese government forces have used chemical weapons, UN Peacekeeping Chief Herve Ladsous said here Tuesday.
The UN's Blind Spot for Conflict Prevention
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 03 (IPS) - As the world struggles to respond to conflicts and the people fleeing them, UN insiders are also struggling to advance a ‘shift in mindset' to help prevent these crises from happening in the first place.
Uncertainty Mars Potential for Peace in South Sudan
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 28 (IPS) - Nearly one month after UN Security Council members visited troubled South Sudan, disagreement reigns over even the limited outside measures proposed to try to bring the security situation in the world's newest country under control.
First Acid Test for Peace in Colombia Will Be the Referendum
- Inter Press Service
BOGOTA, Sep 27 (IPS) - It was like a huge party in Colombia. "Congratulations!" people said to each other, before hugging. "Only 20 minutes to go!" one office worker said, hurrying on her way to Bolívar square, in the heart of Bogotá. And everyone knew what she was talking about, and hurried along too. Complete strangers exchanged winks of complicity.
South Sudan and Uganda's Intertwined History of Violence
- Inter Press Service
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, USA, Sep 27 (IPS) - Uganda has and continues to play a major role in fueling the conflict in South Sudan. The recent events in South Sudan have brought that moral challenge into a very sharp focus.
A Historic Day in Colombia
- Inter Press Service
BOGOTA, Colombia, Sep 27 (IPS) - Betsaida and her family abandoned their home and a small business in the port of Tumaco, in the Pacific of Colombia, and were forced to follow the road that more than 7 million displaced Colombians have as a result of the armed conflict.
Yazidi Survivor of ISIL Appointed UN Goodwill Ambassador
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 21 (IPS) - Yazidi Nadia Murad - who survived being kidnapped and forced into sexual slavery by ISIL - was honoured by the UN on Friday September 16 for her work to help human trafficking survivors.
U.A.E Stands By Conflicted Yemen
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Sep 07 (IPS) - As unrest and chaos plague Yemen, the U.A.E is not waiting in silence. Recognising that in spite of being impoverished Yemen has always been strategically important for U.A.E and the region, the warfare and conflict will not only gravely affect the region itself but could also obstruct the future security of the Middle East as a whole.
Yemeni Refugees Still Stuck on Wrong Side of the Water
- Inter Press Service
OBOCK, Djibouti, Sep 06 (IPS) - Tears emerge from the slit of 20-year-old Gada's black niqab face veil. After more than a minute's silence she still can't answer the question: How bad was it in Yemen before you left?
Islam Right Now
- Inter Press Service
ALICANTE, Spain, Sep 06 (IPS) - Watching Christianity nearly a century–fundamentalist Christians fighting ritualistic Christians fighting secularism, generally moving fundamentalism–>ritualism–>secularism–maybe the same for Islam? Their similarities make "Islam right now" a repetition of Christianity; their differences shout, Watch Out! Let us see where this leads us.
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