Global Issues
News headlines for “Democracy”, page 195
Why The Global South Should Support UN Action on Sri Lanka
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, Oct 03 (IPS) - Meenakshi Ganguly is South Asia director at Human Rights WatchThe economic, political, and human rights calamity gripping Sri Lanka has made news around the world, but its roots go back years – or even decades. In September, the former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, underscored in her report on Sri Lanka that “impunity for serious human rights violations created an environment for corruption and the abuse of power.”
Uyghur Violations a Litmus Test for Global Governance & Rules-based International Order
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Oct 03 (IPS) - This week is a momentous one for the world’s premier human rights body. At stake is a resolution to decide whether the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva can hold a debate on a recently released UN report.
Annexation of a States Territory is a Violation of the Charter & International Law, Warns UN Chief
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 30 (IPS) - The Kremlin has announced that a ceremony will take place Friday in Moscow that will launch a process of annexation of the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia.
UNs High-Level Meeting of World Leaders Falls Short of Gender Empowerment
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 30 (IPS) - When the UN’s high-level meeting of world leaders concluded last week, the head count seemed lopsided: 190 speakers, including 76 Heads of State, 50 Heads of Government, 4 Vice-Presidents, 5 Deputy Prime Ministers, 48 Ministers and 7 Heads of Delegations—overwhelmingly male.
Measuring Human Rights - PODCAST
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Sep 28 (IPS) - Welcome to Strive podcast, where we chat with new voices about fresh ideas to create a more just and sustainable world. My name is Marty Logan.
Korean Slums: The Shadows of Society, or the New Light for the Future?
- Inter Press Service
Sep 28 (IPS) - Have you watched Parasite? In 2021, everyone seemed to be watching it. But I wonder how many of them paid attention to the old man who found a little shelter in a hidden basement behind the kitchen of a mansion. However hidden it was, that's where he could meet his basic needs. That was his little slum.
Reasonable Left, Irresponsible Right: & the Future of Social Democracy
- Inter Press Service
VIENNA, Sep 28 (IPS) - With no shortage of catastrophes in the past 15 years worldwide — the democratic left is stepping up to provide stability amid the storm.
Throughout the history of mankind, there have been catastrophes. In modern times, there have also been media representations of catastrophe, including worked-up or even imagined catastrophes.
A University for the Kurds of Syria
- Inter Press Service
QAMISHLI, Syria, Sep 27 (IPS) - There is a main hall as well as workshops, laboratories and, of course, a cafeteria, where the half-hour break flies by amid card games and laughs. It could well be any university if it wasn't for those men armed with assault rifles at the entrance.
From Indonesia to India: Is There Hope for Anti-Corruption Efforts Within the G20?
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Sep 27 (IPS) - As global crises mount, the G20 is proving unable to find solutions. Political disagreements within the bloc- including most prominently with Russia over the ongoing war in Ukraine- have hamstrung collective efforts.
We Need Urgent Commitment, Resources & Action to Tackle Hunger Crisis
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Sep 27 (IPS) - Last week, as world leaders gathered in New York for the 77th United Nations General Assembly, one topic came up more than most: looming famine. That’s because despite a global commitment to make famine a relic of the past, it is once again knocking at our door.
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