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News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1009
OPINION: A Climate Summit to Spark Action
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 17 (IPS) - On Sep. 23, I have invited world leaders from government, business, finance and civil society to a Climate Summit in New York so they can show the world how they will advance action on climate change and move towards a meaningful universal new agreement next year at the December climate negotiations in Paris.
Organic Farmers Cultivate Rural Success in Samoa
- Inter Press Service
SALELOLOGA, Samoa, Sep 17 (IPS) - Rural farming families in Samoa, a small island developing state in the central South Pacific Ocean, are reaping the rewards of supplying produce to the international organic market with the help of a local women's business organisation.
The Good – and the Bad – News on World Hunger
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Sep 17 (IPS) - The number of hungry people in the world has declined by over 100 million in the last decade and over 200 million since 1990-92, but 805 million people around the world still go hungry every day, according to the latest UN estimates.
Against All the Odds: Maternity and Mortality in Afghanistan
- Inter Press Service
KABUL, Sep 16 (IPS) - Nasrin Mohamadi, a mother of four, has promised herself never to set foot in an Afghan public hospital again. After her first experience in a maternity ward, she has lost all faith in the state's healthcare system.
Blue Halo: A Conservation Flagship, or Death Knell for Fishermen?
- Inter Press Service
CODRINGTON, Barbuda, Sep 16 (IPS) - Local fishermen are singing the blues over a sweeping set of new ocean management regulations, signed into law by the Barbuda Council, to zone their coastal waters, strengthen fisheries management, and establish a network of marine sanctuaries.
Panama Turns to Biofortification of Crops to Build Food Security
- Inter Press Service
PANAMA CITY, Sep 16 (IPS) - Panama is the first Latin American country to have adopted a national strategy to combat what is known as hidden hunger, with a plan aimed at eliminating micronutrient deficiencies among the most vulnerable segments of the population by means of biofortification of food crops.
For These Asylum Seekers, the Journey Ends Where it Began
- Inter Press Service
ZARANJ, Afghanistan, Sep 16 (IPS) - "Of course I'm scared, but what else can I possibly do?" asks Ahmed, a middle-aged man seated on the carpeted floor of a hotel located on the southern edge of Afghanistan. He is bound for Iran, but he still has no idea when or how he'll cross the border.
World Bank Tribunal Weighs Final Arguments in El Salvador Mining Dispute
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sep 16 (IPS) - A multilateral arbitration panel here began final hearings Monday in a contentious and long-running dispute between an international mining company and the government of El Salvador.
A Flood of Energy Projects Clash with Mexican Communities
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Sep 15 (IPS) - Since January, villagers and townspeople near the Los Pescados river in southeast Mexico have been blocking the construction of a dam, part of a multi-purpose project to supply potable water to Xalapa, the capital of the state of Veracruz.
U.N. Climate Summit: Staged Parade or Reality Show?
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 15 (IPS) - The much-ballyhooed one-day Climate Summit next week is being hyped as one of the major political-environmental events at the United Nations this year.
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