Global Issues
News headlines for “Democracy”, page 165
Negotiations Must Accelerate Climate Action and Save Vulnerable Countries
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Jun 19 (IPS) - Vulnerable countries, banking on robust climate negotiations, want an inclusive funding package to help them with the devastating impacts of climate change.
Migration: Europe's Complicity in Massive Human Rights Violations
- Inter Press Service
MADRID, Jun 19 (IPS) - Make no mistake: European States are complicit in the death of thousands and thousands of human beings on their shores, land borders and at home. The massive drowning of hundreds of migrants close to Greece shores on 14 June is just a new chapter in Europe's long series of continued violations of all international human rights laws.
A Shipwreck in Greece Reminds Us of the Mess in Libya
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jun 19 (IPS) - A new catastrophe in the Mediterranean, this time off the coast of Greece. The number of drowned still to be determined — barely 100 survivors speak of more than 700 passengers on board— will be added to almost 30,000 lost at sea since 2014, according to the International Organization for Migrations.
Making the Impossible Possible, Chronicles of an Ambassadors Lifelong Frontline Battle to End Leprosy
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Jun 19 (IPS) - In 1974, Yohei Sasakawa accompanied his father to a leprosy hospital he had funded. He saw leprosy patients inside the hospital still and expressionless. The smell of leprosy filled the air, the smell of pus from open sores.
UN Cybercrime Convention: Could the Cure Be Worse than the Disease?
- Inter Press Service
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Jun 16 (IPS) - If you’ve never heard of the Cybercrime Convention, you’re not alone. And if you’re wondering whether an international treaty to tackle cybercrime is a good idea, you’re in good company too.
Healthy Homes - A Right of Rural Families in Peru
- Inter Press Service
CUZCO, Peru, Jun 15 (IPS) - Adopting a “healthy housing” approach is improving the living conditions of rural Peruvian women like Martina Santa Cruz, a 34-year-old farmer who lives with her husband and two children in the village of Sacllo, 2,959 meters above sea level in the Andes highlands municipality of Calca.
A Climate Finance Goal That Works for Developing Countries
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Jun 15 (IPS) - After years of failing to meet climate finance commitments, the new climate finance goal under discussion this week in Bonn is critical, but without supporting reforms of the global financial architecture we risk repeating past mistakes.
News Deserts Are Rampant in Latin America
- Inter Press Service
CARACAS, Jun 14 (IPS) - Without the means to receive information about what is happening around them, millions of Latin Americans who live in poor remote rural or impoverished urban areas inhabit veritable news deserts, according to an increasing number of studies conducted by journalistic organizations in the region.
No Peace Until Peace For All
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Jun 14 (IPS) - As we head into June, we will commemorate a number of important international days that call for much-needed support to protect refugees, end child labour, stop sexual violence in conflict and ensure human rights for the innocent children victims of aggression.
The Fight for Equity in Education Continues in Africa
- Inter Press Service
DENVER, Colorado, USA, Jun 14 (IPS) - June 16 marks the International Day of the African Child, a day commemorating student uprisings in Soweto Township, South Africa, in 1976. The day is meant to honor the brave students who stood against a system of violence and oppression, raising their voices for equality as human beings and for the right to learn in their native languages at school.
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