Global Issues
News headlines for “Democracy”, page 211
Today is the Time for Transformation
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, May 09 (IPS) - “I first think about my children. They are why we were forced to leave - because our children are always our first concern.”
These are the moving words of Victoria, who fled the brutal war in Ukraine with her two daughters. Her eyes welling up with tears, she recalled their dangerous journey from Ukraine. She and her two school-aged daughters were forced to leave behind everything they have ever known.
Civil Society Responds -- as Health-Care Facilities in Ukraine Come Under Attack
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, May 06 (IPS) - The writer is UNAIDS Deputy Executive Director and is leading UNAIDS’ humanitarian response.Alongside the devastation caused by bombs and bullets, the war in Ukraine has wrought another danger that can be as deadly as the violence itself: the disruption of access to health services for people who will not survive if cut off from health care.
Ukraine's EU Membership Ambition
- Inter Press Service
KYIV, Ukraine, May 05 (IPS) - Before the war, Ukraine's dream to become part of the EU was exactly that – a dream. But the new political reality could make it come true.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine changed and to some extent even destroyed the familiar international political reality. Up until 24 February, Russia had been integrated into the global economy, had excellent growth prospects, and the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline was almost finished.
In Sri Lanka, Things Fall Apart
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, May 04 (IPS) - When I ended last month’s column hoping that April would not prove to be hapless Sri Lanka’s ‘cruellest month’ (in the words TS Eliot), I hardly anticipated the current turn of events.
Breaking Vicious Cycle of Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation
- Inter Press Service
KIGALI, Apr 29 (IPS) - Desperate to escape the rural area where she was engaged in the informal economy in Kayonza, a district in Eastern Rwanda, Sharon* made a long and arduous journey to Kenya in the hope of a well-paid job.
World Press Freedom Faces a Perfect Storm
- Inter Press Service
TORONTO, Canada, Apr 29 (IPS) - Empowered by a global pandemic and the drum beats of war, the strongest despots are growing more despotic, and criminal cartels even more brazen in their violence. Extremists of various hues are also stepping out of the shadows. Just when the world most needs press freedom to thrive, the liberties that societies only really treasure when they are emasculated are coming under more pressure from different directions, old and new.
With Violence on the Rise, Asian Americans Establish Support Groups for Help
- Inter Press Service
California, Apr 28 (IPS) - Dr Boyung Lee, a widow and the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty at Iliff School of Theology, would use a short break in her working day to walk around her neighborhood. The fresh air helped her deal with her grief and work-related stress.
Misogynistic Online Abuse Poses Major Threat to Women Journalists
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Apr 28 (IPS) - Women journalists around the world are experiencing an exponential increase in misogynistic online abuse, which poses a grave risk to women's media participation in the digital age.
Indigenous Women in Mexico Take United Stance Against Inequality
- Inter Press Service
UAYMA, Mexico, Apr 26 (IPS) - Every other Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. sharp, a group of 26 Mexican women meet for an hour to discuss the progress of their work and immediate tasks. Anyone who arrives late must pay a fine of about 25 cents on the dollar.
Afghan Moms Receive a Fresh Start in the United States
- Inter Press Service
TEANECK, New Jersey, Apr 26 (IPS) - It was a long, harrowing road for Freshta and Shabaneh, two mothers (their names are pseudonyms) who fled Kabul, Afghanistan, late last summer before eventually settling in the southern New Jersey township of Hamilton.
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