Global Issues

Death Penalty, Condemned by UN, Still in Force in US — but With a New Twist — Global Issues

by Thalif Deen (united nations)Monday, January 22, 2024Inter Press ServiceUNITED NATIONS, Jan 22 (IPS) - In a bygone era, public executions of condemned prisoners...

Turning Protracted African Conflicts into Sustainable Peace — Global Issues

Opinion by Patrick Devine (nairobi, kenya)Monday, January 22, 2024Inter Press ServiceNAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 22 (IPS) - Among East Africa’s dozens of pastoral tribes, major...

At Non-Aligned Movement summit, Guterres repeats call for Gaza ceasefire, release of hostages — Global Issues

Leaders from the 120-member bloc met amid deep division globally, including rising geopolitical tensions, climate catastrophe, widespread poverty and raging conflict in Sudan, Ukraine...

Guterres urges G-77 and China to drive momentum for global governance reform — Global Issues

More than 130 countries are members of the bloc - the largest grouping of the global South, representing 80 percent of the planet’s population...

How a piece of the Moon landed at UN Headquarters — Global Issues

Displayed for all visitors to see, the tiny charcoal coloured block of Moon rock spent three decades in storage and made its re-appearance after...

Adrift at sea for 28 days, struggles continue for Sri Lankan migrants — Global Issues

Selvan is heading out on his motorcycle to buy groceries from a nearby shop in the city of Jaffna in Sri Lanka, but the...

‘How much is enough?’ asks UN Assembly President — Global Issues

Addressing the 19th Non-Aligned Summit in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, President Dennis Francis urged the bloc of 120 nations to exert its influence to...

UN Women — Global Issues

The report examines the gendered impact of the conflict, which has left more than 23,000 Palestinians dead, according to Gazan health authorities, about 16,000...

Congo flood response, tourism bounces back, alert over Sudan’s ancient pyramids — Global Issues

Some 1.8 million people have been impacted by torrential downpours that have dumped double the usual amount of rainfall on the Congo, impacting nine...

Nobody should evade justice, say UN rights experts — Global Issues

The court documents reveal a horrifying list of alleged crimes perpetrated by Mr. Epstein, including sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, rape, sex trafficking, slavery, torture...

Rights experts urge France to protect children from sexual abuse — Global Issues

The experts had previously written to the authorities after receiving information about three cases regarding allegations of sexual abuse of several children by their...

The Ghost of Oil Haunts Mexico’s Lacandona Jungle — Global Issues

Territory under siegeThe RBMA is one of Mexico's 225 natural protected areas (NPAs) and its 331,000 hectares are home to 20 percent of the...

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