Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1212
Lessons in Economic Integration for African Union
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, May 07 (IPS) - As the African Union celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, it is still younger and less integrated than the 56-year-old body that is now the European Union, and, according to politicians and diplomats, has a big advantage over the Europeans as it charts its own path of integration.
Rich Countries Drag Feet at Climate Talks
- Inter Press Service
UXBRIDGE, Canada, May 07 (IPS) - Another week of international climate negotiations ended in Bonn, Germany last Friday, but there was little mid-level bureaucrats could do when world leaders remain in thrall to the fossil fuel industry, say environmentalists.
Dominican Women in Argentina Especially Vulnerable
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, May 06 (IPS) - Despite the enormous distance between the two countries, Argentina has become an increasingly frequent destination for migrants from the Dominican Republic, especially women, who are vulnerable to falling prey to sexual exploitation networks.
'Pirates' Contest Icelandic Elections - And Win
- Inter Press Service
REYKJAVIK, May 06 (IPS) - With an unprecedented number of political parties contesting Iceland's latest elections, Icelanders are discovering that if they are passionate about a particular issue, they need simply to find like-minded people and establish a political party.
Austerity is Dismantling the European Dream
- Inter Press Service
ROME, May 06 (IPS) - The European Union (EU) has asked its citizens to brace for further economic misery. In a report on European economic prospects released on May 3, the European Commission said that further deterioration is expected to last at least until 2015. But, as every such report says, things will then get better.
Mexico’s Community Radio Stations Fight for Survival and Recognition
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, May 06 (IPS) - Radio Totopo was founded in February 2006 in the Pescadores neighbourhood, the oldest and poorest part of the city of Juchitán in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca. But the authorities closed it down in late March, even though Congress is debating a constitutional reform that would recognise community radio stations.
Building an Agricultural Empire
- Inter Press Service
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia, May 06 (IPS) - Genghis Khan knew about hard times. The founder of the Mongol Empire, which spanned most of Eurasia until roughly 1227, Genghis and his clan had to survive on their wits and natural surroundings, often resorting to meals of "green leafy things" when food was scarce.
Stockout Risks of South Africa’s New ARV Programme
- Inter Press Service
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, May 06 (IPS) - "If I don't have my pills, I don't know what will happen. I will probably get sick again, very sick. Maybe I will die this time," says Xoliswa Mbana* as she readies her four young children for school in the impoverished informal settlement of Masiphumelele, in Cape Town, South Africa.
Hunger Rises in Great Britain
- Inter Press Service
CLAY CROSS, Britain, May 05 (IPS) - The social consequences of austerity economics have been most visible in Europe's southern periphery. In the UK, the coalition government has brought in sharp cutbacks in welfare state provision in the name of dealing with the financial crisis. Their impact is becoming increasingly visible.
Going to School Away From School
- Inter Press Service
PRAGUE, May 04 (IPS) - As the Czech government comes under fire for apparently backtracking on commitments to inclusive education, Roma children and teenagers continue to be systematically shut out of Eastern Europe's mainstream education system.
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