Global Issues
News headlines for “Democracy”, page 264
Revoke Patents, Defeat the Pandemic & Deliver Global Justice
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, India, Feb 04 (IPS) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres wrote on Twitter: “We must get to work to make sure the vaccine is available to everyone, everywhere. With this pandemic, none of us are safe until all of us are safe.”
As the pandemic spills into its second year, the WHO tracker lists eight Covid-19 vaccines already in public use. Several others are awaiting regulatory approval. This is unprecedented in vaccine history and with effective international coordination, it presents the global community with a real chance for both pandemic and economic recovery in 2021.
China & Russia Throw Protective Arms Around Myanmar
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 04 (IPS) - The UN Special Envoy on Myanmar, Christine Schraner Burgener, appealed to the Security Council on February 2 to unite in support of democracy in Myanmar in the wake of a power grab by the military and the declaration of a one-year state of emergency. When million-dollar arms sales knock on the door, human rights violations and war crimes fly out of the window.
As the United Nations grapples for a reaction to the military coup in Myanmar, both China and Russia, two veto-wielding permanent members of the UN Security Council (UNSC), refused to support a statement condemning the army takeover—a collective statement that warrants consensus from all 15 members.
Water Graves: Nightmare for Mexican Fishermen
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Feb 04 (IPS) - All of Erizo's nightmares are the same. Since his return from the ocean - almost unrecognizable - every bad dream is identical. A wave punches his little boat and throws him into the deep sea where everything is so dark that he can't even see his own hands.
Myanmar Looks Back in Fear and Anger after Military Coup
- Inter Press Service
YANGON, Myanmar, Feb 03 (IPS) - As night fell on Tuesday, the second day of the military coup in Myanmar, two familiar scenes were being played out on opposite sides of the world.
The Afghan Dilemma for the Biden/Harris Administration
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Feb 03 (IPS) - President Biden and his administration confront a very challenging situation within the United States and abroad. His predecessor, Mr. Trump, refused to accept the defeat or extend any cooperation to the incoming team.
Road to Hell Paved with Good Intentions
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Feb 03 (IPS) - Access to COVID-19 vaccines for many developing countries and most of their people will have to wait as the powerful and better off secure earlier access regardless of need or urgency. More profits, by manufacturing scarcity, will surely cause even more loss of both lives and livelihoods.
A Counter-Narrative? Ruminations Around Holocaust Memorial Day
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Feb 02 (IPS) - For more than two decades, the mantra was “PVE” (preventing violent extremism) and/or “CVE” (countering violent extremism).
Millions of dollars were spent, new NGOs and think tanks emerged, government policy papers were drafted, countless books and articles were published, large and small scale initiatives developed - indeed almost an entire industry in development and foreign policy spaces thrived.
Sri Lankas Deteriorating Human Rights Situation Raises Multiple Alarms
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, India, Feb 01 (IPS) - A decade has passed since the end of Sri Lanka’s civil war between the government and the LTTE, where at least 100,000 people were killed in the over three-decade long conflict. Families of victims of enforced disappearances continue to seek justice, the government is yet to end impunity and put accountability for crimes under international law and human rights violation and abuses in its transitional justice process.
Myanmar Coup Sends Chilling Message that Military wont Tolerate Dissent
- Inter Press Service
BONN, Germany, Feb 01 (IPS) - Responding to reports this morning that Myanmar’s military has sized control of government in a coup on the eve of the country’s opening session of its new parliament, rights group Amnesty International said it “sends a chilling message that the military authorities will not tolerate any dissent amid today’s unfolding events”.
Elections in Africa go on Amid COVID-19
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 29 (IPS) - Franck Kuwonu, Africa Renewal Central African Republic and in Niger held their presidential and parliamentary elections on 27 December 2020 to round up a challenging year where despite fears of disruption from the COVID-19 pandemic, most countries in Africa managed to stick to their scheduled elections.
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