News headlines for “Trade, Economy, & Related Issues”, page 568

  1. Money vs. Happiness

    - Inter Press Service

    NEW DELHI, India, Feb 19 (IPS) - Subjective wellbeing and income are intricately linked.

    This article studies the relationships between subjective well-being, which is narrowly defined to focus on economic well-being in India, and variants of income, based on the only panel survey in India Human Development Survey (IHDS).

  2. Yemen - Worst Famine World has Seen in Decades Predicted

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, Feb 19 (IPS) - Yemen is heading towards the worst famine the world has seen in decades, the United Nations Security Council was warned in a briefing yesterday.

  3. Q&A: Tigray - the Fighting will Continue & Exacerbate Civilian Suffering

    - Inter Press Service

    BONN, Germany, Feb 19 (IPS) - While Ethiopia’s federal government may have administrative control of the Tigrayan capital, Mekelle, and other main cities in the region, including Shire, Adwa, and Aksum, after removing the regional government from power in late November — armed resistance in Tigray is not over and could continue for months.

  4. Switzerland Buys itself Good Sustainability Scores at the Expense of Other Countries

    - Inter Press Service

    GENEVA, Feb 19 (IPS) - According to the Sustainable Development Report 2020, Switzerland ranks at a shameful 163 of 165 in terms of so-called spillover effects. This means that Switzerland buys better sustainability scores in a number of areas, placing considerable burdens on other countries and the global environment.

  5. Pacific Islanders Turn to Local Economies to Drive Post-pandemic Recovery

    - Inter Press Service

    CANBERRA, Australia, Feb 18 (IPS) - While Pacific Island countries have, so far, been spared a catastrophic spread of COVID-19, their economies have been devastated by the effects of border closures, internal lockdowns and the demise of international tourism and trade. With the global pandemic far from over, Pacific Islanders are looking to their local and regional economies to drive resilience and recovery.

  6. The UN: From the Sublime to the Hilarious

    - Inter Press Service

    MELBOURNE, Australia, Feb 18 (IPS) - The United Nations is an institution mired in politics focusing primarily on military conflicts, civil wars, economic sanctions, peacekeeping, plus sustainable economic development.

  7. Corporate Reporting on SDGs: Challenges and Opportunities

    - Inter Press Service

    AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands, Feb 18 (IPS) - Since the launch of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2016, the role of the private sector in fulfilling the 2030 Agenda has been widely acknowledged, as set out under SDG 12. Yet to assess how companies are actually contributing towards these Global Goals, we need greater transparency on their impacts.

  8. Successful Crop Innovation Is Mitigating Climate Crisis Impact in Africa

    - Inter Press Service

    IBADAN and MEXICO CITY, Feb 17 (IPS) - 17 February - African smallholder farmers have no choice but to adapt to climate change: 2020 was the second hottest year on record, while prolonged droughts and explosive floods are directly threatening the livelihoods of millions. By the 2030s, lack of rainfall and rising temperatures could render 40 percent of Africa’s maize-growing area unsuitable for climate-vulnerable varieties grown by farmers, while maize remains the preferred and affordable staple food for millions of Africans who survive on less than a few dollars of income a day.

  9. Leveraging AI to Fight Climate Change

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, Feb 17 (IPS) - International organisations, researchers and data scientists say artificial intelligence (AI) and big data are critical to combat years of promises but inadequate action on the climate, biodiversity and pollution crises.

  10. Making the UN Tax Committee More Effective for Developing Countries

    - Inter Press Service

    GENEVA, Feb 16 (IPS) - The United Nations Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters (UN Tax Committee) is an important and influential subsidiary body of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) that shapes standards and guidelines on international taxation. These are the rules through which Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) are taxed.

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