Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1192
The Future of the Pacific Ocean Hangs in the Balance
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY, Jun 08 (IPS) - The immense scale of the Pacific Ocean at 165 million square kilometres inspires awe and fascination, but for those who inhabit the 22 Pacific island countries and territories, it is the very source of life. Without it, livelihoods and economies would collapse, hunger and ill-health would become endemic and human survival would be threatened.
Q&A: Turkish Opposition Leader Expects Unrest to Continue
- Inter Press Service
ANKARA, Jun 08 (IPS) - As protests in Turkey stretch into their second week, the precise terms and conditions that could bring the social unrest to an end are unclear, though many speculate about what would end the deadlock between the government and protesters.
Mexican Climate Fund Short of Cash, Slow Off the Mark
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Jun 08 (IPS) - The Climate Change Fund set up in November in Mexico faces enormous challenges such as the enforcement of anti-corruption standards, which make it unlikely that concrete actions will begin this year, according to civil society organisations.
Australian Politicians Woo Sydney’s “Other Half”
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY, Jun 08 (IPS) - With a population of over 1.2 million people spread across 14 government districts, the suburbs of western Sydney have long been perceived as the impoverished "other half" of Australia's economic, financial and political hub, serving as a de facto port of entry for incoming migrant workers.
First Prisoners' Trade Union Defends Rights in Argentina
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Jun 07 (IPS) - The first prisoners' union in Argentina, a country with a strong organised labour tradition, fights for the rights of inmates.
In Southern Tunisia, Pollution No Longer Swept Under the Rug
- Inter Press Service
GABÈS, Jun 07 (IPS) - The story of Gabès and the local phosphate industry follows a plot that is all too familiar: an underdeveloped town located in an industrial region boasts one major lucrative industry with high output and export values, but the local population and surroundings experience alarming levels of illness and environmental blight.
Sierra Leone’s Child Trafficking to Blame for Street Kids
- Inter Press Service
FREETOWN, Jun 07 (IPS) - On a street corner in downtown Freetown, Sierra Leone's capital city, 12-year-old Kaita sits with a friend on a peeling steel railing watching the headlights of motorbikes cruising through the otherwise silent streets. It is after midnight, and motionless human forms lie curled up in doorways or stretched out on pavements nearby. For Kaita, these streets are home, and have been for almost six years.
International Community Urged to Declare “War on Food Waste”
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jun 06 (IPS) - A quarter of all food calories grown for human consumption is being lost or wasted, either purposefully or otherwise, according to new estimates.
Battle Against Hunger Lost Without Gender Empowerment
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 06 (IPS) - When the United Nations launched its Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) back in 2001, two of its primary objectives were to halve extreme poverty and hunger by 2015 and promote gender empowerment worldwide.
A Hope That Didn’t Sail for Malaysian Youth
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 06 (IPS) - They had voted for "ubah" or change. What the youth of Malaysia got instead seems to be more of the same.
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