World Leaders, Mostly Autocrats, Plan to Skip Upcoming UN Sessions — Global Issues

World Leaders, Mostly Autocrats, Plan to Skip Upcoming UN Sessions — Global Issues

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by Thalif Deen (united nations) Tuesday, September 13, 2022 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Sep 13 (IPS) – When the high-level segment of the UN General Assembly sessions begin September 20, the official list of speakers include 92 heads of state (HS) and 56 heads of government (HG). But the “usual…

Multi-Faith Team Urges Repeal of Blasphemy Laws — in the Name of Religious Freedom — Global Issues

Multi-Faith Team Urges Repeal of Blasphemy Laws — in the Name of Religious Freedom — Global Issues

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Independent UN human rights experts condemned the death sentence of a university lecturer charged with blasphemy in Pakistan, calling the ruling “a travesty of justice”. December 2019. Credit: UNICEF/Josh Estey Opinion by Soraya M. Deen, Christine M. Sequenzia (new york) Monday, September 12, 2022 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Sep 12…

World Leaders, Mostly Autocrats, Plan to Skip Upcoming UN Sessions — Global Issues

Will the Diplomat, Accused of Rape, be Prosecuted at Home? — Global Issues

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by Thalif Deen (united nations) Monday, August 29, 2022 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Aug 29 (IPS) – When UN diplomats are charged with civil or criminal offenses – from traffic violations to sexual abuse — they avoid prosecution and civil law suits under cover of diplomatic immunity. It’s a privilege…

Gender Equality & Womens Rights Wiped out Under the Taliban — Global Issues

Gender Equality & Womens Rights Wiped out Under the Taliban — Global Issues

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Opinion by Sima Bahous (new york) Monday, August 15, 2022 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Aug 15 (IPS) – The writer is UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women In the year that has passed since the Taliban’s takeover in Afghanistan we have seen daily and continuous deterioration in the…

World Leaders, Mostly Autocrats, Plan to Skip Upcoming UN Sessions — Global Issues

A Safe Haven for Ousted Political Leaders Escaping Executions and Hangings — Global Issues

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Opinion by Thalif Deen (united nations) Friday, August 12, 2022 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Aug 12 (IPS) – When world political leaders, mostly presidents and prime ministers, are ousted from power following military coups or street demonstrations, they flee to “safe havens” to avoid being jailed, executed by firing squads…

World Leaders, Mostly Autocrats, Plan to Skip Upcoming UN Sessions — Global Issues

An Opportunity to Create a Bottom-Up Global Governance — Global Issues

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Opinion by Simone Galimberti (kathmandu, nepal) Wednesday, August 10, 2022 Inter Press Service KATHMANDU, Nepal, Aug 10 (IPS) – The upcoming summit on Education, part of the UN Secretary General’s ambitious agenda, can truly bring accountability and participation to the inevitably new ways education will be imparted in the future. With…

World Leaders, Mostly Autocrats, Plan to Skip Upcoming UN Sessions — Global Issues

Indigenous Women at the Forefront of Transformational Change — Global Issues

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Opinion by Jamison Ervin (united nations) Monday, August 08, 2022 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Aug 08 (IPS) – The writer is Manager, UNDP’s Global Programme on Nature for DevelopmentThe International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, commemorated annually on August 9, is a day to celebrate the many contributions of…