Global Issues
News headlines for “Arms Control”, page 670
Colombia’s Rebels Insist Peace Is Only Possible with Reforms
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA/BOGOTA, Sep 05 (IPS) - The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) are taking a pragmatic, reformist stance in the new attempt to negotiate a peace agreement with the Colombian government, to put an end to nearly half a century of civil war.
After Dempsey Warning, Israel May Curb War Threat
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sep 05 (IPS) - President Barack Obama’s explicit warning that he will not accept a unilateral Israeli attack against Iran may force Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to step back from his ostensible threat of war.
Côte d’Ivoire’s Universities - Shedding a Legacy of Violence and Corruption
- Inter Press Service
ABIDJAN, Sep 04 (IPS) - Yacouba Coulibaly was pursuing a doctorate in education at Cocody University in Abidjan before Côte d’Ivoire’s post-election violence started in 2010. But his classes were routinely disrupted by armed members of a powerful student federation that wished to hold meetings instead.
Gun Violence a Growing Concern in Papua New Guinea
- Inter Press Service
BRISBANE, Sep 03 (IPS) - In Papua New Guinea, the largest island nation in Melanesia in the southwest Pacific, where more than 60 percent of major crimes involve guns, a burgeoning illegal arms trade is associated with lack of employment growth and low human security, with vulnerable communities suffering the consequences.
Israel ‘Pillaging’ Palestinian Resources
- Inter Press Service
JERUSALEM, Sep 03 (IPS) - By mining natural resources from the occupied Palestinian territories for its own economic purposes, Israel is committing the war crime of pillage in the Dead Sea area, according to a report released Monday by Palestinian human rights group Al Haq.
Libyan Weapons Arming Regional Conflicts
- Inter Press Service
TRIPOLI, Sep 02 (IPS) - In the aftermath of Libya’s revolution, Libyan fighters and weapons are flooding areas of conflict in neighbouring countries, according to local fighters and officials in several countries.
Israelis Brace Dubiously for War With Iran
- Inter Press Service
JERUSALEM, Sep 01 (IPS) - Parviz Barkhordar says he loves both Israel and Iran. For many, this dual affinity might seem contradictory, but according to Barkhordar, it makes total sense.
Nepal's President Urged to Reject War-Era Amnesty
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 31 (IPS) - The Nepali government is receiving significant national and international blowback for a draft ordinance that rights groups, including ones in the United States, say would allow for a widespread amnesty for some accused of human rights and other abuses perpetrated during Nepal's decade-long civil war.
Long Wait to Defect From Assad’s Forces
- Inter Press Service
GUNDIK SHALAL, Syria, Aug 31 (IPS) - "Of course I want to defect but I cannot give up my salary. How could I possibly feed my 11 children?" The war is putting every Syrian on the brink, including this policeman on the side of President Bashar Al Assad.
Peru Identifies Civil War Victims – at Snail’s Pace
- Inter Press Service
LIMA, Aug 30 (IPS) - Of the 69,000 people killed during the 1980-2000 armed conflict in Peru, at least 16,000 were buried in secret unmarked graves. So far, only 2,064 of these bodies have been recovered, and just 50 percent have been identified, according to a new report.
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