Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1221
Iceland Project Plays Dice With Nature, And Loses
- Inter Press Service
REYKJAVIK, Apr 22 (IPS) - Since the controversial Karahnjukar dam in East Iceland was brought into operation in 2006, conditions in the downstream Lagarfljot lake have become much worse, according to information gathered by the energy company Landsvirkjun. Some of the changes are irreversible, scientists say.
Somali Women Cashing in on Business
- Inter Press Service
MOGADISHU, Apr 22 (IPS) - In the Hamarweyne market, Mogadishu's largest, 24-year-old Maryama Yunis is finding success with her tiny cosmetic store. The young Somali entrepreneur has been in business for two years, selling everything from soaps and shampoos to lipsticks and eyeliners, and now she's turning a decent profit.
Wind Brings Light to Somaliland
- Inter Press Service
HARGEISA, Apr 22 (IPS) - A wind turbine, situated some 20 kilometres outside of Somaliland's capital Hargeisa, has become a significant totem of the country's changing energy landscape.
Poachers Close in on Last Rhino Retreat
- Inter Press Service
GUWAHATI, India, Apr 21 (IPS) - The year 2013 opened on a disastrous note for the one-horned rhinoceros of the northeastern Indian state of Assam. At the beginning of April, officials in the Kaziranga National Park (KNP), one of the last retreats left in South Asia for these endangered creatures, reported that 17 rhinos had been poached.
World Bank Urged to Include Human Rights in Safeguards Review
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 20 (IPS) - Backed by the German government and prominent civil society voices, United Nations experts are calling for the World Bank to explicitly incorporate international human right standards into its "safeguards" to minimise negative impacts of bank financing on vulnerable communities and environments.
Learn From the Children
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 20 (IPS) - "Recall the face of the poorest and weakest man you have seen, and ask yourself if this step you contemplate is going to be any use to him."
Insecurity the “Achilles’ Heel of Development” in Latin America
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 19 (IPS) - Development experts here are warning that widespread, unchecked violence against citizens in Latin America is posing a threat to the development of the entire region.
Q&A: Ecuador Guarantees Right to Free Emergency Contraception
- Inter Press Service
QUITO, Apr 19 (IPS) - The government of Ecuador is determined to curb the growing number of teen pregnancies, and has begun to knock down barriers that stand in the way of the right to a responsible sexual and reproductive life.
Religious Youth Could Swing Pakistani Poll
- Inter Press Service
KARACHI, Apr 19 (IPS) - From the local butcher, to the pavement fruit vendor, to the cobbler sitting beside his tools on Elphinstone Road, a busy street in the heart of Karachi, one question is on everyone's lips: Who will win the upcoming elections on May 11?
Major Trade Deal Between EU and Southern Africa Expected
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, Apr 19 (IPS) - There is growing optimism that the countries of Southern Africa are within months of concluding negotiations with the European Union on a major new trade deal, after years of hesitant progress and frustration.
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