Global Issues
News headlines for “Arms Control”, page 636
Escalating Korea Crisis Dims Hopes for Denuclearisation
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 03 (IPS) - With all sides seeming to climb further up the escalatory ladder over the last several days, defusing the ongoing crisis on the Korean Peninsula -- let alone persuading Pyongyang to give up its nuclear arsenal as it once promised to do -- looks daunting.
U.N. Greenlights Long-Awaited Arms Trade Treaty
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 02 (IPS) - For many in the international community, the iconic sculpture outside the U.N. Visitors' Centre appears more prominent today, as the majority of member states tightened its knot by adopting the first ever Arms Trade Treaty (ATT).
Now for a Vacation in Gaza, Maybe
- Inter Press Service
GAZA CITY, Apr 02 (IPS) - "We wanted to help foreigners in Gaza, so we created an English map of Gaza City," says Amir Shurrab, one of the minds behind the foldable Gaza Tourist Map.
Veto Returns to Haunt Big Powers in Arms Trade Treaty
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 01 (IPS) - When the United Nations set out to draft a politically-sensitive Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), ever since negotiations began in 2006, member states agreed to take the final decision by "consensus".
Yemen Struggles With Past Crimes
- Inter Press Service
SANAA, Apr 01 (IPS) - Yemen has launched its six-month National Dialogue but creating a just law is proving a formidable task.
Refugees of Libyan War Protest at World Social Forum
- Inter Press Service
TUNIS, Mar 31 (IPS) - "We need a solution. The U.N. has created the problem, and they should do their work and fix it," says Bright, a young Nigerian stuck in the Choucha refugee camp in Tunisia, a few kilometres from the Libyan border.
The Siege Is Rubbish
- Inter Press Service
GAZA CITY, Mar 31 (IPS) - "For the past five years we've collected garbage by traditional means: donkey and cart," says Abdel Rahem Abulkumboz, director of health and environment at the Municipality of Gaza. The municipality of Gaza alone produces 700 tons of waste daily, Kumboz says. More than half of this waste is collected daily by 250 donkey carts.
Iraq, Afghanistan Wars Will Cost U.S. 4-6 Trillion Dollars: Report
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 30 (IPS) - Costs to U.S. taxpayers of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will run between four and six trillion dollars, making them the most expensive conflicts in U.S. history, according to a new report by a prominent Harvard University researcher.
Arab Spring Shifts Focus of World Social Forum
- Inter Press Service
TUNIS, Mar 29 (IPS) - The World Social Forum's traditional focus on economic, political and social injustice caused by globalisation shifted towards the revolts and unrest of the Arab Spring, in the current edition of the global gathering in Tunisia.
Thailand Holds Peace Talks with Muslim Rebels
- Inter Press Service
DOHA, Mar 28 (IPS) - Thai authorities and Muslim rebels leaders have started peace talks aimed at ending almost a decade of unrest in the country's far south, as fresh violence killed at least five people.
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