Global IssuesEnding Hunger Is Possible
Sunday, June 16, 2013
ROME, Jun 16 (IPS) - Thirty-eight countries were recognised for the first time on Sunday by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation for cutting in half the prevalence of people suffering from undernourishment, one of three targets under the first Millennium Development Goal.
Time for a Leap Forward for the European Union
Sunday, June 16, 2013
ROME, Jun 16 (IPS) - Three different models for regional unification have been proposed by the movement for European integration since its inception. One vision is a league of states that preserve national sovereignty while committing themselves to follow specific policies agreed by consensus.
Examining the Depths of Ethiopia’s Corruption
Sunday, June 16, 2013
ADDIS ABABA/LONDON, Jun 16 (IPS) - Ethiopia may be one of the fastest-growing, non-oil producing economies in Africa in recent years, but corruption in this Horn of Africa nation is a deterrent to foreign investors looking for stable long-term partnerships in developing countries.
Iranians Vote for Hope and a Change of Course
Saturday, June 15, 2013
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jun 15 (IPS) - Iran's June 14 presidential election results, announced the day after, was nothing less than a political earthquake.
Caribbean Looks at Financial Approach to Combat Climate Change
Saturday, June 15, 2013
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Jun 15 (IPS) - The Caribbean has the unenviable reputation as one of the most disaster-prone regions in the world, a situation exacerbated by climate change and vulnerability that experts warn could have significant economic consequences if unaddressed.
Award Spotlights Indian Women Helping Women
Saturday, June 15, 2013
ROME, Jun 15 (IPS) - Jassiben, a self-employed potter from Nana Shahpur village in western India, loves summer despite the heat waves and frequent power cuts, because summer days always mean great business.
Small Farmers Buffeted by Climate Change
Saturday, June 15, 2013
ROME, Jun 15 (IPS) - The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has long warned that a quarter of the world's farmland is "highly degraded".
In Swaziland, Seeds Beat Drought
Saturday, June 15, 2013
MAPHUNGWANE, Swaziland, Jun 15 (IPS) - The overcast sky is a sign that it might rain, and Happy Shongwe, a smallholder farmer from rural Maphungwane in eastern Swaziland, is not exactly happy.
No Quick Fixes to Sorcery-Related Violence
Saturday, June 15, 2013
SYDNEY, Jun 15 (IPS) - Following worldwide outrage over a spate of brutal sorcery-related murders in Papua New Guinea, the government has rolled out a new hard-line approach to spiralling crime in this southwest Pacific island state.
Sowing a Healthier Future
Saturday, June 15, 2013
ROME, Jun 15 (IPS) - "If there was enough political will to defeat hunger, we would defeat it right now - immediately," says Enrique Yeves, chief of corporate communications at the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).
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