Global Issues
News headlines for “Arms Control”, page 677
Pouring Edible Oil on Pakistan’s Troubled Areas
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Jul 28 (IPS) -
A makeshift girls' school in Bajaur. Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPSPESHAWAR, Jul 28 2012 (IPS) -Taking turns to lug a heavy can of edible oil, Mushtari and Sheema Gul, twin sisters aged nine, trip home happily from their school in Ghareebabad village in Pakistan’s troubled Bajaur Agency.
Schoolgirls Beat Taliban
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Jul 28 (IPS) - Far from fears that female education is on the decline after the Taliban campaign against girls’ schools, female students outclassed their male counterparts in the secondary school examination for 2012.
Hezbollah Losing its Grip
- Inter Press Service
DAHIEH, Jul 27 (IPS) - Since its inception, Hezbollah’s clout within its community has been solid. However, in recent weeks, the Party of God has been facing increasing difficulties controlling its support base and stymieing discontent. These developments have led analysts to question whether or not Hezbollah is losing its grip on its followers.
Military Service Leaves Culture of War Behind in Guatemala
- Inter Press Service
GUATEMALA CITY, Jul 27 (IPS) - “I feel proud to be a part of this change. Malnutrition cannot be wiped out in just two or three years, but this is the beginning and I want to be a part of it,” says Isabela Tzoc, a civic service volunteer involved in a youth programme aimed at fighting extreme poverty in Guatemala.
Orange Shadow Over Olympics
- Inter Press Service
HANOI, Vietnam, Jul 27 (IPS) - Agent Orange (AO), often called the ‘last legacy’ of the United States war in Vietnam (1955-1975), has popped up again thanks to its manufacturer Dow Chemical’s controversial sponsorship of the Olympic Games.
When a Moral Duty to Halt Atrocities Runs into Realpolitik
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 26 (IPS) - Against the backdrop of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, a panel of United States government officials and experts called for stronger methods to prevent modern-day genocides and mass atrocities, particularly in the case of Syria.
Arms Trade Treaty Called a "Leaky Bucket"
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 26 (IPS) - As heated negotiations on a global Arms Trade Treaty near their close Friday at United Nations headquarters in New York, members of civil society as well as some U.N. member states are highly disappointed by what they call the draft text's numerous loopholes.
Security Gaps Fuel Cote d'Ivoire Prison Escapes
- Inter Press Service
ABIDJAN, Jul 26 (IPS) - Eliane Negui knew just what to do when she got word that a group of inmates had escaped from Abidjan’s main prison, MACA, earlier this month. After all, the 24-year-old, who has lived across a dirt road from the facility for nine years, had witnessed the same scenario just two months before.
Syria Bolsters Troops in Battle for Aleppo
- Inter Press Service
DOHA, Qatar, Jul 25 (IPS) - Activists say thousands of troops have been sent to Syria's second city, Aleppo, as clashes were reported in the city for the sixth consecutive day.
Record Aid Shortfall Abandons Millions to Their Fate
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 25 (IPS) - Global funding for humanitarian aid interventions saw the biggest shortfalls in 10 years in 2011, according to a new report, raising questions about the international community’s ability to meet a 20-percent greater need for 2012 driven by drought and conflict.
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