Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1170
EU Bank ‘Funding Polluters’
- Inter Press Service
BRUSSELS, Jul 14 (IPS) - The European Investment Bank, the largest institutional bank in the world, is facing criticism for its funding of fossil fuel projects and for weaker standards for lending to coal plants than currently proposed in both the U.S. and Canada.
Need to Protect DRC’s School Girls from Sexual Assault
- Inter Press Service
KINSHASA, Jul 13 (IPS) - In some Democratic Republic of Congo schools, teachers and senior authorities are using their status to abuse girls who do not know their rights, according to the African Association for the Defence of Human Rights.
New Labour Norms Could Hurt Bangladesh
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Jul 13 (IPS) - The decisions of the United States and the European Union to demand implementation of controversial labour standards in Bangladesh following the Sawa industrial tragedy pose a serious threat to the rule-based global trading system, says Dr Supachai Panitchpakdi, Secretary-General for United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
Turkish Women Push Back Against Patriarchy
- Inter Press Service
ISTANBUL, Jul 13 (IPS) - Among the many issues bringing protestors together at Gezi Park, the now-iconic site of struggle in Istanbul's Taksim Square, is the demand for women's liberation.
Brazil’s “Other” Protesters
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jul 13 (IPS) - The young people who have been protesting in Brazil over the last few weeks, who say they are apolitical and who have organised over the social networking sites, were not entirely pleased with Thursday's demonstrations by the country's trade unions and social and popular movements.
Mexico’s Cities Not Ready for Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
PROGRESO, Mexico, Jul 12 (IPS) - Towns on Mexico's Caribbean coast are behind schedule on the design and implementation of plans to face the challenges of climate change, in spite of the urgency of measures to reduce vulnerability.
Q&A: In Search of "Missing Girls" in TV and Film
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 12 (IPS) - Apart from being an actress, film producer and writer, Geena Davis is a leading advocate of equal gender portrayal in the entertainment media.
Quakes Could Collapse Kathmandu
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Jul 12 (IPS) - As the chief of building codes and earthquake safety of the Lalitpur Municipality, located about 10 km from Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, Sainik Raj Singh has the tough job of cracking down on builders who fail to comply with the government's construction regulations.
Biofuels Get a Dubious Boost
- Inter Press Service
BRUSSELS, Jul 12 (IPS) - In an unexpected move, European parliamentarians have approved a new biofuel regulation that will take emissions from indirect land use change into account. The new text allows the biofuel sector to expand, sending a clear signal to world food markets and jeopardising food security for the world's poorest.
Curbs on Abortion Spread Across East Europe
- Inter Press Service
SKOPJE, Macedonia, Jul 12 (IPS) - A "virus" of restrictive abortion legislation is spreading from Eastern Europe, health experts and rights campaigners have said, amid Church pressure and misguided government attempts to stop falling birth rates.
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