Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1106
Glaring Asymmetries in Bali Accord
- Inter Press Service
BALI, Dic 16 (IPS) - As industrialised countries celebrate the World Trade Organisation's Bali accord, the developing and the least-developed countries are forced to carry their battle to another day after securing only half-baked results and grandiose promises, said several trade ministers.
An Argentine Town that ‘Celebrates’ Garbage
- Inter Press Service
BOUWER, Argentina, Dic 16 (IPS) - Towns traditionally celebrate their most characteristic aspect. So the town of Bouwer in central Argentina decided to "celebrate" garbage.
Sexual Minorities Fight for Health Services In Uganda
- Inter Press Service
KAMPALA, Dic 16 (IPS) - At an unremarkable office on Bukoto Street in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, health workers and civil society activists attend a regular meeting to offer information and advice on living with HIV and AIDS. What is unusual is that these information sessions cater to a group of around 50 transgender women.
Italian Mafia Up To Dirty Business
- Inter Press Service
NAPLES, Dic 16 (IPS) - The beauty of the Bay of Naples under a setting sun, the romance of Sorrento and the scenic splendour of the Amalfi coastline pull thousands of visitors to southern Italy. But the region is also home to an ugly truth.
Refugees Struggle in Ruined Camp
- Inter Press Service
NAHR EL BARED, Dic 15 (IPS) - As the Syrian war intensifies sectarian clashes in Lebanon's northern coastal city Tripoli, Palestinians in the area worriedly watch the violence from the sidelines.
Zero Garbage Plan Tied to Fate of Ousted Bogotá Mayor
- Inter Press Service
BOGOTÁ, Dic 13 (IPS) - The ousted left-wing mayor of the Colombian capital, Gustavo Petro, is a casualty of the battle over the introduction of a Zero Garbage programme, which had included thousands of informal recyclers in the waste disposal business.
Indian Gays Prepare to Fight Again
- Inter Press Service
KOLKATA, Dic 13 (IPS) - Human rights have taken a step back in India, activists say after the Supreme Court overturned a ruling of the High Court that had earlier lifted the ban on gay sex.
Climate Makes Refugees Out of Young Ghanaians
- Inter Press Service
ACCRA, Dic 13 (IPS) - It was 20-year-old Fizer Boa who first migrated south to Ghana's capital, Accra, to work in the local Abobloshie market as a porter or "Kayayei".
Illicit Capital Leaving Developing Countries Up by 14 Percent
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Dic 12 (IPS) - Developing countries are likely losing more than a trillion dollars a year in "illicit financial flows" stemming from crime and corruption, according to new estimates. This fast-rising figure is already 10 times the total amount of foreign aid these countries are receiving.
U.S. Urged to Change Policy on Support to Victims of Sexual Violence
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Dic 12 (IPS) - The U.S. government is being urged to roll back a longstanding policy that has banned foreign aid funding from being used for health care services for victims of sexual violence in conflict situations.
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