Global IssuesStressed Ecosystems Leaving Humanity High and Dry
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
UXBRIDGE, Canada, May 21 (IPS) - Everyone knows water is life. Far too few understand the role of trees, plants and other living things in ensuring we have clean, fresh water.
Organic Cooperative Proves that Agriculture Can Prosper in Cuba
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
HAVANA, May 21 (IPS) - "The people are the only thing that matters," says agronomist Miguel Ángel Salcines, who then goes on to list a series of other "secondary" factors that have turned Vivero Alamar, an urban farm on the outskirts of the Cuban capital, into a rare success story in the country's depressed agricultural sector.
Indigenous Brazilians Learn to Fight for the Right to Food
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil, May 21 (IPS) - Indigenous communities in remote areas of Brazil have begun to recognise that they have the right to not be hungry, and are learning that food security means much more than simply having food on the table.
Tackling Crime Takes on Import As Urban Populations Rise
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
FLORENCE, May 21 (IPS) - As people around the world continue to migrate into cities, swelling urban populations, they have sparked growth in another area: crime and security issues.
UNFPA Focuses on Contraception for 222 Million in Developing World
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
UNITED NATIONS, May 21 (IPS) - When thousands of participants from around the world gather in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur next week, the primary focus will be on health and empowerment of girls and women.
Caribbean Farming Gets Its Roots Wet
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, May 21 (IPS) - As Caribbean communities grapple with the entwined challenges of climate change and food security, modern technologies offer hope that the region's stagnating agricultural sector can be made more profitable.
Zimbabwe’s Ruling Party Militias Spread Fear of Voting
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
HARARE, May 21 (IPS) - For the last month Gibson Severe and his wife, Merjury Severe, known opposition supporters from Hurungwe district in Zimbabwe's Mashonaland West Province, have been hiding out in the country's capital Harare.
Q&A: Reworking Finance to Serve People and the Environment
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
FLORENCE, May 21 (IPS) - The wake of the global financial crisis, as many national governments in Europe cut back on services to citizens and used public money to rescue banks, taught many people a valuable lesson.
Migrant Workers Face Tough Times in Thailand
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
CHIANG MAI, Thailand, May 21 (IPS) - On the outskirts of the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai, a group of twelve migrant families lives in a makeshift camp comprised of houses constructed from scrap metal.
Myanmar’s President Makes Historic, Divisive Visit to White House
Monday, May 20, 2013
WASHINGTON, May 20 (IPS) - Myanmar's President Thein Sein on Monday became the first leader of that country in almost a half-century to pay a call on the White House, a visit that has simultaneously highlighted a series of monumental changes seen in Myanmar in recent years as well as a reforms process that many are warning may have stalled.
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