Global Issues
News headlines for “Trade, Economy, & Related Issues”, page 1246
Stunting: The Cruel Curse of Malnutrition in Nepal
- Inter Press Service
RASUWA, Nepal, Jul 22 (IPS) - Durga Ghimire had her first child at the age of 18 and the second at 21. As a young mother, Durga didn't really understand the importance of taking care of her own health during pregnancy.
Food Insecurity a New Threat for Lebanon’s Syrian Refugees
- Inter Press Service
BEIRUT, Jul 22 (IPS) - A declining economy and a severe drought have raised concerns in Lebanon over food security as the country faces one of its worst refugee crises, resulting from the nearby Syria war, and it is these refugees and impoverished Lebanese border populations that are most vulnerable to this new threat.
From Havana to Bali, Third World Gets the Trade Crumbs
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Jul 22 (IPS) - The world of today is considerably different from the one at the end of the Second World War; there are no more any colonies, though there are still some 'dependent' territories.
Creating a Slum Within a Slum
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Jul 22 (IPS) - At the eastern edge of Nairobi's Kibera slum, children gather with large yellow jerry cans to collect water dripping out of an exposed pipe. The high-rise grey and beige Soweto East settlement towers above them. A girl lifts the can on top of her head and returns to her family's third floor apartment.
U.S. Debating “Historic” Support for Off-Grid Electricity in Africa
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 21 (IPS) - Pressure is building here for lawmakers to pass a bill that would funnel billions of dollars of U.S. investment into strengthening Africa's electricity production and distribution capabilities, and could offer broad new support for off-grid opportunities.
Spain: A Precarious Gateway to Europe for Syrian Refugees
- Inter Press Service
MALAGA, Spain, Jul 21 (IPS) - Little Samir covers his face with his hands as he plays under the orange tree in the centre of the inner courtyard of the Spanish Refugee Aid Commission (CEAR) centre in the southern city of Malaga. He is four years old and has spent nearly a year in Spain, where he arrived with his parents, fleeing the war in Syria.
Indigenous Communities Say Education, Funding Key to Fighting HIV/AIDS
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY, Jul 21 (IPS) - Marama Pala, hailing from Waikanae on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand, was diagnosed with HIV at 22. The news of her diagnosis spread like wildfire in her tight-knit Maori community.
Fragility of WTO’s Bali Package Exposed
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Jul 21 (IPS) - The "fragility" of the World Trade Organization's ‘Bali package' was brought into the open at the weekend meeting in Sydney, Australia, of trade ministers from the world's 20 major economies (G20).
Refugees Living A Nightmare in Northern Pakistan
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Jul 21 (IPS) - Some fled on foot, others boarded trucks along with luggage, rations and cattle. Many were separated from families, or collapsed from exhaustion along the way. They don't know where their next meal will come from, or how they will provide for their children.
Malnutrition Hits Syrians Hard as UN Authorises Cross-Border Access
- Inter Press Service
BEIRUT, Jul 19 (IPS) - Gaunt, haggard Syrian children begging and selling gum have become a fixture in streets of the Lebanese capital; having fled the ongoing conflict, they continue to be stalked by its effects.
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