Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1201
Forestry Programmes Bogged Down in Latin America
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, May 25 (IPS) - Issues related to the ownership of forest carbon and to prior consultation mechanisms threaten to derail plans for the Reduction of Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation of Forests (REDD+) in some countries of Latin America, according to experts.
Africa Union Must Do More for Peace
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, May 25 (IPS) - "My husband and older son, unable to cope with the war, became mentally ill. Two of my sons became child soldiers and an eight-year-old daughter was abducted – they were never to be seen again," Mariamu Dong says, referring to the 21-year civil war between north and south Sudan, which are now separate countries.
OAS Chief Calls for “Long-Awaited” Debate on Drug Policy
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 25 (IPS) - Following the release of a major draft report on drug policy in the Americas, the secretary-general of the Organisation of American States (OAS), Jose Miguel Insulza, called for the beginning of debate aimed at reforming those policies throughout the region.
OP-ED: Making Every African Child Count
- Inter Press Service
ADDIS ABABA, May 24 (IPS) - There is much to celebrate this week as the African Union marks 50 years as an independent pan-African entity.
Heroin Dulls Hardships for Afghan Women
- Inter Press Service
KABUL, May 24 (IPS) - Located on a narrow street in a quiet neighbourhood in Kabul, the Sanga Amaj Women's Treatment Centre is the only one of its kind in Afghanistan: named after the 22-year-old journalist who was assassinated in 2007, the facility caters exclusively to Kabul's massive population of female drug addicts.
Health Care for Immigrants Crumbling in Spain
- Inter Press Service
MALAGA, Spain, May 24 (IPS) - The death of a young Senegalese man from tuberculosis in Spain, following alleged lack of medical care, triggered a new outcry by civil society organisations against the law passed last year that excludes undocumented immigrants from the public health system except in emergencies.
Marrying Off South Sudan's Girls for Cows
- Inter Press Service
JUBA, May 24 (IPS) - "Our daughters are our only source of wealth. Where else do you expect me to get cows from?" asks 60-year-old Jacob Deng from South Sudan's Jonglei state.
Advocates Cheer Tightening of Extractives Transparency Standards
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 23 (IPS) - Development groups and corruption watchdogs are applauding landmark new standards adopted Wednesday by an international initiative focused on ensuring greater transparency among oil and mining companies operating particularly in developing countries.
Indian Gov’t on Collision Course With Civil Society
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, May 23 (IPS) - For years India's pro-liberalisation, Congress party-led coalition government chafed at civil society groups getting in the way of grand plans to boost growth through the setting up of mega nuclear power parks, opening up the vast mineral-rich tribal lands to foreign investment and selling off public assets.
OP-ED: The Nexus Between Women and Development
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 23 (IPS) - Every three years since 2007, a global advocacy organisation called Women Deliver has convened an international conference to talk about issues relating to the health and well-being of girls and women.
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