Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1034
Obama Urged to Sanction Mozambique over Elephant, Rhino Poaching
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 02 (IPS) - Environmentalists are formally urging President Barack Obama to enact trade sanctions on Mozambique over the country's alleged chronic facilitation of elephant and rhinoceros poaching through broad swathes of southern Africa.
Africa Under “Unprecedented” Pressure from Rich Countries Over Trade
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Jul 02 (IPS) - African countries are coming under strong pressure from the United States and the European Union to reverse the decision adopted by their trade ministers to implement the World Trade Organization's trade facilitation agreement on a "provisional" basis.
Gun Lobbyists, Minus Weapons, Gather at World Body
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 02 (IPS) - When the United Nations hosted its biennial review meeting on the illicit trade in small arms last month, the conference room was overflowing both with pro-gun and anti-gun lobbyists.
For the Caribbean, a United Front Is Key to Weathering Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten, Jul 02 (IPS) - As the costs of climate change continue to mount, officials with the Commonwealth grouping say it is vital that Small Island Developing States (SIDS) stick together on issues such as per capita income classification.
Costa Rica Enforces Green Justice
- Inter Press Service
PUNTARENAS, Costa Rica, Jul 02 (IPS) - Biologist Juan Sánchez drives the leader of two off-road vehicles along a dirt road in southeastern Costa Rica. Officials and experts are on their way to inspect a homestead whose owner has destroyed part of a mangrove swamp.
Indonesia’s Presidential Hopefuls Face Up to Deforestation
- Inter Press Service
JAKARTA, Jul 02 (IPS) - As the world's third-largest democracy heads to the polls next week to elect a new president, environmental activists remain sceptical of the candidates' commitment to tackle climate change.
Carving the Path to “Gold” in Latin America
- Inter Press Service
Here Are the Real Victims of Pakistan’s War on the Taliban
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Jul 01 (IPS) - Three days ago, Rameela Bibi was the mother of a month-old baby boy. He died in her arms on Jun. 28, of a chest infection that he contracted when the family fled their home in Pakistan's North Waziristan Agency, where a full-scale military offensive against the Taliban has forced nearly half a million people to flee.
Water, Rivers and Runoff Challenge Ethiopia’s Expanding Capital
- Inter Press Service
ADDIS ABABA, Jul 01 (IPS) - The streets of Addis Ababa are increasingly turning into water-logged obstacle courses as downpours increase in the run up to Ethiopia's July to September rainy season. Strangers link hands to steady themselves as they step high and gingerly over the spreading puddles and slippery mud.
Looking to Africa’s LDCs to Learn How to Save the Lives of Millions of Mothers and their Babies
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, Jun 30 (IPS) - Every year, three million newborn babies and almost 6.6 million children under five die globally, but if the rest of the world looked towards the examples of two of Africa's least-developed countries (LDCs), Rwanda and Ethiopia, they would perhaps be able to save these children.
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