Global Issues
News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 1077
Bachelet’s Promised Reforms Could Face Uphill Struggle
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, Dic 16 (IPS) - The promised structural reforms to modify the political system inherited from Chile's 1973-1990 dictatorship and reduce the severe social inequalities in the country propelled Michelle Bachelet to a resounding triumph in the Sunday Dec. 15 runoff election.
Glaring Asymmetries in Bali Accord
- Inter Press Service
BALI, Dic 16 (IPS) - As industrialised countries celebrate the World Trade Organisation's Bali accord, the developing and the least-developed countries are forced to carry their battle to another day after securing only half-baked results and grandiose promises, said several trade ministers.
An Argentine Town that ‘Celebrates’ Garbage
- Inter Press Service
BOUWER, Argentina, Dic 16 (IPS) - Towns traditionally celebrate their most characteristic aspect. So the town of Bouwer in central Argentina decided to "celebrate" garbage.
Sexual Minorities Fight for Health Services In Uganda
- Inter Press Service
KAMPALA, Dic 16 (IPS) - At an unremarkable office on Bukoto Street in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, health workers and civil society activists attend a regular meeting to offer information and advice on living with HIV and AIDS. What is unusual is that these information sessions cater to a group of around 50 transgender women.
Italian Mafia Up To Dirty Business
- Inter Press Service
NAPLES, Dic 16 (IPS) - The beauty of the Bay of Naples under a setting sun, the romance of Sorrento and the scenic splendour of the Amalfi coastline pull thousands of visitors to southern Italy. But the region is also home to an ugly truth.
How Malawi’s President Joyce Banda Lives Mandela’s Legacy
- Inter Press Service
QUNU, South Africa, Dic 15 (IPS) - As South Africa's first black president, Nelson Mandela, was laid to rest at his childhood home of Qunu in the Eastern Cape, Malawi's President Joyce Banda told mourners that it was Mandela who taught her how to forgive those who tried to keep her from becoming southern Africa's first female head of state.
Refugees Struggle in Ruined Camp
- Inter Press Service
NAHR EL BARED, Dic 15 (IPS) - As the Syrian war intensifies sectarian clashes in Lebanon's northern coastal city Tripoli, Palestinians in the area worriedly watch the violence from the sidelines.
Zero Garbage Plan Tied to Fate of Ousted Bogotá Mayor
- Inter Press Service
BOGOTÁ, Dic 13 (IPS) - The ousted left-wing mayor of the Colombian capital, Gustavo Petro, is a casualty of the battle over the introduction of a Zero Garbage programme, which had included thousands of informal recyclers in the waste disposal business.
Indian Gays Prepare to Fight Again
- Inter Press Service
KOLKATA, Dic 13 (IPS) - Human rights have taken a step back in India, activists say after the Supreme Court overturned a ruling of the High Court that had earlier lifted the ban on gay sex.
Climate Makes Refugees Out of Young Ghanaians
- Inter Press Service
ACCRA, Dic 13 (IPS) - It was 20-year-old Fizer Boa who first migrated south to Ghana's capital, Accra, to work in the local Abobloshie market as a porter or "Kayayei".
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