Global Issues
News headlines for “Trade, Economy, & Related Issues”, page 1216
Latin America on a Dangerous Precipice
- Inter Press Service
MONTEVIDEO, Oct 02 (IPS) - "We could be the last Latin American and Caribbean generation living together with hunger."
Puerto Rico's Green Crusaders Still Going Strong
- Inter Press Service
SAN JUAN, Oct 01 (IPS) - The heart of Puerto Rico's central mountain range is the site of an extraordinary story of struggle and triumph.
OPINION: On Reproductive Rights, Progress with Concerns
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Oct 01 (IPS) - For most of human history, reproductive rights essentially meant men and women accepting the number, timing and spacing of their children, as well as possible childlessness. All this changed radically in the second half of the 20th century with the introduction of new medical technologies aimed at both preventing and assisting human reproduction.
Vaca Muerta, the New Frontier of Development in Argentina
- Inter Press Service
LOMA CAMPANA, Argentina, Oct 01 (IPS) - Production here has skyrocketed so fast that for now the installations of the YPF oil company at the Loma Campana deposit in southwest Argentina are a jumble of interconnected shipping containers.
Zimbabwe’s Family Planning Dilemma
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Oct 01 (IPS) - Pregnant at 15, Samantha Yakubu* is in a fix. The 16-year-old boy she claims was responsible for her pregnancy has refused to accept her version of events, insisting that he was "not the only one who slept with her".
OPINION: A Roadmap to Living – and Thriving - in Harmony with Nature
- Inter Press Service
PYEONGCHANG, Sep 30 (IPS) - In Nagoya, Japan, in 2010, the international community made a commitment to future generations by adopting the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011–2020 and 20 Aichi Biodiversity Targets.
Boosting Incomes and Empowering Rural Women in Cuba
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Sep 30 (IPS) - Leonor Pedroso's sewing machine has dressed children in the Cuban town of Florida for 30 years. But it was only a few months ago that the seamstress was able to become formally self-employed.
From Subsistence to Profit, Swazi Farmers Get a Helping Hand
- Inter Press Service
MBABANE, Sep 30 (IPS) - Men in blue overalls are offloading vegetables from trucks while their female counterparts dress and pack the fresh produce before storing it in a cold room.
Lack of Accountability Fuels Gender-Based Violence in India
- Inter Press Service
CHIRANG, India, Sep 30 (IPS) - On a bright March morning, a 17-year old tribal girl woke as usual, and went to catch fish in the village river in the Chirang district of India's northeastern Assam state.
U.S. to Create National Plan on Responsible Business Practices
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sep 30 (IPS) - The United States will begin developing a national action plan on responsible business practices, following on several years of related advocacy from civil society.
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