Global Issues
News headlines for “Democracy”, page 224
Afro-descendants in Costa Rica: A Movement for Justice & Equity
- Inter Press Service
SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica, Jan 11 (IPS) - Jan André is a cheerful and outgoing young man, a superb dancer, and aspiring schoolteacher. Indeed, he wants to become the best schoolteacher in Costa Rica. Fortified by his own will and the encouragement of his family, he overcame violence and adversity to become an outstanding university student.
Underfunded and Deadly Tuberculosis Needs its Own Bill Gates
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Jan 07 (IPS) - Global efforts to end tuberculosis (TB) are futile without dedicated investment in research into the debilitating disease that is killing 4000 people a day, Stop TB Partnership warns.
Activism will be Key to Overcoming the Covid-19 Crisis
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jan 07 (IPS) - As the Omicron surge overwhelms the world, it is clear to people everywhere that the actions which leaders so far have taken in response to the Covid-19 crisis have not been sufficient to overcome it.
A Fast-Spreading Pandemic has Reduced an Additional 100 Million People into Poverty
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 06 (IPS) - The UN’s highly-ambitious goal of eradicating extreme poverty by 2030 has been severely undermined by a rash of problems worldwide, including an escalating coronavirus pandemic, continued widespread military conflicts and the devastating impact of climate change.
Environmental Disasters Creating More Migrants Within Countries - Podcast
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Jan 05 (IPS) - In the final months of 2021 you likely saw countless media reports of migrant men, women and children getting blocked at borders trying to enter various countries. Two flashpoints were the Mexico-US border and the border between Poland and Belarus, but there were many others.
Free at Last: Trafficked Woman's Story a Warning to Other Vulnerable Job Seekers
- Inter Press Service
KIGALI, Rwanda, Jan 05 (IPS) - When Kamikazi* from Gisagara, a district in Southern Rwanda, was forced to quit her job due to COVID-19 last year, she desperately sought other employment.
Truth as War Causality? The Case of Ethiopia
- Inter Press Service
STOCKHOLM, Jan 05 (IPS) - A brutal drama is unfolding in Ethiopia and it is difficult to find straightforward accounts of what is happening there. However, this does not prevent people from taking a unilateral stand for either of the factions involved in the disaster.
Discriminatory Sexual Violence Laws in Latin America Stigmatize Adolescent Victims of Abuse
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Jan 05 (IPS) - Across Latin America and the Caribbean there is a culture of impunity for perpetrators of sexual violence. Crimes against women and girls often go unpunished and under-reported due to societal misconceptions about victimhood and the nature of sex crimes.
Journalists Who Faced Relentless, Targeted Attacks: 293 Imprisoned in 2021
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Jan 04 (IPS) - This past year, uncertainty blanketed our world. The COVID-19 pandemic, the rapidly advancing climate crisis, the pervasive nature of new technologies, and encroaching authoritarianism have all shown that our world is changing fast and in ways that fundamentally affect how we live.
UN’s Overall Development Agenda at Risk as the Coronavirus Pandemic Escalates
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Jan 04 (IPS) - The Corona-19 pandemic has had an unparalleled and relentless toll on the world in areas beyond health alone. The World Bank’s latest report on global poverty raises concerns as to the severity of the impact of the pandemic on efforts to fight poverty (SDG 1) and hunger (SDG 2).
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