News headlines for “Democracy”, page 408
I Am a Migrant: Integrating Through Syrian ‘Hummus’
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Apr 04 (IPS) - Khaled left Syria in 2015, when his country was already in its fourth year of war. He is 27 years old and can clearly remember what his life was like then in Damascus: a happy life, with a happy family, in a happy country.
Palestinian Journalists Injured Covering Mass Protest in Gaza Strip
- Inter Press Service
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Apr 03 (IPS) - Israeli authorities should independently and credibly investigate reports that Israeli security forces injured journalists covering protests in the Gaza Strip on March 30, 2018.
UN’s Highest Policy-Making Body to Break Male Domination— Momentarily
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 03 (IPS) - The 193-member General Assembly – one of the highest policy-making bodies at the United Nations – will get a much-needed break, come September, when a woman will preside over its 73rd session, only the fourth in the history of the world body.
Castro’s Successor to Inherit Long-standing Conflict Between Cuba and the United States
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Apr 02 (IPS) - Cuba's tense relations with the United States under the administration of Donald Trump reflect a scenario of conflict that is not alien to the generation that will take over the country on Apr. 19, when President Raúl Castro is set to step down.
Indonesia’s Women Activism-- Beyond Suffrage
- Inter Press Service
JAKARTA, Indonesia, Mar 30 (IPS) - Devi Asmarani is Co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of Jakarta-based feminist webmagazine Magdalene.More than a century has passed since Putri Mardika, Indonesia's first ever women's organization, was established but challenges persist in the efforts to influence national politics to bring progress to all women.
Washington’s Ambiguity Equals De Facto Sanctions On Teheran
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 30 (IPS) - Over the last few months, the United States' rhetoric on the Iran nuclear agreement has been ambiguous, creating an uncertain environment for investors. With John Bolton, President Donald Trump has now appointed a national security adviser who is actively seeking to leave the Iran deal.
Senegalese Returnees from Libya, Niger Face Uncertain Future
- Inter Press Service
DAKAR, Mar 29 (IPS) - Bouba Diop looks in delight at his uncle's newly refurbished food canteen in the poor township of Keur Massar on the outskirts of the Senegalese capital Dakar.
Fashion Paradigm That Does Not Pollute the Planet
- Inter Press Service
VANCOUVER, Canada, Mar 29 (IPS) - Kaya Dorey* is one of six United Nations Environment Young Champions of the EarthFashion is meant to be trendy. It's fast-paced: in one season, out the next. If you want to keep up, you had better update your wardrobe - that top you bought last summer is already outdated. While things may have been built to last a life-time a generation ago, today they don't even last a year.
Conflicts Force Up Global Hunger Levels
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 28 (IPS) - Largely driven by conflict, the number of hungry people has dramatically increased around the world, reversing decades of progress, according to a new report.
Chemical Weapons in Syria? Time for Outrage
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Mar 28 (IPS) - US Defense Secretary James Mattis dropped a political bombshell last week when he said the U.S. has no evidence to confirm reports that the Syrian government had used the deadly chemical sarin on its citizens.
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