Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1008
Can ‘Womenomics’ Stem the Feminisation of Poverty in Japan?
- Inter Press Service
TOKYO, Sep 18 (IPS) - Fifty-four-year-old Marlyn Maeda, an unmarried freelance writer living in Tokyo who never held a permanent job, is now watching her dream of aging independently go up in smoke.
Honduran Mothers and Grandmothers Search Far and Wide for Missing Migrants
- Inter Press Service
EL PROGRESO, Honduras, Sep 18 (IPS) - United by grief and anxiety, the grandmothers, mothers and other relatives of people who disappeared on the migration route to the United States formed a committee in this city in northern Honduras to search for their missing loved ones.
Uganda's Youth Discover the Beauty in Farming
- Inter Press Service
KAMPALA, Sep 18 (IPS) - Before she entered the Miss Uganda beauty contest, 24-year-old Fiona Nassaka was a farmer.
Latin America at a Climate Crossroads
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 17 (IPS) - World leaders gathered at the Climate Change Summit during the United Nations General Assembly on Sep. 23 will have a crucial opportunity to mobilise political will and advance solutions to climate change.
U.N. Pushes Climate-Smart Agriculture – But Are the Farmers Willing to Change?
- Inter Press Service
KARNAL, India, Sep 17 (IPS) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is expected to make a strong pitch to world political leaders at the U.N. Climate Summit in New York on Sep. 23 to accept new emissions targets and their timelines.
As Uganda Heats Up, Pests and Disease Flourish to Attack its Top Export Crop
- Inter Press Service
KAMPALA, Sep 17 (IPS) - When Abudu Zikusoka was a small boy his father would bring people to their home in Ndesse village in Central Uganda's Mukono district. He would watch as they packed the family's harvested coffee into sacks and then loaded it onto their bicycles.
Pushing for Cities to Take Lead on Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
PARIS, Sep 17 (IPS) - If former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg had used the Vélib' - Paris' public bicycle sharing system - to arrive at the headquarters of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development here Wednesday, he might have sent a stronger message about the need for cities to be "empowered to take the lead in combating climate change".
UN Launches Ambitious Humanitarian Plan for Gaza
- Inter Press Service
RAMALLAH, West Bank, Sep 17 (IPS) - The UN agency for Palestinian refugees has launched an ambitious recovery plan for Gaza following the 50-day devastating war between Hamas and Israel which has left the coastal territory decimated.
Tackling Climate Change and Promoting Development: A “Win-Win”
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 17 (IPS) - A widespread perception exists that developing countries must make a choice between tackling climate change and fighting poverty. This assumption is incorrect, according to the authors of a new report on green growth.
Will the Upcoming Climate Summit be Another Talkathon?
- Inter Press Service
PENANG, Sep 17 (IPS) - As the United Nations hosts a Climate Summit Sep. 23, the lingering question is whether the meeting of world leaders will wind up as another talk fest.
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