Global Issues
News headlines for “Trade, Economy, & Related Issues”, page 1201
The Young, Female Face of HIV in East and Southern Africa
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Nov 07 (IPS) - Experts are raising alarm that years of HIV interventions throughout Africa have failed to stop infection among young women 15 to 24 years old.
Extractives Companies “Not Ready” for Transparency Requirements
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov 06 (IPS) - The world's largest corporations continue to publicise scant information about their global operations, according to new analysis that warns that extractives companies in particular are unprepared for pending disclosure requirements.
Women Challenged by Rising Extremism and Militarism
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 06 (IPS) - Ongoing military conflicts in the strife-torn Middle East - specifically in Iraq, Syria, Libya and Palestine - have resulted in widespread civilian casualties, impacting heavily on the most vulnerable in besieged communities: women and children.
Choosing Between Death and Death in Pakistan
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Nov 06 (IPS) - Residents of the Khyber Agency, one of seven administrative districts that comprise northern Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), are in the worst possible predicament: either course of action they choose now, they say, could result in death.
UNIDO Comes a Long Way
- Inter Press Service
VIENNA, Nov 06 (IPS) - The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) has come a long way since 1997, when it faced the risk of closure in the aftermath of the end of the Cold War.
Children in Aleppo Forced Underground to Go to School
- Inter Press Service
ALEPPO, Nov 06 (IPS) - Winter has not yet hit this nearly besieged city, but children are already attending classes in winter coats and stocking hats.
Hopes of Controlling Sierra Leone’s Ebola Outbreak Remain Grim
- Inter Press Service
FREETOWN, Nov 06 (IPS) - The fight against the deadly Ebola epidemic ravaging West Africa seems to be hanging in the balance as Sierra Leone's Minister of Health and Sanitation Dr Abubakar Fofana told IPS that the government is overwhelmed by the outbreak.
UNIDO Forum Expresses Cautious Optimism on Ethiopia’s Economic Strides
- Inter Press Service
VIENNA, Nov 05 (IPS) - With annual economic growth rates of over 10 percent and attractive investment conditions due to low infrastructural and labour costs, Ethiopia is eagerly trying to rise from the status of low-income to middle-income country in the next 10 years.
When Is a Corporate Media Group Too Powerful?
- Inter Press Service
SAN JUAN, Nov 05 (IPS) - A multi-million-dollar grant from a major media conglomerate to a communications school here has been hailed by some as a shining example of corporate philanthropy working to improve the quality of journalism.
Learning, Dating and Hooking Up: Sex Education Goes Online in Cambodia
- Inter Press Service
KOH KONG PROVINCE, Cambodia, Nov 05 (IPS) - The transition to puberty can be an awkward experience for youth to navigate. In Cambodia, sex education is moving increasingly into the virtual realm, with the Internet and mobile phones providing welcome spaces for young people to learn, seek help and stay safe.
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