Global IssuesNews headlines for “International Criminal Court”, page 15
Kashmir Frontier Woman Leads the Way in Breaking Down Patriarchy
- Inter Press Service
R.S. PORA, India, Jun 28 (IPS) - Smelling the toxic smoke coming from burned powder kegs and helplessly watching fields turn into smoke and ash is traumatic. Rushing to the government's safe houses and leaving your homes, belongings and cattle behind whenever the armies of India and Pakistan trade fire is inexplicable. Then came climate-change-induced weather unpredictability.
Haitian capital’s crippled health system ‘on the brink’
- UN News
The health system in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince is “on the brink” and “crippled by escalating violence” according to the UN’s Pan American Health Organization’s (PAHO) representative in the Caribbean island nation, Dr. Oscar Barreneche.
Road safety gets a boost with new UN fix for ‘pedal error’
- UN News
Have you ever been driving in your car and pressed the accelerator instead of the brake? It happens more than you might think and it’s a cause of serious accidents that UN road safety experts have found a fix to, they announced on Thursday.
Worse Than Genocide: Killing Truth
- Inter Press Service
ATLANTA, Georgia, Jun 26 (IPS) - There have been many genocides throughout history, but the first to be displayed on TV in all its sickening horror before the entire world is the Israeli genocide against the civilians of Gaza.
World News in Brief: ICC convicts Malian extremist of war crimes, Sudan crisis update, UN Police Summit preview
- UN News
The International Criminal Court (ICC) handed down a war crimes conviction on Wednesday against an Al Qaida-linked Malian former self-styled police chief who faced a range of charges, from torture to rape.
World Drug Day report highlights spike in drug use, increased trafficking
- UN News
The UN agency tackling crime and drug abuse (UNODC) released its annual World Drug Report on Wednesday warning that there are now nearly 300 million users globally, alongside an increase in trafficking.
EUROPE: ‘The Future of the Eu as We Know Cannot Be Taken for Granted’
- Inter Press Service
The recent European elections saw significant advances by far-right parties in some but all European Union (EU) countries. They made gains in countries including Austria, Germany and France, where an early parliamentary election has been called as a consequence. In other countries, however, far-right parties stood still or lost support, while green and left-wing parties made gains. Overall, the EU’s mainstream conservative bloc held its leading position, but the results raise questions about the direction of EU policy on issues such as climate and migration.
The Age of Holy War & Poetics of Solidarity - (Part 2)
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Jun 25 (IPS) - In Part 1, I outlined how our shared existence is challenged not only by simultaneous crisis, but also by the notions - and realities - of perceived ‘holy wars’. I point out that ‘holy wars’ are not only perceptions within, or of, monotheistic faith traditions, but actually enacted by members of diverse belief systems.
Feeling ‘90 per cent stronger’: Families in the Philippines help prevent drug abuse
- UN News
A mother in the Philippines has explained how she feels “90 per cent stronger” after participating in a UN-supported programme which aims to build parenting skills and help children communicate more openly about difficult issues such as drugs.
The Age of Holy War & Poetics of Solidarity - (Part 1)
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Jun 24 (IPS) - “Holy War” is how the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church referred to the Russian war on the Ukraine, and indeed, on “the West”1 . “Holy War”, aka “jihad” is a foundational principle of “the Base” or “al-Qaeda”, which has grown into a non-state hydra with too many names and atrocities to list here (but if you are curious, one of the hydra faces is ISIS).
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