Global Issues
News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 1030
Reproductive Rights Have a Rocky Ride
- Inter Press Service
STOCKHOLM, Apr 25 (IPS) - For policy makers and activists working for sexual and reproductive health and rights, it's been a long road since the landmark International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) held in Cairo in 1994.
OP-ED: As EU Reconsiders Russian LNG, Qatar Waits in Wings
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 25 (IPS) - Throughout the Ukraine crisis, European Union (EU) leaders have become more vocal about their interest in reducing Europe's consumption of Russian natural gas. As a result, Qatar — the world's number-one provider of liquefied natural gas (LNG) — is well positioned to play a more influential role in Europe's energy landscape.
India Finds Fishy Ways to Fight Malaria
- Inter Press Service
MANGALORE, Apr 25 (IPS) - Thirteen-year-old Sampreeth Monteiro's neighbours are suddenly taking his advice seriously. "Buy a Guppy fish, it will eat all the mosquito eggs in your house. You will not get malaria again."
Post-Rana Plaza, Global Investors Pushing for Systemic Change
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 24 (IPS) - A coalition of 134 institutional investors are calling for global corporations to institute new transparency policies throughout their supply chains and to step up assistance to survivors and families still suffering a year after a major fire led to the collapse of a garments factory in Bangladesh, despite repeated warnings from workers.
Chilean Tax Reform Shifts Toward Income Redistribution
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, Apr 24 (IPS) - Chilean President Michelle Bachelet's proposed tax reform is seen as the cornerstone of her ambitious social programme and a sign of a new shift in fiscal policy towards redistribution of income.
Violence in South Sudan at a Savage Turning Point
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 24 (IPS) - After a week that saw a massacre inside a U.N. base and wide-scale ethnic-based slaughter in an oil-producing region, the international community is grappling with what, if any, options remain to save lives in South Sudan.
Zimbabwe’s Struggle to Formalise the Informal
- Inter Press Service
HARARE, Apr 24 (IPS) - Zimbabwe's extensive informal sector could help boost government revenue if regularised, but this won't happen unless the government creates incentives for the informal sector to register, economists say.
Storm in a Rice Bowl
- Inter Press Service
SEOUL, Apr 24 (IPS) - Rice, a staple of the South Korean diet, is stirring up a bowlful of worry for Seoul. Under a promise to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), the government has to make a tough choice on rice imports by June this year.
U.S. Apache Delivery Highlights Mixed Messaging on Egypt
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 24 (IPS) - Last October, the Barack Obama administration suspended the delivery of attack helicopters to Egypt's interim government following the Jul. 2 military ouster of Egypt's democratically elected president, Mohamed Morsi.
Argentina’s Informal Economy Shrinks, But Not Fast Enough
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Apr 23 (IPS) - At the age of 22, Franco finally landed his first job, although he is not on any payroll and receives no labour benefits. He is part of Argentina's informal economy, where one out of three workers are employed – a proportion the government aims to reduce by means of a new law.
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