News headlines for “Trade, Economy, & Related Issues”, page 1117

  1. Climate Justice: Trial by Public Opinion for World’s Polluters

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, Jun 16 (IPS) - The United Nations, which is tasked with the protection of the global environment, has asserted that climate change affects people everywhere - with no exceptions.

  2. Domestics in Mexico Face Abuse and Scant Protection

    - Inter Press Service

    MEXICO CITY, Jun 16 (IPS) - Her last two jobs left a bitter taste in the mouth of Yoloxochitl Solís, a 48-year-old single mother from Mexico. She sums up the experience in two words: abuse and discrimination.

  3. When a Kid With Low Self-Esteem Dreams of Becoming the President

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, Jun 15 (IPS) - You may have heard of Global Citizenship Education (GCED), but unless you move in international development circles, chances are you're not entirely sure what the acronym means.

  4. Adaptation Funding a Key Issue for Caribbean at Climate Talks

    - Inter Press Service

    GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Jun 15 (IPS) - With less than six months to go before the next full United Nations Conference of the Parties also known as COP 21 – widely regarded as a make-or-break moment for an agreement on global action on climate change – Caribbean nations are still hammering out the best approach to the talks.

  5. World’s Nuke Arsenal Declines Haltingly While Modernisation Rises Rapidly

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, Jun 15 (IPS) - The world's stockpile of nuclear weapons, held by nine states, just got a little smaller.

  6. Opinion: GM Cotton a False Promise for Africa

    - Inter Press Service

    MELVILLE, South Africa, Jun 15 (IPS) - Genetically modified (GM) cotton has been produced globally for almost two decades, yet to date only three African countries have grown GM cotton on a commercial basis – South Africa, Burkina Faso and Sudan.

  7. Kidney Disease Treatment Not For All in Uganda

    - Inter Press Service

    KAMPALA, Jun 15 (IPS) - Vincent Mugyenyi, a 65-year-old retired pilot from the Ugandan Air Force, has lost count of how many dialysis treatment slots he has had to attend in the eight years he has been fighting chronic kidney disease.

  8. Q&A: Better Students, Better Citizens, Better World: Education Is the Key to Peace

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, Jun 14 (IPS) - In a world where high levels of social and religious intolerance, conflicts, violent extremism and environmental degradation are threatening justice and peace, the United Nations is trying to find ways to maintain world order and promote sustainable development.

  9. Rights Groups Call for Durable Solution for Europe’s Migrants

    - Inter Press Service

    PARIS, Jun 13 (IPS) - Human rights groups are calling for a sustainable solution to the migrant crisis in Europe, especially following the dismantling of refugee camps in Paris and Calais, France, over the past two weeks.

  10. Sex Workers in Nicaragua Break the Silence and Gain Rights

    - Inter Press Service

    MANAGUA, Jun 13 (IPS) - After living in the shadows, thousands of Nicaraguan sex workers have broken their silence, won support from state institutions and gained new respect for their rights.

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