UNs No-Fly List on Sexual Harassment Falls Short, Complains Rights Group — Global Issues

UNs No-Fly List on Sexual Harassment Falls Short, Complains Rights Group — Global Issues

by Thalif Deen (united nations) Wednesday, June 29, 2022 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Jun 29 (IPS) – The United Nations has continued to crackdown on sexual harassment system-wide since 2017 while its “whistle blower protection policy” has provided “protective status” for nearly 68 UN staffers who reported wrong doing. But…

UNs No-Fly List on Sexual Harassment Falls Short, Complains Rights Group — Global Issues

Rise of disinformation a symptom of ‘global diseases’ undermining public trust: Bachelet — Global Issues

Michelle Bachelet said the restoration of public trust was essential, as disinformation should really be seen as a symptom of diseases such as systemic inequality, which has seen “deep-seated discrimination” flourish, along with fragile institutions, a loss of trust in effective governance, and “limited rule of law”. She said those…

NATO Summit Set to Further Militarise Europe, Expand in Africa? — Global Issues

NATO Summit Set to Further Militarise Europe, Expand in Africa? — Global Issues

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg. Credit: NATO. by Baher Kamal (madrid) Tuesday, June 28, 2022 Inter Press Service MADRID, Jun 28 (IPS) – The three-day North Atlantic Treaty Organisation-NATO Summit in Madrid (28,29, 30 June 2022) is expected to agree to considerably increase Europe’s military power, heavily weaponise Russia’s border, and further…

UNs No-Fly List on Sexual Harassment Falls Short, Complains Rights Group — Global Issues

UN rights office in probe call, after Morocco-Spain migrant deaths, Texas tragedy, show need for safer pathways — Global Issues

The Morocco-Spain border incident took place last Friday when African migrants were reportedly “beaten with batons, kicked, shoved, and attacked with stones by Moroccan officials”, said OHCHR spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani, in their attempt to scale the barbed-wire fence that separates Morocco from the North African, Spanish city of Melilla. “This…

UNs No-Fly List on Sexual Harassment Falls Short, Complains Rights Group — Global Issues

Climate Hypocrisy Ensures Global Warming — Global Issues

Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Anis Chowdhury (sydney and kuala lumpur) Tuesday, June 28, 2022 Inter Press Service SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 28 (IPS) – Rich country governments claim the high moral ground on climate action. But many deny their far greater responsibility for both historic and contemporary greenhouse gas…

UNs No-Fly List on Sexual Harassment Falls Short, Complains Rights Group — Global Issues

Jobs Will Not Empower Young Women Until We Address Sexual Harassment — Global Issues

Opinion by Marjoke Oosterom (brighton, uk) Tuesday, June 28, 2022 Inter Press Service BRIGHTON, UK, Jun 28 (IPS) – The writer is Research Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies, UKWhat does empowerment for young women look like? For many, the answer would include jobs. But the belief that jobs bring…

What You Need to Know about the US Supreme Court Abortion Decision — Global Issues

What You Need to Know about the US Supreme Court Abortion Decision — Global Issues

A half-century of reproduction rights upended by the Supreme Court. Credit: Greenpeace. Opinion  boston, usa Monday, June 27, 2022 Inter Press Service BOSTON, USA, Jun 27 (IPS) – After half a century, Americans’ constitutional right to get an abortion has been overturned by the Supreme Court. The ruling in Dobbs…

UNs No-Fly List on Sexual Harassment Falls Short, Complains Rights Group — Global Issues

Five Takeaways from the 2022 State of Civil Society Report — Global Issues

Opinion by Mandeep Tiwana (new york) Monday, June 27, 2022 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Jun 27 (IPS) – 2022 is halfway through. It’s clear this is a year of immense disruption, mayhem and contestation. Horrendous war crimes are taking place in Ukraine. The conflict is spurring soaring living costs, impacting…