Global Issues
News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 1012
Germany’s New Energy Revolution Still Moving Ahead
- Inter Press Service
HELSINKI, Jun 16 (IPS) - Germany has now become the world's first modern renewable energy economy, according to the experts. The Federal Republic of Germany already obtains 29 percent of its electricity from renewable sources, meaning photovoltaic, hydro and wind power, and power produced by burning wood or other biomass.
Disaster-Prone Caribbean Looks to Better Financing
- Inter Press Service
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Jun 15 (IPS) - A freak storm, followed by heavy floods in December 2013, will go down in history as the most destructive natural disaster to have hit the Caribbean island nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, with reported total damages and losses of at least 103 million dollars.
Obama’s Free Trade Strategy Falters in Asia
- Inter Press Service
MANILA, Jun 14 (IPS) - Amid simmering territorial conflicts across the Western Pacific, specifically between China and its neighbours in the South and East China Seas, coupled with China rising to the rank of top trading partner with Japan, South Korea, Australia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Obama administration has been hard-pressed to re-assert its strategic footprint in the region.
FIFA World Cup – Where the Spectacle Is the Champion
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 14 (IPS) - The seven-year-old got bored after running here and there for five minutes, amidst a group of a dozen classmates. He eventually stomped off the field because he hadn't managed to kick the ball even once.
Q&A: “Some Individuals Are Now as Wealthy as Entire Countries”
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Jun 13 (IPS) - As it turns 50, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) finds itself engaged in an ongoing struggle to reduce economic and social inequalities in the world.
Op-Ed: Not Only Hunger, but Malnutrition Too
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jun 13 (IPS) - Continued growth in developing countries, along with poverty-reduction policies, have helped to improve both income and food security globally.
Post-2015 Development Agenda – Will the Voices of the Hungry be Heard?
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jun 13 (IPS) - The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) will expire in 2015 and be replaced with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are intended to strengthen the international community's engagement with eradicating poverty and hunger.
Deadline Looms for Due Diligence Reporting on U.S. Investments in Myanmar
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jun 12 (IPS) - U.S. companies newly operating in Myanmar have until the end of the month to file official reports detailing the actions they've taken to ensure that their investments comply with safeguards around land, human rights and other concerns.
Despite Crisis, Europe Continues to Protect Its Banksters
- Inter Press Service
BARCELONA, Jun 11 (IPS) - More than six years after the global financial crisis broke out, European Union (EU) countries continue to protect banks and investments funds from tougher rules, despite abundant evidence of recurrent criminal or reckless activities in the sector, and new accumulation of enormous financial risks.
Cameroon, Where Poor Infrastructure Doesn’t Dim Love for Football
- Inter Press Service
YAOUNDE, Jun 11 (IPS) - It is almost 6pm. A group of kids are plying their craft in a dusty, dirty courtyard in a poor neighbourhood in Yaounde, Cameroon's capital. That craft is football. They kick the once-white-but-now-brown, aged football around. One child is barefoot, the other wears worn shoes and is dressed in the kit of the national team.
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