Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1195
Reviving Zimbabwe’s ‘Growth Points’
- Inter Press Service
, Jun 04 (IPS) - More than three decades after Zimbabwe's independence, the idea of developing its rural areas seems to have been laid to rest, as points intended for development have been turned into beer outlets, which seem to be more lucrative than industry.
Driving Against Gender Stereotypes
- Inter Press Service
GULU, Uganda, Jun 04 (IPS) - It is swerves and roundabouts for Keddy Olanya, a 32-year-old wife and mother of three from Gulu, northern Uganda, who is one of only a handful of female drivers negotiating the country's potholed roads on a bodaboda or motorbike taxi.
Japan Seeks to Remake Asia-Africa Relationship
- Inter Press Service
YOKOHAMA, Japan, Jun 04 (IPS) - Acutely aware of China's strong presence in resource-rich Africa, Japan, the world's third largest economy, is beefing up its relations with the continent. Participants at a high-level donor conference hosted by Japan this week stressed the need for closer engagement, not through the traditional grants and assistance loans that have hitherto defined the relationship, but rather through trade and investment led by the Japanese private sector.
Obama Pledges to Bring Mental Health “Out of Shadows”
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jun 04 (IPS) - President Barack Obama tried Monday to jumpstart a new national discussion on mental health, sponsoring a conference with Vice-President Joe Biden aimed at reducing social stigma around the issue.
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 04 (IPS) - The United Nations witnessed a historic moment Monday with the signing of the Arms Trade Treaty, first adopted in April by the General Assembly, and the first time the 85-billion-dollar international arms trade has been regulated by a global set of standards.
U.S. Increasing Solitary Confinement, Impact Uncertain
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jun 03 (IPS) - The U.S. federal prison system's use of solitary confinement and other forms of "segregated housing" has increased substantially over the past five years, according to new data released by the U.S. Congress's official independent watchdog.
Q&A: "The State Does Not Lose Sovereignty If It Respects Indigenous Rights"
- Inter Press Service
DARWIN, Australia, Jun 03 (IPS) - "There is a belief that consent is about saying yes or no, about who wins," observed James Anaya, the United Nations special rapporteur on indigenous rights. But consultation with indigenous peoples is a matter of "creating open processes where they can voice their opinions and influence decisions, and where there is the necessary will to seek consensus."
Q&A: Weather Forecasts to Prevent Strokes and Asthma Attacks in Cuba
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Jun 03 (IPS) - A biometeorological forecast model developed in Cuba to sound the alert on weather conditions that exacerbate chronic diseases like asthma, hypertension and vascular disorders could also help predict the impacts of climate change on health.
Q&A: Iran's Medical Shortages: Who's Responsible?
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jun 03 (IPS) - For two years, reports have surfaced describing medical supply shortages in Iran, some with devastating consequences, as debate continues to rage about who's responsible - the Iranian government or the sanctions regime.
Good Health Lies Just Across the Border
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Jun 03 (IPS) - Muzaffar Shah, a shopkeeper from Kabul, sits in a hospital waiting room, desperate for news. He has travelled nearly 300 km to get to the Khyber Teaching Hospital in Peshawar, capital of northern Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, where his wife is now in intensive care.
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