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Has Caribbean Diplomacy Lost Its Mojo?

Saturday, May 18, 2013

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, May 18 (IPS) - Whether by accident or coincidence, recent days have seen a variety of Caribbean leaders and journalists question whether the region is failing to pursue leadership roles within international organisations - and thus losing its voice in global issues like trade, climate change, and peace and security.

Official Bullying Lurks Behind Prep for Olympics in Brazil

Friday, May 17, 2013

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 17 (IPS) - As Brazil prepares to host several sporting mega-events, human rights abuses and authoritarian interventions by the authorities are going on behind the scenes, favouring major urbanisation projects and stadium remodelling, a study says.

Pioneering Italian Town Leads Europe in Waste Recycling

Friday, May 17, 2013

CAPANNORI, Italy, May 17 (IPS) - Capannori, a rural town in the Italian province of Lucca, in Tuscany, boasts a proud history. Six years ago, it became a trendsetter and leader, not just in Italy but throughout all of Europe, as the continent's first Zero Waste town.

Afghan Women Harassed into Unemployment

Friday, May 17, 2013

KABUL, May 17 (IPS) - While global attention is fixed on the scheduled pullout of U.S. and NATO troops from Afghanistan in 2014, women here have a much more immediate concern: how will they survive another day at work?

Developing World to Dominate Global Investment by 2030

Friday, May 17, 2013

WASHINGTON, May 17 (IPS) - Over the next decade and a half, a major global shift will result in the developing world controlling roughly half of the world's capital, up from less than a third today.

South Asia in Search of Coordinated Climate Policy

Thursday, May 16, 2013

KATHMANDU, May 16 (IPS) - With a combined population of over 1.7 billion, which includes some of the world's poorest but also a sizeable middle class with a growing spending capacity, South Asia is a policymaker's nightmare.

Rafsanjani’s Presidential Bid Elicits Hope, Scorn

Thursday, May 16, 2013

TEHRAN, May 16 (IPS) - The last-minute entry of former president and current chair of the Expediency Council Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani into the presidential polls set for Jun. 14 has inspired vastly different reactions in a conflicted Iran.

Mexican Communities Sue Pemex for Environmental Justice

Thursday, May 16, 2013

MEXICO CITY, May 16 (IPS) - Fed up with oil spills from facilities belonging to Mexico's state oil company Pemex, residents of two communities in the southeastern state of Tabasco are taking the country's largest company to court in a bid for compensation for damage to the environment and agriculture.

Climate Change Is Happening… So What?

Thursday, May 16, 2013

NEW YORK, May 16 (IPS) - Seven in 10 U.S. citizens believe climate change is real and happening now. Yet most have never even contacted a government official about the issue, let alone volunteered with an environmental organisation or taken other action.

Resource Management Central to Equitable Development

Thursday, May 16, 2013

WASHINGTON, May 16 (IPS) - Trillions of dollars a year are being produced through extractive industries, but just a tiny percentage of this money is impacting on the lives of poor communities in developing countries, according to a first-of-its-kind study released Wednesday.

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