Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1143
Schools in Mexico: Funding but not for Phys Ed or Desks
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Sep 12 (IPS) - On his first day of fourth grade, Efraín found there were no desks or benches in the classroom in his Mexico City school. His parents had to help the teacher haul in furniture from other rooms so the children wouldn't have to start the new school year sitting on the floor.
Sliding Back to the Victorian Age
- Inter Press Service
SAN SALVADOR, Sep 12 (IPS) - A recent report by the Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion at the London School of Economics called attention to the fact that, at the present rate of inequality, by the year 2025, the United Kingdom will have returned to the unequal society of the end of the 19th century. In other words, we are going back to the times of Queen Victoria!
/CORRECTED REPEAT*/Somali President Rides Through a Bumpy Year
- Inter Press Service
MOGADISHU/NAIROBI, Sep 12 (IPS) - After his first year as president of the world's most dangerous and failed state, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is still grappling with limited financial resources, corruption, a lack of service delivery, and the ongoing assassinations of government officials, including attempts on his own life.
Europe Failing Syrian Refugees
- Inter Press Service
LUCERNE, Switzerland, Sep 12 (IPS) - Refugee rights organisations are demanding an EU-wide temporary protection regime for Syrian refugees. The announcement by some countries that they can take a few thousand refugees is not enough, the groups say.
Q&A: "The Last Great Exploration Is to Survive on Earth”
- Inter Press Service
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sep 11 (IPS) - Newly arrived from London, Robert Swan is facing a promise he made to famed marine researcher and conservationist Jacques Cousteau decades ago.
Despite Recession, Global Migration Still Rising
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 11 (IPS) - New international migration figures released by the United Nations Wednesday show that more people than ever are living abroad. Around 232 million of the global population of seven billion are considered international migrants, simply defined as persons living outside their country of birth.
Tourism Rescuing Tunisia
- Inter Press Service
TUNIS, Sep 11 (IPS) - The Tunisian revolution which ousted the dictator Ben Ali in early 2011, gave greater liberty to Tunisians but it also scared off many tourists. However, despite the current political crisis visitors have steadily returned, and the Tunisian authorities and tourism industry are determined to protect a sector which plays a vital role in the Tunisian economy.
Africa in Debt to Brazil: Forgiveness Isn’t Always Free
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Sep 10 (IPS) - The Brazilian government projects the cancellation of nearly 900 million dollars in debt owed by a dozen African countries as a gesture of solidarity. But others simply see an aim to expand the economic and political influence of South America's powerhouse.
If You Want to Conserve Biodiversity, Protect Latin America
- Inter Press Service
UXBRIDGE, Canada, Sep 10 (IPS) - A team of scientists who analysed the richness of plant species around the world concluded that the ecosystems in need of immediate protection in order to meet the 2020 conservation goals set by the Convention on Biological Diversity are largely concentrated in Latin America.
Somalia President Rides Through a Bumpy Year
- Inter Press Service
MOGADISHU/NAIROBI, Sep 10 (IPS) - After his first year as president of the world's most dangerous and failed state, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is still grappling with limited financial resources, corruption, a lack of service delivery, and the ongoing assassinations of government officials, including attempts on his own life.
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