Gains, Losses & Lessons One Year On — Global Issues

Gains, Losses & Lessons One Year On — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Opinion by Sanam Naraghi (new york) Wednesday, September 20, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Sep 20 (IPS) – On September 16th Iranians everywhere commemorated the first anniversary of Mahsa Jina Amini’s murder by the country’s notorious ‘guidance patrol’. Arrested for being badly covered, the 22-year-old was beaten so violently, she…

Gender Parity at the UN Willfully Ignores the Facts — Global Issues

Gender Parity at the UN Willfully Ignores the Facts — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Opinion by Sanam Naraghi (washington dc) Wednesday, December 21, 2022 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, Dec 21 (IPS) – There are two sides to the problem of Gender Parity at the United Nations. On the one hand, member states need to appoint more women to their senior ambassadorial ranks. There is…