Global Issues
News headlines for “Arms Control”, page 543
Bougainville: Former War-Torn Territory Still Wary of Mining
- Inter Press Service
, May 22 (IPS) - From Arawa, once the capital city of Bougainville, an autonomous region in eastern Papua New Guinea in the southwest Pacific Ocean, a long, winding road leads high up into the Crown Prince Ranges in the centre of the island through impenetrable rainforest.
The U.N. at 70: The Past and Future of U.N. Peacekeeping
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, May 21 (IPS) - When the Cold War ended in 1991, there was hope the U.N. Security Council would be able to take decisive action to create a more peaceful world. Early blue helmet successes in Cambodia, Namibia, Mozambique, and El Salvador seemed to vindicate that assessment.
Minorities Threatened More by Governments than Terrorist Groups, Says Study
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 20 (IPS) - In the conflict-ridden Middle East, minority groups continue to be threatened, attacked and expelled from their home countries by terrorist groups such as Al Qaeda and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
Opinion: Universalisation and Strengthening Nuke Treaty Review Need to be Qualitative
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, May 19 (IPS) - "Strengthening the Review Process" and "Universalisation of the Non-Proliferation Treaty" (NPT) are distinctly substantive issues, that require consideration with their specificities in view.
The U.N. at 70: A 60-Year Journey with Sri Lanka
- Inter Press Service
COLOMBO, May 18 (IPS) - The year 2015 marks an important milestone in Sri Lanka's relationship with the United Nations. It is the 70th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations and also the 60th anniversary of Sri Lanka's entry into the U.N. system.
U.S. Hosts Arms Bazaar at White House Arab Summit
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 15 (IPS) - When the United States sells billions of dollars in sophisticated arms to Arab nations, they are conditioned on two key factors: no weapons with a qualitative military edge over Israel will ever be sold to the Arabs, nor will they receive any weapons that are not an integral part of the U.S. arsenal.
The U.N. at 70: Is It Still Fit for the Purpose?
- Inter Press Service
VIENNA, May 14 (IPS) - Events are being organised around the world to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, but a recent seminar held in the Austrian capital was not held to applaud the body's past contributions.
Campaign to End Sexual Violence Targets Civilian Peacekeepers First
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 13 (IPS) - "We can really argue as much as we want but if we put ourselves in the skin of victims, we just have to do something to stop this."
Reviving Dignity: The Remarkable Perseverance of Myanmar’s Displaced
- Inter Press Service
SITTWE, Myanmar, May 12 (IPS) - In Myanmar's Western Rakhine State, over a hundred thousand people displaced by inter communal violence that broke out nearly three years ago remain interned in camps on torrid plains and coastal marshes, struggling to survive.
Q&A: Nuclear Disarmament a Non-Starter, "But I Would Love to Be Proven Wrong"
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 11 (IPS) - Albert Einstein, the internationally-renowned physicist who developed the theory of relativity, once famously remarked: "I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones."
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