International system crucial to countering threat of weapons diversion, Security Council hears — Global Issues

International system crucial to countering threat of weapons diversion, Security Council hears — Global Issues

“Emanating from any arms transfer is the inherent risk of diversion of the equipment to unauthorized end users,” said Izumi Nakamitsu, UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs. Addressing the Council during the first open meeting of Russia’s month-long presidency – and during which many delegates referenced the ongoing conflict in…

Curbing ‘expressions of violence’ a key to peace in Colombia: Guterres — Global Issues

Curbing ‘expressions of violence’ a key to peace in Colombia: Guterres — Global Issues

The 2016 peace deal between the authorities and the FARC-EP militia group ended five decades of conflict, and the report is the first to cover verification of its chapters on comprehensive rural reform and ethnic issues, in line with a Security Council resolution adopted in January. The report spans the…

Recommendations for the G7 Summit on Nuclear Weapons — Global Issues

Recommendations for the G7 Summit on Nuclear Weapons — Global Issues

Anna Ikeda. Credit: Soka University of America Photography Opinion by Anna Ikeda (new york) Monday, April 10, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Apr 10 (IPS) – The current war in Ukraine has shown that nuclear deterrence is deeply flawed. It relies on the assumption of “rational actors” in power and…

Afghan Tailors Flee to Pakistan After Ban on Stitching Womens Clothing — Global Issues

Afghan Tailors Flee to Pakistan After Ban on Stitching Womens Clothing — Global Issues

Afghan Women refugees undergoing sewing and embroidery training in Peshawar, Pakistan. Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPS by Ashfaq Yusufzai (peshawar) Monday, April 10, 2023 Inter Press Service PESHAWAR, Apr 10 (IPS) – “I had my shop in Afghanistan but came here after the Taliban’s warning against stitching women’s clothes. Now, I am working…

Neglected Tropical Disease Mycetoma Research Gains Momentum — Global Issues

Neglected Tropical Disease Mycetoma Research Gains Momentum — Global Issues

Patients outside the Mycetoma Research Center in Sudan. Credit: DNDi by Geoffrey Kamadi (nairobi) Friday, April 07, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Apr 07 (IPS) – The disease burden and distribution of mycetoma—a neglected tropical disease—are not very well understood. However, it is known to affect people in Sudan, Senegal, Mauritania,…

Passion to feed a healthier Gambia — Global Issues

A rare safe space for the LGBTI+ community in El Salvador — Global Issues

A visitor receives support at the Diké LGBTI+ community and health centre in El Salvador. The centre, run by the Diké organization, provides a host of services to the LBGTI+ community, including sexual healthcare, psychological care, human rights education, advocacy activities and safe shelter for those who need it, including…