Global Issues
News headlines for “Democracy”, page 289
Social Movement Through Social Media
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Jun 17 (IPS) - Last week, Kathmandu erupted with protests organised collectively through the social web by Nepal's urban young fed up with the shenanigans of the country's septuagenarian rulers.
The Great Lockdown Through a Global Lens
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Jun 17 (IPS) - The Great Lockdown is expected to play out in three phases, first as countries enter the lockdown, then as they exit, and finally as they escape the lockdown when there is a medical solution to the pandemic.
Women Leadership Is Key to Successful Post-COVID-19 Era, Says Cherie Blair
- Inter Press Service
London, Cox’s Bazaar, Johannesburg, Jun 17 (IPS) - The impact of COVID-19 lockdowns falls heavily on the shoulders of women even in the global north. Women take the brunt of housework and caretaking duties, homes schooling, working from home and perhaps looking after elderly parents, says Cherie Blair.
COVID-19 has Further Marginalised Persons with Disabilities
- Inter Press Service
HYDERABAD, India, Jun 16 (IPS) - Since the beginning of the year, more than 200 nations across the globe have been affected by COVID-19. Many are still reeling under the devastating effects of the pandemic, with both public health and the global economy having taken a major blow.
Predicting COVID-19 Infection Fatality Rates Around the World
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Jun 16 (IPS) - The world saw more new confirmed COVID-19 cases last week than any week to date. And as the pandemic grows, its epicenter is moving from advanced economies to more developing countries, including Brazil, India, and South Africa.
Delivering Humanitarian Assistance in Cox’s Bazar During COVID-19
- Inter Press Service
Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, Jun 15 (IPS) - The novel coronavirus has affected the lives of millions worldwide at its very onset. The situation in Bangladesh is no different. Wearing masks and washing hands frequently have become the new normal. The first laboratory confirmed COVID-19 case was identified in Cox's Bazar on 23 March. Unforeseen circumstances often lead to unprecedented innovative actions as is exemplified by a Humanitarian Access Project.
Racism and Dominance
- Inter Press Service
STOCKHOLM / ROME, Jun 15 (IPS) - The #MeToo movement triggered worldwide protests that hopefully was instrumental in making people better aware of a continuous and often hidden mistreatment of women. Maybe can the current I can't breathe movement make people realize that institutional racism is far from extinct.
Was There Slavery in Australia? Yes. It Shouldn't Even Be Up for Debate
- Inter Press Service
Jun 14 (IPS) - Prime Minister Scott Morrison asserted in a radio interview that "there was no slavery in Australia".
This is a common misunderstanding which often obscures our nation's history of exploitation of First Nations people and Pacific Islanders.
How Cities Can Turn COVID-19 Crisis into an Opportunity to Build Better
- Inter Press Service
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Jun 12 (IPS) - From shocking death tolls to widespread job losses, there is no understating the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on the world's cities.
Health care systems, economies, and social lives have been upended by a virus for which the world was totally unprepared.
Malawi’s COVID-19 Cash Transfer Almost Ready But Election Fever may Prevent Lockdown
- Inter Press Service
BLANTYRE, Malawi, Jun 11 (IPS) - Malawi remains one of the few nations in the world that has not gone into a coronavirus lockdown as the government rushes to meet the conditions of a court order to implement a cash transfer scheme for the poor before doing so. But as some parts of the world are slowing coming out of their lockdowns, it could be likely this southern African nation won't go into one as the rerun of the country's presidential election nears.
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