News headlines for “Trade, Economy, & Related Issues”, page 1254

  1. Gun Lobbyists, Minus Weapons, Gather at World Body

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, Jul 02 (IPS) - When the United Nations hosted its biennial review meeting on the illicit trade in small arms last month, the conference room was overflowing both with pro-gun and anti-gun lobbyists.

  2. For the Caribbean, a United Front Is Key to Weathering Climate Change

    - Inter Press Service

    PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten, Jul 02 (IPS) - As the costs of climate change continue to mount, officials with the Commonwealth grouping say it is vital that Small Island Developing States (SIDS) stick together on issues such as per capita income classification.

  3. Poverty and Gender Violence Will Escalate if DR Congo Constitutional Revision Allows President to Serve Third Term

    - Inter Press Service

    KIKWIT, DR Congo, Jul 02 (IPS) - Proposals to review the Democratic Republic of Congo's constitution to permit President Joseph Kabila to seek a third term of office, if accepted, will only plunge the Congolese further into poverty and insecurity, experts warn.

  4. Indonesia’s Presidential Hopefuls Face Up to Deforestation

    - Inter Press Service

    JAKARTA, Jul 02 (IPS) - As the world's third-largest democracy heads to the polls next week to elect a new president, environmental activists remain sceptical of the candidates' commitment to tackle climate change.

  5. Carving the Path to “Gold” in Latin America

    - Inter Press Service

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  6. Here Are the Real Victims of Pakistan’s War on the Taliban

    - Inter Press Service

    PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Jul 01 (IPS) - Three days ago, Rameela Bibi was the mother of a month-old baby boy. He died in her arms on Jun. 28, of a chest infection that he contracted when the family fled their home in Pakistan's North Waziristan Agency, where a full-scale military offensive against the Taliban has forced nearly half a million people to flee.

  7. Water, Rivers and Runoff Challenge Ethiopia’s Expanding Capital

    - Inter Press Service

    ADDIS ABABA, Jul 01 (IPS) - The streets of Addis Ababa are increasingly turning into water-logged obstacle courses as downpours increase in the run up to Ethiopia's July to September rainy season. Strangers link hands to steady themselves as they step high and gingerly over the spreading puddles and slippery mud.

  8. U.S. Demand for Deep Centrifuge Cut Is a Diplomatic Ploy

    - Inter Press Service

    WASHINGTON, Jul 01 (IPS) - With only a few weeks remaining before the Jul. 20 deadline, the Barack Obama administration issued a warning to Iran that it must accept deep cuts in the number of its centrifuges in order to demonstrate that its nuclear programme is only for peaceful purposes.

  9. Obama Proposes “Aggressive Deterrence” for Child Migrants

    - Inter Press Service

    WASHINGTON, Jun 30 (IPS) - Facing what some have dubbed a refugee crisis, President Barack Obama is asking for new powers that would significantly speed up the deportation process for tens of thousands of unaccompanied children recently arrived at the southern U.S. border.

  10. Looking to Africa’s LDCs to Learn How to Save the Lives of Millions of Mothers and their Babies

    - Inter Press Service

    JOHANNESBURG, Jun 30 (IPS) - Every year, three million newborn babies and almost 6.6 million children under five die globally, but if the rest of the world looked towards the examples of two of Africa's least-developed countries (LDCs), Rwanda and Ethiopia, they would perhaps be able to save these children.

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