Global Issues
News headlines for “Arms Control”, page 653
Opportunity Missed for Nuclear-Free Middle East
- Inter Press Service
JERUSALEM, Dic 02 (IPS) - After the cancellation of an international conference to create a nuclear-free Middle East, leading experts have warned that an important opportunity to create stability in the region has been squandered.
DRC - Wishing the Rebels Would Remain
- Inter Press Service
GOMA, DR Congo, Dic 01 (IPS) - Lined up along a dirt path that meanders its way up into the lush war-torn mountains surrounding the small town of Sake, in eastern Congo, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, hundreds of young rebel soldiers sat on the road banks in the baking sun.
The Economic Cost of Kenya's Insecurity
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Dic 01 (IPS) - The wave of insecurity that has hit Kenya in the last few months is causing severe damage to the country's recovering economy, local economists have warned.
Colombian Peace Talks Invite Citizen Input*
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Nov 30 (IPS) - The Colombian government and the FARC guerrillas will resume the peace talks in the Cuban capital on Dec. 5, in a climate of moderate optimism surrounding a process in which citizen participation could play a key role.
Palestinians Welcome UN Upgrade Uncertainly
- Inter Press Service
RAMALLAH, Occupied West Bank, Nov 30 (IPS) - Thousands of Palestinians gathered throughout the West Bank and Gaza Strip Thursday, including representatives of all the major political factions, to celebrate and to show their support for the Palestinian Authority's bid for upgraded status at the United Nations.
Palestine Scores Overwhelming Victory in World Body
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 30 (IPS) - Amidst thunderous applause - and the ceremonious unfurling of a Palestinian flag in the General Assembly hall - the U.N.'s highest policy-making body Thursday voted overwhelmingly to elevate Palestine from an "observer" to a "non-member state".
Critics Slam ASEAN Rights Commission
- Inter Press Service
JAKARTA, Nov 29 (IPS) - At the age of 82, former Indonesian political detainee Mudjayin wonders if he will ever see justice served.
A Million Hardships in Pakistan’s North
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Nov 29 (IPS) - More than a million people displaced from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas by growing militancy and military operations are facing severe hardship after losing businesses and work.
Amidst Turmoil, Nuke-Free Mideast Conference Derailed
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 28 (IPS) - A long outstanding international conference on a nuclear weapons-free zone in the Middle East, scheduled to take place in Finland next month, has been postponed, giving rise to speculation on whether it will ever get off the ground.
South Sudan Oiling up for Self-Reliance
- Inter Press Service
JUBA, Nov 28 (IPS) - As South Sudan continues negotiations with Sudan regarding the resumption of oil production and transit, the South Sudanese government says that it is developing its own industry and will start producing fuel for domestic consumption within the next eight months in order to avoid continued reliance on its neighbour.
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