News headlines for “Democracy”, page 58
‘The Regime Seeks to Consolidate Absolute Control by Eliminating All External Oversight’
- Inter Press Service
Jun 09 (IPS) - CIVICUS discusses Nicaragua’s withdrawal from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and other international organisations with Wisthon Noguera, an activist, student and deputy coordinator of the National Youth Platform of Nicaragua.
How to Spur Economic Growth in Africa’s Fragile and Conflict-Affected States
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Jun 09 (IPS) - More than half of sub-Saharan Africa’s population lives in fragile and conflict-affected states (FCS)—economies that face profound challenges such as stagnant economic growth, weak institutions, inadequate public services, extreme poverty, war, and forced internal displacement.
UN vs US: the Battle for Transgender Rights
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 09 (IPS) - As the Trump administration continues its battle against the United Nations-- over war crimes, human rights, and the climate treaty, among others -- they also remain sharply divided over Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex. (LGBTI) rights.
The US has taken several actions, some by Executive Order, related to transgender people, including restricting Access to Gender-Affirming Care, banning Transgender Individuals from Military Service, rescinding Protections for Transgender Students and ending Federal Funding for gender Ideology.
UN Ocean Decade vs. Coastal Reality: 'They Took Our Sea,' Say Vizhinjam Fishworkers
- Inter Press Service
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India, Jun 08 (IPS) - As the UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3) approaches, bringing renewed attention to SDG 14 (Life Below Water) and the rights of ocean-dependent communities, India’s Vizhinjam coast highlights the environmental injustice and human cost of unchecked coastal development.
Solar Energy Brings Water to Iconic Salvadoran Village of El Mozote
- Inter Press Service
EL MOZOTE, El Salvador, Jun 06 (IPS) - The worst massacre of civilians in Latin America occurred in the Salvadoran village of El Mozote, where environmental projects are beginning to emerge, slowly fostering awareness about protecting the natural resources of this deeply symbolic site, embedded in the country's historical memory.
Girls in Kenya Are Repurposing the Invasive Mathenge Tree Into Furniture
- Inter Press Service
KAKUMA, Kenya, Jun 06 (IPS) - Char Tito is hammering nails into wood at Kakuma Arid Zone Secondary School in Turkana County, northern Kenya. The 16-year-old is making a traditional chair under the scorching sun outside one of the classroom blocks.
Is There a Case for UN Optimism?
- Inter Press Service
NEW JERSEY, USA, Jun 06 (IPS) - On April 16, Seton Hall University's School of Diplomacy and International Relations hosted UN General Assembly President Philemon Yang as part of its World Leader Forum.
CIVICUS’ New Leader Speaks on Global Declines in Civic Freedom
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS / NEW YORK, Jun 05 (IPS) - On June 1, CIVICUS Global Alliance, announced the appointment of Mandeep Tiwana as its new Secretary-General. With his tenure underway, Tiwana sat down with an IPS correspondent to discuss CIVICUS’s work in promoting civic freedom and solidarity in an increasingly autonomy-restrictive world.
Why the UN Staff Union Does Not Agree with the High Commissioner's Expensive & Poorly-Managed Project
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Jun 05 (IPS) - Like you, we attended last week’s townhall where UN High Commissioner (for Human Rights) Volker Turk presented his latest plans for moving staff out of headquarters. We note that this project has been carried out without adequate consultation with the staff union. The key points we learned and which we are concerned about:
Portugal: No Longer an Exception to Europe’s Far-right Rise
- Inter Press Service
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Jun 05 (IPS) - For decades, Portugal stood as a beacon of democratic stability in an increasingly unsettled Europe. While neighbours grappled with political fragmentation and the rise of far-right movements, Portugal maintained its two-party system, a testament to the enduring legacy of the 1974 Carnation Revolution that peacefully transitioned the country from dictatorship to democracy. It was long believed that Portugal’s extensive pre-revolution experience of repressive right-wing rule had effectively inoculated it against far-right politics, but that assumption is now demonstrable outdated. An era of exceptionalism ended on 18 May, when the far-right Chega party secured 22.8 per cent of the vote and 60 parliamentary seats, becoming the country’s main opposition force.
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