Global Issues
News headlines for “Arms Control”, page 706
Afghan Women's Rights 'Under Threat'
- Inter Press Service
Women's rights in Afghanistan are once again under threat after 10 years of progress, two leading British aid agencies have said.
SOUTH SUDAN: Oil Conflict Threatens to Break Out
- Inter Press Service
The communities living on the South Sudan-Sudan border may face genocide if the conflict between the two countries disputing control of oil reserves is not resolved.
SUDAN: China Could Oil the Peace Process
- Inter Press Service
China, a major player in the oil industries of South Sudan and Sudan, could use its influence to stop the escalating violence between the two countries that has seen the displacement of thousands of people and a reduction in oil production, a United States State Department official says.
AFRICA: More Dangerous to Be a Woman than a Soldier
- Inter Press Service
African women who bear the brunt of the continent’s conflicts now demand to play a defining role in peacekeeping.
South Sudan’s Most Vulnerable — Inside the Leper Colony
- Inter Press Service
At first sight, the village of Rokwe on the outskirts of Juba looks like any other village in South Sudan. The sun shines bright on the grass roofs of the mud huts and sounds from a church choir practising can be heard in the distance. Only the scenery at the local health centre gives away that this is no ordinary place.
Concern over ICC Funding
- Inter Press Service
International justice advocates are worried that donors will deprive the International Criminal Court (ICC) of sufficient funding next year, hindering the court’s ability to fulfil an expanding mandate that will stretch from Kenya to Libya and potentially Ivory Coast.
U.S. Knows Pressure on Pakistan Won't Change Policy
- Inter Press Service
The U.S. threat last week that 'all options' are on the table if the Pakistani military doesn't cut its ties with the Haqqani network of anti-U.S. insurgents created the appearance of a crisis involving potential U.S. military escalation in Pakistan.
U.S. Consolidated Domination of Global Arms Market in 2010
- Inter Press Service
The United States consolidated its domination of a shrinking global arms market in 2010, signing 21.3 billion dollars in new weapons orders with foreign countries, according to the latest edition of an annual report on conventional weapons transfers by the Congressional Research Service (CRS).
WEST AFRICA: Joint Action Against Piracy
- Inter Press Service
There have already been more than thirty pirate attacks on ships along the West African coast so far this year. Regional governments will meet in Cotonou, Benin in October to discuss coordinating efforts to stem piracy.
DR CONGO: Maintaining Victims' Faith in Justice
- Inter Press Service
Sometime in the next two months, activists and survivors of horrific violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo will find out if Callixte Mbarushimana will stand trial for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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