Global Issues News Headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”

Africa’s Rangelands Are the Frontline of Resilience – COP17 Showed Why

2026-09-04T14:16:12-07:00

NAIROBI, Kenya, September 4 (IPS) - Across the Kenya-Tanzania rangelands, communities have long understood a reality that the global community is increasingly recognising: healthy rangelands support livelihoods, wildlife, water resources and local economies. They are among Africa’s most important natural assets and a foundation for resilience in a changing climate.

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Nepalese Experts, Victims Contemplate the Future After the Flood

2026-09-04T12:47:45-07:00

KATHMANDU, September 4 (IPS) - That day, Subash Tamang was mining sand along the banks of the Trishuli River near the Trishuli Hydropower Project, working alongside his wife, brother, sister-in-law, and two other family members. Suddenly, he noticed water gushing down from above the hydropower site. His first thought was that the dam had burst.

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WHO Announces New Ebola Vaccine Guidelines for the DRC

2026-09-04T12:43:43-07:00

UNITED NATIONS, September 4 (IPS) - While Uganda announced the end of its Ebola outbreak last week, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues to battle its deadliest Ebola outbreak to date. As of September 1st, there have been over 6,000 cases, including over 3,000 deaths, with Ituri standing as the most affected province.

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Between the Reef and the Stars - A reflection on humanity’s twin longings

2026-09-04T05:14:58-07:00

VICTORIA, Seychelles, September 4 (IPS) - There is an older wisdom, quieter than the noise of our times, that whispers a simple truth: we are not the architects of nature, only its guests. Long before there were nations, economies, or even language, there was the pulse of the tide, the patience of coral, the breath of forests exchanging air with the sky. Into that ancient conversation we arrived — late, curious, and forgetful — mistaking our cleverness for sovereignty and our tools for wings.

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Strengthen Africa’s Seed Systems El Niño Threat Becomes Reality Again

2026-09-03T09:04:28-07:00

KIGALI, September 3 (IPS) - As climate disasters frequent across the African continent, governments have been promoting climate-smart innovations, including the development of drought-resistant crops.

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UNICEF Report Underscores Rising Rates of Tech-Facilitated Sexual Abuse Targeting Children

2026-09-03T06:27:40-07:00

UNITED NATIONS, September 3 (IPS) - A new report from UNICEF finds that approximately 1 in 5 of all children surveyed reported facing tech-facilitated sexual abuse or exploitation in a single year.

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Africa Has the Answers to Its Food Security Challenges. What It Needs Is the Architecture to Act on Them

2026-09-03T05:51:26-07:00

KIGALI, Rwanda, September 3 (IPS) - As leaders gather in Kigali for the Africa Food Systems Forum, they face an urgent question: why do so many proven agricultural innovations still fail to reach the farmers and communities that need them most?

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Deadly Flash Floods in Nepal Kill Hundreds and Leave Over 4,200 Missing

2026-09-01T07:04:49-07:00

UNITED NATIONS, September 1 (IPS) - On the morning of August 26, an unprecedented series of flash floods struck Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, causing immense destruction, killing hundreds of civilians and leaving thousands missing. Entire neighborhoods have been buried underwater and beneath mud as the Nepalese government and humanitarian organizations rush to provide emergency assistance.

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The Drylands Dividend: The Smart Investment for Powering a Water-Scarce World

2026-09-01T06:32:21-07:00

NAIROBI, Kenya, September 1 (IPS) - Open a can of something fizzy and the reason the sugar doesn’t separate immediately is gum arabic, tapped by hand from acacia trees across the Sahel. Spray on perfume and the reason the scent is still there at dinner is frankincense, a resin cut from Boswellia trees on the dry escarpments of the Horn of Africa. The fat that gives a chocolate bar its snap may well be shea, gathered and pressed by women in the parkland belt of West Africa. The cashmere jumper came from goats that can only be raised on cold, dry rangelands.

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Dollar Dominance Eroding Slowly but Surely

2026-09-01T05:54:26-07:00

JAKARTA, Indonesia, September 1 (IPS) - The US dollar’s role as the world’s reserve currency has been eroding gradually for decades. However, various US policies, including recent deliberately unexpected actions, have at times accelerated de-dollarisation.

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