News headlines for “Trade, Economy, & Related Issues”, page 2004
CLIMATE CHANGE: Developing Countries Step In Where Richer Nations Fear to Tread
- Inter Press Service
Led by countries like Indonesia, 48 developing nations are rolling out a range of pledges to voluntarily cut their respective emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) by 2020, the year climate scientists say the earth’s rising temperature should peak by if an environmental catastrophe is to be avoided.
CUBA: Balancing Bane and Blessing of Oil
- Inter Press Service
Cuba is sticking to its plans to begin oil exploration this year in its territorial waters in the Gulf of Mexico, and has assured neighbouring countries that 'every reasonable' safety and environmental protection measure will be taken, in an area still haunted by the disastrous effects of the crude oil spill in 2010.
/CORRECTED REPEAT*/: Nigerian Women Stand Up to be Counted
- Inter Press Service
As Nigeria tries again to begin its staggered general elections on Apr. 9, spare a thought for the women who will be putting themselves forward as candidates in an overwhelmingly male field.
Amid Uprisings, Africa Readies for Slew of National Polls
- Inter Press Service
As the resounding cry for multi-party democracy reverberates violently throughout the Middle East, the African continent, long known for military rule and dictatorial regimes, is readying for a slew of presidential and parliamentary elections this year.
CORRUPTION-INDIA: Gandhian Movement Pushes Ombudsman Law
- Inter Press Service
Seeing the bespectacled old man fasting in protest against corruption in the bustling heart of the Indian capital, many are reminded of Mahatma Gandhi, the man who used ‘moral power’ to lead India to independence from British colonial rule in 1947
ENVIRONMENT: U.N. Tries to Put Its Own House in Order
- Inter Press Service
In the past few years, United Nations headquarters in New York has undergone a transformation. Besides renovating the entire building, the U.N. is trying, as a leading international organisation, to take more responsibility and set an example for environmentally-friendly, sustainable practices by implementing such changes as cutting back on printing, posting more documents online, and creating water-saving measures.
Nigerian Women Stand Up to be Counted
- Inter Press Service
As Nigeria tries again to begin its staggered general elections on Apr. 9, spare a thought for the women who will be putting themselves forward as candidates in an overwhelmingly male field.
Arab Uprisings Break Down Media Stereotypes
- Inter Press Service
Exhaustive media coverage of the wave of popular revolts sweeping the Middle East and North Africa has helped to dispel myths and stereotypes of Arabs and Muslims, and foster better cultural understanding, media experts said during a conference in Cairo on Wednesday.
U.S.: Libya Splitting Republicans in 1990s Redux
- Inter Press Service
In something of a replay of the infighting among Republicans over Washington's military interventions in the Balkans in the 1990s, U.S. involvement in the civil war in Libya is exposing serious splits among self-described conservatives.
World Bank Chief Calls for Economic Reforms in Mideast
- Inter Press Service
World Bank President Robert Zoellick on Wednesday pressed a Middle East and North Africa in the midst of the 'Arab Spring' to promote vibrant civil societies and urged international financial and development institutions to hold its client governments in the region more accountable, if sustainable growth rates and more integrated economies are to take hold.
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