Global Issues
News headlines for “Democracy”, page 288
The US & the UN -- A Looming Confrontation
- Inter Press Service
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Jun 25 (IPS) - The recent approach of the US to the UN and its agencies has left many shaking their heads. The US, under President Roosevelt, played a seminal role in creating the UN and its key agencies after World War II and subsequently nurturing them.
The UN’s Failure to Act on Race
- Inter Press Service
SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Jun 24 (IPS) - Racism is not only an American problem but a plague that people of African descent have had to endure since time immemorial.
Rather than seizing this historic moment to act decisively, the United Nations, the world's highest platform for human rights, dithered on the issue when it was called on to establish a full commission of inquiry on race following the outrageous killing of George Floyd on May 25 2020.
Unlawful Use of Force by Police at Protests Across the US
- Inter Press Service
BUFFALO, New York, Jun 23 (IPS) - Police forces across the United States have committed widespread and egregious human rights violations in response to largely peaceful assemblies protesting systemic racism and police violence, including the killing of Black people.
Racism, Shitholes and Re-election
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 23 (IPS) - Over the course of his presidency, US President Donald Trump's racism has become more evident with more leaks of his private remarks, which he has been generally quick to deny, qualify and explain away.
Message to Ostracized World Leaders: You Don’t Need a US Visa to Address the UN
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 23 (IPS) - The coronavirus pandemic is beginning to transform the United Nations into an institution far beyond recognition.
The Secretariat building has been shut down since mid-March, and the UN campus will continue to remain a ghost town through end July-- and perhaps beyond-- with nearly 3,000 staffers, delegates and journalists working, mostly from home.
You’ve Got Money: Mobile Payments Help People During the Pandemic
- Inter Press Service
Jun 22 (IPS) - The practical challenge of quickly getting financial support in the hands of people who lost jobs amid the COVID-19 economic crisis has baffled advanced and developing economies alike. Economic lockdowns, physical distancing measures, patchy social protection systems and, especially for low-income countries, the high level of informality, complicate the task. Many governments are leveraging mobile technology to help their citizens.
Agriculture: Rooted in Racism
- Inter Press Service
Jun 22 (IPS) - Systemic racism in agriculture is painfully obvious. Why has it taken a new Civil Rights movement to clearly expose the sordid roots and present-day inequalities in food and farming? There has been far less social progress in the United States in the last 155 years than many people would like to believe. In 2020, racism still seeps its way into every aspect of life; from unconscious bias and micro-aggressions in everyday interactions to domestic and international policy and enforcement.
The Foundation to Build Back Better: Education
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Jun 22 (IPS) - To realize the concept of ‘build back better,' we need a foundation. That foundation is education. This is an incontestable truth.
Q&A: Sexual Violence Survivors and their Access to Care Should not Be Forgotten
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 19 (IPS) - In marking the sixth annual International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, experts reiterated how crucial it is to keep accessible services to survivors, as they are being affected in complex ways due to the coronavirus pandemic. While the coronavirus does not discriminate, its impact does. And the needs of survivors of sexual violence in conflict "cannot be put on pause, and neither can the response" during the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Scourge of Racism Violates UN Charter
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Jun 18 (IPS) - Amina Mohammed, UN Deputy Secretary-General, in an address to the UN Human Rights CouncilI welcome this opportunity to speak to this urgent and necessary debate of the Human Rights Council.
I bring you warm greetings from Secretary-General António Guterres, who shares your abhorrence of racism and is committed to fighting it with every tool we have.
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