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Trade Liberalization for Development?
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR and SYDNEY, Nov 05 (IPS) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank and the World Trade Organization (WTO), all dominated by rich countries, have long promoted trade liberalization as a ‘win-win' solution for "all people—rich and poor—and all countries—developed and developing countries", arguing that "the gains are large enough to enable compensation to be provided to the losers".
Prepare to Win: Tsunami Awareness and Preparedness
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 05 (IPS) - Once considered rare in their occurrence, in the last 10 years tsunamis have struck nearly every year: from Samoa to Chile, and from Iceland to New Zealand.
Online Trolls, Bots, Snoopers Imperil Democracy: Report
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 05 (IPS) - Using armies of online fans, trolls and, automated ‘bots', the world's authoritarians and populists are increasingly using the web to drown out opponents and swing public opinion and elections their way, a new study says.
Africans Charged More Than 3.5 Times the 'Affordable' Rate for Mobile Data
- Inter Press Service
Nov 04 (IPS) - People living in Africa are charged an average of 7.1 per cent of their monthly salary for a gigabyte (GB) of mobile data, more than 3.5 times the threshold considered affordable.
No Region is Immune from Rising Inequalities, Trade Tensions & Declining Growth Rates
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK, Thailand, Nov 04 (IPS) - We are facing tense and turbulent times around the globe. Rising inequality is a danger everywhere. Trade and technology tensions are building. Growth forecasts are being revised down. Unease and uncertainty are going up. This is a global phenomenon. No region is immune.
‘When Journalists are Targeted, Societies as a Whole, Pay a Price’: UN Chief
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 02 (IPS) - "Without journalists able to do their jobs in safety, we face the prospect of a world of confusion and disinformation", UN Secretary-General António Guterres has warned in a statement released ahead of the International Day to End Impunity Against Journalists, which falls on 2 November.
Africa's Youth make Land Restoration their Business
- Inter Press Service
ACCRA, Ghana/JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Nov 01 (IPS) - The last time Siyabulela Sokomani ran a marathon he did so with a tree strapped to his back. A native wild olive sapling to be exact. It affected his race time for sure, with the seasoned runner completing the 42.2 km race in 4.42 hours rather than his usual 3.37 hours.
The Rapid Decline in Civic Freedoms: 5 Countries to Keep an Eye on
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, Nov 01 (IPS) - Ine Van Severen is Civic Space Researcher at CIVICUS2019 has been a year of protest. From Algeria, to Chile, to Hong Kong, ordinary people have taken to the streets to voice their dissatisfaction with governance systems. Their causes are as diverse as the people pouring into the streets.
Locked Out - Nigeria's Trafficked Children Have Never been to School
- Inter Press Service
LAGOS, Nigeria, Oct 31 (IPS) - This is part of a series of features from across the globe on human trafficking. IPS coverage is supported by the Riana Group."Human trafficking is when someone is taken from Nigeria to another country to be a prostitute. Or, to do other illegal jobs that are not good for humanity," said Kingsley Chidiebere, a commercial motorcycle rider in Nigeria's commercial capital, Lagos.
Going with the Wind: Transition to Clean Energy in Latin America & the Caribbean
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 31 (IPS) - The UN Climate Action Summit 2019, which took place in the days leading up to the 74th UN General Assembly, delivered new pathways and practical actions for governments and private sector to intensify climate action.
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