Latin America Still Has a Long Way to Go to Eliminate Gender Violence — Global Issues

Latin America Still Has a Long Way to Go to Eliminate Gender Violence — Global Issues

“He who loves does not kill, does not humiliate or mistreat” reads a poster carried in a protest against violence against women in Lima, the capital of Peru, which is part of a slogan repeated in demonstrations against femicides and other forms of sexist violence in Latin America. CREDIT: Mariela…

A Reinvigorated Regional Commitment to Tsunami Preparedness in Asia & the Pacific — Global Issues

A Reinvigorated Regional Commitment to Tsunami Preparedness in Asia & the Pacific — Global Issues

Source: UNESCO-IOC (The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.?) Opinion by Temily Baker, Juliette de Charry (bangkok, thailand) Friday, November 24, 2023 Inter Press Service BANGKOK, Thailand, Nov 24 (IPS) – Between 1970 and 2022,…

Innovative Gender Bond Series Uplifts Rural Women to Drive Climate Action in Asia — Global Issues

Innovative Gender Bond Series Uplifts Rural Women to Drive Climate Action in Asia — Global Issues

Opinion by Christina Margaret Morrison, Natasha Garcha (bangkok, thailand) Wednesday, November 22, 2023 Inter Press Service BANGKOK, Thailand, Nov 22 (IPS) – Rural women across Asia play a key role producing, processing, and trading agricultural products, and are often the primary users and managers of natural resources. Despite this, discriminatory practices…

The Worlds Right-Wing & Left-Wing Torturers — Global Issues

The Worlds Right-Wing & Left-Wing Torturers — Global Issues

by Thalif Deen (united nations) Tuesday, November 21, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Nov 21 (IPS) – Jeanne Kirkpatrick, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, once made the distinction between “friendly” right-wing authoritarian regimes (which were mostly U.S. and Western allies) and “unfriendly” left-wing totalitarian dictatorships (which the…

Will the UN Ever be Able to Eradicate Systemic Racism Within? — Global Issues

Will the UN Ever be Able to Eradicate Systemic Racism Within? — Global Issues

Credit: UN Staff News Opinion by Shihana Mohamed (new york) Monday, November 20, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Nov 20 (IPS) – In the midst of the Israel-Hamas conflagration, a significant anniversary at the United Nations –October 24th was the 78th year since its founding–went unremarked by the larger world….

US has Provided Over 130 Billion Dollars in Aid & Weapons to Israel– the Largest Ever — Global Issues

US has Provided Over 130 Billion Dollars in Aid & Weapons to Israel– the Largest Ever — Global Issues

by Thalif Deen (united nations) Friday, November 17, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Nov 17 (IPS) – As one of America’s closest allies, Israel has remained heavily dependent on the US —politically, economically, and militarily—since its creation in 1948. US arms supplies, mostly provided gratis, are channeled via US Foreign…

The Carnage in Gaza Cries Out for Repudiation & Opposition. Maybe Poetry Can Help. — Global Issues

The Carnage in Gaza Cries Out for Repudiation & Opposition. Maybe Poetry Can Help. — Global Issues

Opinion by Norman Solomon (san francisco, usa) Friday, November 17, 2023 Inter Press Service SAN FRANCISCO, USA, Nov 17 (IPS) – Two centuries ago, Percy Shelley wrote that “poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world.” Yet elite power has routinely vetoed their best measures. Still, the ability of poetry to…