Global Issues
News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 894
India Erupts Over Loopholes in Child Labour Law
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, Jun 09 (IPS) - In a bid to overhaul the country's child labour laws, the Indian government has banned the employment of children below 14 years of age in various commercial ventures, while permitting them to work in family enterprises and on farmlands after school hours and during vacations.
Opinion: Minsk Agreements, the Only Path to Peace in Ukraine
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Jun 08 (IPS) - The "U.N. Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine", which was referred to in an Inter Press Service (IPS) article of Jun. 2, does not, in my view, reflect many salient points.
Fishing and Farming in Gaza is a Deadly Business
- Inter Press Service
RAMALLAH, West Bank, Jun 08 (IPS) - Three Palestinian fishermen were injured last week after Israeli naval forces opened fire on fishing boats off the coast of al-Sudaniyya in the northern Gaza Strip, bringing to 15 the number of farmers and fishermen shot and injured by Israeli security forces as they attempted to earn a living.
Opinion: G20 Turkish Presidency Keen to Benefit the Global Community
- Inter Press Service
BRUSSELS, Jun 07 (IPS) - Turkey assumed the Presidency of the Group of 20 (G20) on Dec. 1, 2014. It will culminate in the Antalya Summit on Nov. 15-16. Our priorities build upon the G20 multi-year agenda, but also reflect particular themes we see as important for 2015.
Opinion: Immigration, Myths and the Irresponsibility of Europe
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jun 06 (IPS) - With little fanfare, the German IFO Institute for Economic Research recently published a report on population projections for Germany which states simply that the country's population is shrinking fast.
G7’s Coal Addiction Behind Hunger
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Jun 06 (IPS) - As heads of state and government of the G7 states prepare for their Jun. 7-8 summit in Germany, Oxfam has released a new report titled Let Them Eat Coal which they may find hard to digest.
Exodus in the Bay of Bengal
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 05 (IPS) - For a while it went unnoticed: a boatload of migrants here, a vessel full of refugees there. But since 2012, the complex and unregulated movement of human beings through South and Southeast Asia– and the fate of those who put their lives in the hands of smugglers and at the mercy of the high seas – is becoming bleaker with each passing day.
Ni Una Menos – The Cry Against ‘Femicides’ Finally Heard in Argentina
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Jun 05 (IPS) - In the wake of the massive response to their call to protest violence against women in Argentina, the organisers of this week's demonstrations are starting to plan the steps to be taken to get results for their demand "Ni Una Menos" (not one less), taking advantage of the strength in numbers shown to obtain political support for public policies aimed at protecting women.
Governments Must Do More to Support Volunteers, Says U.N.
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 05 (IPS) - Volunteers are increasingly essential to ensuring government accountability and effectiveness - but their vast potential is untapped and undervalued, a new United Nations report has found.
Q&A: ‘What if the Worst-Case Scenarios Actually Come to Pass?’
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Jun 05 (IPS) - Imagine this, if you can: the world as we know it torn apart by ‘hypercanes', storms with wind speeds of over 500 mph, capable of producing a system the size of North America. A tiny fraction of humanity driven to a civilisation underground, the remaining masses left to fend for themselves on the virtually uninhabitable Earth's surface. Species extinction is complete and genetic engineering is at a new height, to ensure the continued survival of what's left of the human race.
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