Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1095
Bali Package - Trade Multilateralism in the 21st Century
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Jan 20 (IPS) - At the Ninth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), held in Bali Dec. 3-7, a series of decisions was adopted aimed at streamlining trade, allowing developing countries more options for providing food security, boosting least developed countries' trade, and bolstering development in general.
Land Cleared for Reforms in Taiwan
- Inter Press Service
TAIPEI, Jan 20 (IPS) - The Taiwan farmers victory in a landmark court victory in a years-long battle has delivered a shock to government officials and given a morale boost to citizen campaigns.
Thai Protests Challenge 'Corrupt' Democracy
- Inter Press Service
SINGAPORE, Jan 19 (IPS) - Street demonstrations in the Thai capital reflect the disillusionment of growing middle classes across Asia that see multi-party democracy as a playground for the corrupt rather than a process that elects lawmakers to serve society and the nation.
Small Projects, Big Changes in Climate Risk in Honduran Slums
- Inter Press Service
TEGUCIGALPA, Jan 18 (IPS) - For some 250,000 shantytown-dwellers in the Honduran capital, fear of dying or losing their home due to a landslide or other weather-related event has been reduced, thanks to a global warming mitigation plan that has carried out small infrastructure works in 180 ecologically and socially vulnerable neighbourhoods.
Iran's Rouhani Needs a Nuclear Resolution
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (IPS) - After 34 years of enmity, Tehran and Washington are heavily invested in the success of a deal over Iran's nuclear programme achieved through teamwork. Now the political future of Iran's new moderate president, Hassan Rouhani, depends on this issue.
Africa’s Billions that the Poor Won’t Touch
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI/HARARE, Jan 17 (IPS) - With its two-trillion-dollar economy, recent discoveries of billions of dollars worth of minerals and oil, and the number of investment opportunities it has to offer global players, Africa is slowly shedding its image as a development burden.
The Road to Myanmar Is Inviting but Potholed
- Inter Press Service
YANGON, Jan 17 (IPS) - Myanmar is flinging open the gates to foreign investment, seen as key to the southeast Asian country's future after decades of stagnation under military rule. From Coca-Cola and Unilever to Samsung and Fujitsu, the key brands of international companies can be seen hogging billboards.
Syrian Crisis Threatens Development in Arab World
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 17 (IPS) - The widespread sectarian violence and ongoing military conflicts in several political hotspots, including Syria, Iraq and Lebanon, have not only claimed thousands of human lives and devastated fragile economies but also undermined the U.N.'s longstanding plans to eradicate hunger and extreme poverty worldwide.
Pacific Trade Deal “Backtracking†on Environment Safeguards
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (IPS) - An accord that would be the largest trade agreement ever negotiated appears to be rolling back environmental safeguards that have been a key part of U.S.-led trade deals for much of the past decade.
Tanzania Struggles to End Clashes Between Farmers and Herders
- Inter Press Service
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, Jan 16 (IPS) - Tanzanian authorities are finding it increasingly difficult to deal with ongoing conflicts between farmers and pastoralists as they fight over limited land and water resources in this East African nation.
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