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CLIMATE CHANGE: The World Is Bogged Down in Copenhagen
- Inter Press Service
Poor countries will suffer horrendous impacts if an agreement isn't reached by the end of the climate change summit in Copenhagen. That was the warning launched by the developing South Friday during the talks that remained as bogged down at the end of the first week as at the start.
CLIMATE CHANGE: Cattle, the Ignored Predator
- Inter Press Service
Because of its effect on the environment, cattle must be given the same priority in global agendas as nuclear weapons, wars and, in particular, climate change, says Brazilian activist João Meirelles Filho, author of two books on Amazon deforestation.
CLIMATE CHANGE: East Europe, Developed or Developing?
- Inter Press Service
The European Union is presenting itself as a united front during negotiations in the Copenhagen climate change conference. But East European countries insist that they are developing nations and prefer to limit their aid and emissions commitments.
RIGHTS-AFRICA: Judges Address How Law Can Assist HIV Response
- Inter Press Service
In Ghana, because the stigmatisation against gay men is so great, many are forced to have sexual relationships with women to escape prejudice and homophobic violence.
CLIMATE CHANGE: Europe's Shy Commitments
- Inter Press Service
'Decision-makers should stop thinking in realpolitik terms and acknowledge that we are out of time,’’ says Magda Stoczkiewicz, director of Friends of the Earth (FoE) in Europe.
DISARMAMENT: DPRK and U.S. Recommit to 2005 Joint Statement
- Inter Press Service
United States Envoy to North Korea Stephen Bosworth announced Thursday that his three-day visit to Pyongyang has produced no commitment from the North Koreans to return to multilateral talks aimed at ending Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons programme. However, both sides recommitted to a 2005 joint statement in which the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK) committed to dismantle its nuclear programme in exchange for economic aid and other incentives.
CLIMATE CHANGE: Coastal Carbon Sinks in Dire Need of Protection
- Inter Press Service
What would it be like if the air we breathe was 30 percent more acidic? The oceans are already 30 percent more acidic, and on their way to becoming 120 percent more acidic in 50 years at the current rates of carbon dioxide emissions.
ECONOMY: Meltdown Brings Poverty Back to East Europe
- Inter Press Service
As former communist states in Eastern Europe transformed their economies from command to capitalist, over the last 20 years, economists praised the adoption of western-style economic models that created middle classes able to enjoy new levels of wealth and comfort.
EUROPE: No Qualms Funding Tax Haven-Tainted Banks
- Inter Press Service
Although the links between tax evasion and global poverty are officially recognised, the European Investment Bank, the lending arm of the European Union (EU), has no qualms financing banks known to stash away money in tax havens.
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Human Rights Day Honours Non-discrimination
- Inter Press Service
While waiting in one of those interminable queues at a South African state hospital, Jullian Nwadu was asked when she was going back to Zimbabwe. 'In December,' she answered, welcoming what seemed like a stranger’s attempt at making friendly conversation. 'When you go, you mustn’t come back.'
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