News headlines for “Democracy”, page 44
In the Face of Funding Cuts, Civil Society Has Taken a Leading Role in the Humanitarian Response
- Inter Press Service
Jun 23 (IPS) - CIVICUS discusses the closure of offices of the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Mexico with members of Integral Human Rights In Action (DHIA), a Mexican civil society organisation (CSO) that promotes and defends human rights in contexts of mobility.
Time to Redesign Global Development Finance
- Inter Press Service
SEVILLE, Spain, Jun 23 (IPS) - Can the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) be a turning point? The stakes are high. The international financial system—so important to each and every one of us—feels out of reach and resistant to change, because it is deeply entrenched in unjust power imbalances that keep it in place. We deserve better.
Women in Afghanistan Face a Total Lack of Autonomy
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 23 (IPS) - Nearly four years ago, the Taliban took control of Afghanistan and issued a series of edicts that significantly restricted women’s rights nationwide. This has resulted in a multifaceted humanitarian crisis, one marked by a notable decline in civic freedoms, stunted national development, and a widespread lack of basic services.
Bombing Iran Is Part of the USA’s Repetition Compulsion for War War War
- Inter Press Service
SAN FRANCISCO, USA, Jun 23 (IPS) - Twenty years ago, one day in June 2005, I talked with an Iranian man who was selling underwear at the Tehran Grand Bazaar. People all over the world want peace, he said, but governments won’t let them have it.
The Path to Peace Between Israel and Iran
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Jun 23 (IPS) - A deal between the US and Iran is possible if Iran’s bottom line -- its right to nuclear enrichment -- and Israel’s bottom line, guarantees that Iran will never have a nuclear bomb are met. This “win-win” outcome would require Donald Trump’s personal engagement. With weapons turned to plowshares, Trump would be considered for the Nobel Peace Prize.
UN 80 Restructuring: No Office or Agency will be Exempted from Staff Layoffs
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 23 (IPS) - When billionaire Elon Musk, a former short-lived advisor to President Donald Trump, was mandated with the task of decimating the federal bureaucracy and laying off thousands of staffers, he was famously pictured carrying a hacksaw to symbolize his cost-cutting agenda.
Climate and Health: Urgent Need for Adaptation Strategies in Africa
- Inter Press Service
BONN, Jun 20 (IPS) - In recent years, there has been growing evidence of how climate change is impacting human health in several ways.
Women Protestors Targeted, Insulted on Georgian Anti-Government Rallies
- Inter Press Service
BRATISLAVA, Jun 20 (IPS) - Having attended hundreds of anti-government protests in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, Gvantsa Kalandadze is no stranger to police intimidation and violence.
South Korea‘s Democracy Renewed
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Jun 20 (IPS) - On a resounding 79.4 per cent turnout, South Korean voters have delivered a clear mandate for change. Lee Jae-myung of the centrist Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) decisively won the 3 June election, becoming the country’s new president after a turbulent time for South Korean democracy.
From Deterrence to Disarmament: Global Advocates Call for Justice and Peace
- Inter Press Service
SANTA BARBARA/Tokyo (INPSJ), Jun 19 (IPS) - Marking 80 years since the dawn of the nuclear age, peace advocates, diplomats, educators, and atomic bomb survivors from around the world gathered for the “Choose Hope” symposium on March 12–13, 2025, in Santa Barbara, California. Co-organized by the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation (NAPF) and Soka Gakkai International (SGI), the event was held at the Music Academy of the West.
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