Global Issues
News headlines for “Democracy”, page 302
Why Nigeria Knows Better How to Fight Corona Than the US
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 18 (IPS) - The coronavirus disease, otherwise known as COVID-19, was first reported in Wuhan, China on the last day of December 2019. When it began to spread rapidly, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared it a public health emergency of international concern on 30 January 2020.
I Am Generation Equality: Storytelling for Equality
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Mar 16 (IPS) - When you flip through grade one Bangla school textbooks there is very little written about the progress women have made in Bangladesh since the Beijing Conference for Women in 1995.
Polycephaly* in Afghanistan: Failure of the US or Curse of History
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Mar 16 (IPS) - The fourth and last presidential election in Afghanistan on 28 September 2019 was yet another setback to the democratic process. Not only did it take months for the Independent Election Commission to announce the results but they were again marred by allegations of massive fraud that culminated with two candidates declaring themselves as winners.
A Woman Peacebuilder’s Reflections on Beijing+25 & the Generation Equality Forum
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Mar 13 (IPS) - Where are the women and youth peacebuilders in the Beijing+25 and the Generation Equality Forum processes?
Their absence raises serious questions about the effectivity and coherence of the work of the UN on gender equality since armed conflict is both a cause and a consequence of gender inequality.
Rural Poverty and Disability in Ethiopia
- Inter Press Service
PHILADELPHIA and NEW DELHI, Mar 13 (IPS) - With about 109 million people, Ethiopia is the second most populous nation in Africa after Nigeria, and the fastest growing economy in the region. However, it is also one of the poorest, with a per capita income of $790.
The 2020 NPT Review Conference: From the Sublime to the Ridiculous
- Inter Press Service
VIENNA, Mar 12 (IPS) - This year marks the 50th anniversary of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and coincidentally the tenth quinquennial (five yearly) review conference is scheduled to be held at the United Nations in New York from 27 April to 22 May.
Rural Poverty, Employment and Disability
- Inter Press Service
PHILADELPHIA and NEW DELHI, Mar 11 (IPS) - About 15% of the world's population lives with some form of disability, of whom 2-4% experience significant difficulties in functioning. Disability is part of the human condition, and almost everyone will be temporarily or permanently impaired at some point in life, and those who survive into old age will experience increasing difficulties in functioning.
Here the focus is on empirical validation of whether disabilities are associated with economic hardships through loss of employment and consequently impoverishment in rural India. The motivation stems from continuing neglect of health in the budgetary allocations –including the allocations for 2020-21.
US and France Significantly Increase Arms Exports
- Inter Press Service
STOCKHOLM, Mar 11 (IPS) - There has been a significant increase in arms exports from the United States and France, according to a new report. The flow of arms to the Middle East has increased, with Saudi Arabia being the world's largest importer.
UN Reaches 90:90 Gender Parity in Senior Leadership Transforming Organizational Culture
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 11 (IPS) - The United Nations claims it has reached one of its primary goals relating to women's rights in the world body: gender parity at senior levels of management and in the highest echelons of the Organization.
Current Laws Cannot Protect Zimbabwe's Women from Sex Trafficking
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Mar 10 (IPS) - Young women in Zimbabwe are becoming increasingly vulnerable to sex trafficking because of the country's economic climate and because of the lack of enforcement of international legal instruments.
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