Global Issues
News headlines for “Democracy”, page 301
Coronavirus Worsens Yemen’s Long Tale of Woe
- Inter Press Service
SANA’A, Yemen, Mar 26 (IPS) - Abdul Mohammed is a humanitarian worker for Oxfam Yemen In every room in Yemen's Al-Saba'een hospital, patients in critical condition waited on chairs, and still others laid on the bare ground. I saw women and girls sharing beds in pairs, and children laying close together being treated.
East Asian Lessons for Controlling Covid-19
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Mar 26 (IPS) - By the third week of March 2020, the number of Covid-19 deaths in Italy had overtaken the number of deaths in China. Authorities all over the world are restricting the movements of their populations as part of efforts to control the spread of Covid-19.
COVID-19 in the Time of Insecurity
- Inter Press Service
AMMAN, Jordan, Mar 26 (IPS) - Humankind has outlived multiple pandemics in the course of world history. The kingdoms and states of Central and Western Europe abolished the institution of serfdom once it had become clear that medieval rule in the aftermath of devastating pestilence would founder without ending the dependency and servitude that characterized the Dark Ages.
The vulnerability of entire nations to the risk of total collapse in the absence of widespread access to the most basic healthcare in the Spanish Flu spurred governments to build the public health systems that have made the progress and development of the last hundred years possible. If the past is prologue, then continuity and survival command that we change.
What does U.N. Secretary General’s Call for Ceasefire Mean for Countries in Conflict?
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 25 (IPS) - Conflict experts are concerned the the global ceasefire called for by the United Nations amid the coronavirus outbreak may not work and could lead to a rise in violence.
Why Empowering National Human Rights Institutions Helps on the Quest for Healthy Earth?
- Inter Press Service
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada, Mar 24 (IPS) - We are living in a critical time. As we face existential environmental challenges from climate crises to the mass extinction of species, it is difficult sometimes to see solutions and new ideas. This is why we all need to celebrate and give visibility to creative and courageous efforts of people and organizations striving towards a healthy planet for all.
White Supremacists, Yellow Peril & “Chinese Virus” Add to a Volatile Mix
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 24 (IPS) - When US President Donald Trump repeatedly characterized the fast-spreading COVID-19 as a "Chinese virus" last week, it prompted some white supremacists to resurrect an age old ethnic slur against Chinese and East Asians: the "Yellow Peril" which, in a bygone era, was touted as a xenophobic threat to the Western world.
Fighting Coronavirus: It’s Time to Invest in Universal Public Health
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK and LONDON, Mar 23 (IPS) - Austerity policies pushed by international financial institutions have weakened public health systems, despite current financial support packages, condemning many people to die.
Women & Climate: Planting a Global Forest in a Connected World
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK and TORONTO, Mar 23 (IPS) - In January of this year, Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, shocked much of the world when they announced they would be stepping down from their roles as senior royals.
Never Give up on Women’s Rights – Edna Ismail
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Mar 20 (IPS) - For Dr Edna Adan Ismail maternal health and midwifery is deeply personal. In an interview with Women Deliver Young Leader Musu Bakoto Sawo, Ismail recalls her mother's devasting experiences which impacted on her own life's choices.
Young People Bring Solar Energy to Schools in the Argentine Capital
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Mar 19 (IPS) - "The idea came to a group of schoolmates and me in 2014, but we never thought it could become a reality," says Sebastián Ieraci, 23, as he points to a multitude of photovoltaic solar panels shining on the roof of the Antonio Devoto High School in the Argentine capital.
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