Global IssuesNews headlines for “Democracy”, page 4
Rwanda: A Ravaged Country That Bounced Back
- Inter Press Service
BLAGOEVGRAD, Bulgaria, Apr 11 (IPS) - As we contemplate the clouded futures of Gaza, Ukraine, and other dire conflict zones that get far less coverage, it may be instructive to recall the surprising success story of a ravaged country that bounced back: Rwanda.
Women Affected by Gender-Biased Climate Change Deserve Justice
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Apr 11 (IPS) - While research into the unequal impacts of climate change on women is growing, more is needed to enable them to realize their rights to climate justice.
When the Man Who Built the Bombs Met the Man Who Dropped the Bombs
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 10 (IPS) - The award-winning Hollywood movie Oppenheimer portrays the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, who helped create the atomic bomb, which claimed the lives of an estimated 140,000 to 226,000 people and devastated the two Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945.
IPCI 2024: Oslo Conference Focuses on Parliamentary Power over Reproductive Rights
- Inter Press Service
OSLO, Apr 10 (IPS) - Gearing up for the 30th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), the world’s parliamentarians and ministers are meeting in Oslo to determine the course of action needed to promote sexual and reproductive human rights (SRHR).
China, India & Sri Lanka Embroiled in the Geo-Politics of the Indian Ocean
- Inter Press Service
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Apr 10 (IPS) - Unfortunately, a rivalry that should not exist and did not exist historically between China and India is being stoked by the media and some policy makers, especially in the West. It is not too difficult to discern the Machiavellian geo-strategic objectives of this complex game plan.
El Salvador’s Cycles of Violence Through a Teenager’s Eyes
- Inter Press Service
BOGOTÁ, Apr 09 (IPS) - Juanita Goebertus Estrada is the Americas director at Human Rights Watch.Two years since President Nayib Bukele announced a “war against gangs” in El Salvador, the country has gone through rapid change.
A Hamas-Israel Cease-Fire, Perhaps?
- Inter Press Service
PORTLAND, USA, Apr 09 (IPS) - While the international consensus and world public opinion are resoundingly clear in demanding an immediate cease-fire to the Hamas-Israel war, it remains uncertain whether a cease-fire will be observed.
Kwibuka30: Learning from the Past, Safeguarding the Future Against Genocide
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 09 (IPS) - One should never lose sight that for people who experienced genocide, the warning signs were there. Genocide is a process. It requires preparation and capacities to carry it out.
UN Staff Warned Against Public Comments on the Devastating Conflict in Gaza
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 09 (IPS) - The deadly six-month-old Israeli-Hamas war, which has claimed the lives of more than 32,000 Palestinians in Gaza and over 1,200 in Israel, has sharply divided the world with vociferous protestors on both sides of the conflict.
But the United Nations is no exception with some of the estimated 35,000 staffers—both in New York and UN affiliates worldwide-- have been increasingly vocal, mostly on social media, critical of either Israel or Hamas.
In the Shadows of the Wars in Ukraine & Gaza, Iran and Russia are Growing Ever Closer
- Inter Press Service
BERLIN, Germany, Apr 08 (IPS) - Russia and Iran currently appear to be pulling firmly in the same direction in terms of foreign policy; ‘What has caused humanity’s suffering is unilateralism and an unjust global order, one manifestation of which can be seen in Gaza today.’ These were the words of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during a meeting with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on 7 December.
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