Global Issues
News headlines for “Democracy”, page 188
Illegal Immigration: A Mounting Global Crisis
- Inter Press Service
PORTLAND, USA, Dec 01 (IPS) - Illegal immigration has evolved into a mounting crisis for a growing number of countries worldwide and governments appear to be at a loss on how to deal with the crisis.
Legal Recognition of East African Sign Languages Key Towards Inclusion
- Inter Press Service
KAMPALA, Nov 30 (IPS) - Since the onset of the Covid19 pandemic, at least two deaf people were shot and killed in Uganda by state law enforcement officers. Their ‘crime’ was being deaf and uneducated. Their inability to hear or comprehend Covid19 containment measures communicated in English led to their death.
Three Ways to End Gender-based Violence
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 30 (IPS) - How are the multiple shocks and crises the world is facing changing how we respond to gender-based violence? Almost three years after the COVID-19 pandemic triggered high levels of violence against women and girls, the recent Sexual Violence Research Initiative Forum 2022 (SVRI) shed some light on the best ways forward.
Vaccine Refusal, Floods Impact Polio Drive in Pakistan
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Nov 29 (IPS) - Vaccine refusal is impacting the eradication of polio in Pakistan.
UN Assessed Contributions Needed to Generate Core Funding for Climate Loss & Damage
- Inter Press Service
BERLIN, Nov 29 (IPS) - For decades, there have been non-conclusive deliberations regarding how the international community could support poor and vulnerable countries in their efforts to cope with and recover from the havoc wreaked on their territory by the ill-effects of global warming such as severe droughts, floods, storms, or rising sea levels.
AGRA Gets Make-Up, Not Make-Over
- Inter Press Service
BOSTON and KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 (IPS) - Despite its dismal record, the Gates Foundation-sponsored Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) announced a new five-year strategy in September after rebranding itself by dropping ‘Green Revolution’ from its name.
Digital Human Rights Need to be Enshrined in Law
- Inter Press Service
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Nov 28 (IPS) - The upcoming consultation on the Global Digital Compact presents a unique opportunity to ensure that human rights in the digital world are protected in international common standards.
UN Deploys Unarmed Weapon in Humanitarian & Peacekeeping Operations
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 28 (IPS) - A sign outside the United Nations reads, perhaps half-seriously, that it is a “No Drone Zone”—and “launching, landing or operating Unmanned or Remote-Controlled aircraft in this area is prohibited”.
LGBTI in Iraq: Defending Identity in the Face of Harassment, Stigma and Death
- Inter Press Service
SULAYMANIYAH, Iraq, Nov 25 (IPS) - It's mostly people in their twenties sitting on a terrace in the shade of a beautiful grove of trees: black clothes, piercings, tattoos and some purple streaks in their hair.
Countries Hiding Responses Sent to UN Experts Over Allegations of Human Rights Abuses
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Nov 25 (IPS) - Human rights defenders are alarmed at what appears to be a new process permitting countries to keep confidential their responses to UN experts about allegations of human rights abuses.
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