Global Issues
News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 1040
Russia Expelled From G8, but G20? Not So Fast
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 01 (IPS) - When Western powers, led by the United States, decided to throw Russia out of the Group of 8 (G8) industrial nations, it was aimed at punishing and "isolating" President Vladimir Putin for his intervention in Ukraine and "annexation" of Crimea.
With U.S. Taking Off, Kyrgyzstan Mulls Selling Airports to Russia
- Inter Press Service
, Apr 01 (IPS) - Russia's state-run oil giant Rosneft wants to purchase a majority stake in the state-controlled company that owns all of Kyrgyzstan's civilian airports.
For Guyana, Energy Plus Efficiency Equals Common Sense Development
- Inter Press Service
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Apr 01 (IPS) - Guyana is shaping up to set a gold standard for the Caribbean in implementing a national energy efficiency strategy to curb greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels.
OP-ED: Europe’s Commitment to Africa’s Children is Still Needed
- Inter Press Service
BRUSSELS, Apr 01 (IPS) - As African and European leaders meet in Brussels this week under the theme of "Investing in People, Prosperity and Peace", it is clear Africa's greatest natural resource, its children, must be centre stage.
What Nepal Doesn’t Know About Water
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Apr 01 (IPS) - Water is a critical resource in Nepal's economic development as agriculture, industry, household use and even power generation depends on it. The good news is the Himalayan nation has plenty of water. The bad news - water abundance is seasonal, related to the monsoon months from June to September.
Wanted: Foreign Investment in Cuba
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Apr 01 (IPS) - A new law opening Cuba up to foreign investment and a shift in the country's relations with the European Union are aimed at seeking outside support to overcome the chronic crisis plaguing the country since the early 1990s.
IPCC Climate Report Warns of “Growing Adaptation Deficit”
- Inter Press Service
Somali Diaspora Not Ready to Buy One-Way Tickets Home Yet
- Inter Press Service
KAMPALA, Mar 31 (IPS) - On a Friday afternoon men wearing long kamis — long white traditional robes — climb the steps to Somcity Travel, a small family business and travel agency in Kisenyi slum, in Uganda's capital, Kampala. The agency boasts that they "fly all over the world" but to one destination in particular — Somalia.
Commonwealth Works to Raise Climate Resiliance on Global Agenda
- Inter Press Service
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Mar 31 (IPS) - As they fine-tune preparations for the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Conference in Samoa and the United Nations post-2015 development framework meeting in September, Commonwealth states are focusing on getting the international community to pay more attention to the challenges they face.
The Gambia’s Women Demand a Seat at the Political Table
- Inter Press Service
BANJUL, Mar 30 (IPS) - The countdown to the Gambia's 2016 general elections has begun with a rare move to bring together female politicians from across the divided political spectrum to ensure increased female representation.
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