Time to Denounce Antisemitism Worldwide

PORTLAND, USA, Dec 12 (IPS) – It’s time to step up, speak out and object to antisemitism. Antisemitic remarks, behavior and events cannot continue to be swept under the rug, unethically edited for political media consumption, or ignored in hopes that they will simply go away. Read the full story, “Time to Denounce Antisemitism Worldwide”, […]

The Digital Divide: Africa the Least Connected with 60 percent of the Population Offline

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 12 (IPS) – The digital divide – between the world’s rich and poor nations —remains staggeringly wide. For over 2.7 billion people, many of them living in developing and least developed countries (LDCs), meaningful connectivity remains elusive, according to a UN report released during the 17th Internet Governance Forum in Addis Ababa, […]

Does UN Peacekeeping work? Here’s what the data says

Failures on the part of UN Peacekeeping missions have been highly publicised and well documented – and rightly so. But if you look at the overall picture and crunch the data, a different and ultimately positive picture emerges. Read the full story, “Does UN Peacekeeping work? Here’s what the data says”, on globalissues.org → find […]

Does UN Peacekeeping work? Here’s what the data says

Failures on the part of UN Peacekeeping missions have been highly publicised and well documented – and rightly so. But if you look at the overall picture and crunch the data, a different and ultimately positive picture emerges. Read the full story, “Does UN Peacekeeping work? Here’s what the data says”, on globalissues.org → find […]