Global Issues
News headlines for “Arms Control”, page 668
The Press in Colombia “Rediscovers” Peace
- Inter Press Service
BOGOTA, Sep 13 (IPS) - What are the obstacles to peace in war-torn Colombia? When government and rebel negotiators asked themselves this question, they concluded that one problem was that the media in this country had turned “peace” itself into a dirty word.
Q&A: “The More Difficult Task Came After the Revolution”
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 13 (IPS) - Following the revolution that culminated in the ouster of longtime President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in January 2011, Tunisia embarked on a transitional justice process with the intention of addressing the gross human rights violations of the dictatorship.
Pakistan Parties Uniting Against Drones
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Sep 13 (IPS) - Political parties are stepping up opposition to the U.S. drone strikes and a planned operation to cleanse border areas of militants.
Islamists Threaten Libya’s Future
- Inter Press Service
TRIPOLI, Sep 12 (IPS) - The killing of U.S. ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens comes in the wake of a new threat of Islamic fundamentalism that has rocked Libya over the last few weeks.
World Needs to Build a Culture of Peace, Says Ex-Envoy
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 12 (IPS) - Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defences of peace must be constructed, says the preamble to the constitution of the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
Palestinians Now Face Killing Prices
- Inter Press Service
BETHLEHEM, Occupied West Bank, Sep 12 (IPS) - Thousands of Palestinians took to the streets across the West Bank over the past week in protest against increasingly high living costs, and demanding major changes from the Palestinian Authority (PA) leadership.
Kenya’s Water Wars Kill Scores
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Sep 11 (IPS) - Water scarcity is fuelling deadly inter-ethnic wars that continue to claim lives in Kenya, according to government officials. And if nothing is done to educate communities on how to conserve the valuable resource, the situation will escalate, governance experts and environmentalists warn.
U.S. Public Satisfied With Less Militarised Global Role
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sep 10 (IPS) - Disillusioned by wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. public is becoming increasingly comfortable with a more modest and less militarised global role for the nation, according to the latest in a biennial series of major surveys.
Exchanging Peace, One Postcard at a Time
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 10 (IPS) - When Ross Holzman packs for a work trip, he brings three bags with him: One with blank postcards, one with crayons, and one with thousands of artworks created by children around the world.
Syrian Kurds Find the Language of Freedom
- Inter Press Service
DERIK, Northern Syria, Sep 10 (IPS) - "I want to learn how to read and write in my own language," says Manal, a young Kurd from Syria. Neither she nor any of Manal’s 30 classmates have ever been so close to achieving their goal.
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