Global IssuesBracing For A Massive Influx Of Returnees
Friday, May 18, 2012
In the wake of border tensions the United Nations is airlifting 12,000 southerners from a Sudanese frontier town into South Sudan. But they are returning home in the midst of an economic crisis that has the U.N. warning it may appeal for more funding to scale up humanitarian operations.
‘Leave Nothing But Footprints’ On Philippine Beaches
Friday, May 18, 2012
Seashells and corals are competing with styrofoam packs, food wrappers, cigarette butts, and plastic bottles for space on some of the Philippines’ most scenic beaches. Graffiti mars tourist spots like lighthouses and caves, proclaiming the names of recent visitors.
Autism 'relegated To The Sidelines'
Thursday, May 17, 2012
At first glance Nortey Quaynor looks like any ordinary 29-year-old Ghanaian. If you spend a little time with him, though, you soon realise that something is different.
Over Objections, U.S. Lifts Myanmar Investment Ban
Thursday, May 17, 2012
In a highly anticipated confirmation, the United States on Thursday announced that it would be significantly rolling back bilateral economic restrictions that have been in place on Myanmar (Burma) for a decade and a half.
Hopes To Heal Economy Through Devaluation, Which Has Hit Poor Hard
Thursday, May 17, 2012
As Malawi’s poor struggle to afford food and other staple items since the 48 percent devaluation of the local currency against the dollar, economic commentators are optimistic that the move will provide an opportunity to boost the country’s export market.
Activists Brace For Long War Against Nuclear Power
Thursday, May 17, 2012
For the past two decades Masao Ishiji (59), has been fighting tooth and nail to ban the operation of four nuclear reactors that dot the western coastline of Oi in the Fukui prefecture facing the Japan Sea.
Nato's Twin Crises
Thursday, May 17, 2012
It's not an easy time for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
World Bank Accused Of Ignoring Lessons On Mega Infrastructure
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
In a renewed funding focus on large-scale infrastructure, the World Bank, Group of 20 (G20) countries and other multilateral groups are wilfully overlooking lessons learned decades ago, a new report by International Rivers warns.
Rio+20: European Parliament Absent in Sustainability Summit
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
The decision by the European Parliament (EP), to renounce its participation in the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development next month on the grounds that hotel costs are exorbitant, has provoked sharp criticism from civil society organisations.
Q&A: The Future of Agriculture May Well Be in Cities
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
In the coming decades, the world's population is expected to grow by at least another two billion people, 80 percent of whom will live in cities by the year 2050.
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