Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1229
Troops May Join Mexico’s Fight Against Hunger
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Apr 05 (IPS) - The Mexican government is considering using troops to collect socioeconomic data from beneficiaries of the social programmes comprising the National Crusade Against Hunger, but civil society organisations are opposed to the idea because of the serious human rights accusations faced by the military in the war on drugs.
U.S. Aid to Post-Earthquake Haiti a “Black Box”
- Inter Press Service
, Apr 05 (IPS) - Following the devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti, more than a billion dollars of U.S. aid money has gone to that country with little transparency or accountability on how the money is being used, according to new data released by a watchdog group here.
Incomplete Justice in Killings of Amazon Activists
- Inter Press Service
MARABÁ, Brazil, Apr 05 (IPS) - Peasants and human rights defenders in Brazil are indignant over the acquittal of the man accused of ordering the May 2011 murders of two prominent Amazon activists, José Cláudio Ribeiro da Silva and his wife Maria do Espírito Santo.
Talk of Presidential Run by Khatami Elicits Hope and Anger in Iran
- Inter Press Service
TEHRAN, Apr 05 (IPS) - With just over two months before the Jun. 14 presidential election, Iranians remain unclear about which candidates will be approved by the Guardian Council to compete, let alone who has the best chance of winning.
Q&A: A Healthy Verdict from India
- Inter Press Service
Getting Past Aid to Develop
- Inter Press Service
PARIS, Apr 05 (IPS) - With the level of Western aid to the world's poorest countries declining amid the global financial crisis, economists are calling for "innovative" means of development that range from proper taxation of multinationals to laws that ensure gender equality.
Women Take the Stage Against Taliban
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Apr 05 (IPS) - The Taliban may have placed a ban on theatre, but women in Pakistan's northern provinces won't allow the threat of the militants' reprisals to keep them off the stage.
Children Learn Lessons of Commerce on the Streets of Zimbabwe
- Inter Press Service
, Apr 05 (IPS) - Susan Sithole* is 14 and should be in grade nine or Form Two, according to Zimbabwe's education system, learning her lessons in Mathematics, English and other subjects.
U.S. Banks Too Big to Fail, or Just Too Big?
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 05 (IPS) - Following last week's approval of U.S. Senate bills that critics say would weaken a major financial reform law known as Dodd-Frank, watchdog groups here are cautioning that banks deemed "too big to fail" still pose a risk to U.S. and international economic security.
Universities “Not Living up to Missions” on Global Health Research
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 04 (IPS) - A first-time ranking of 54 top research universities in the United States and Canada has found that a miniscule percentage of funding goes to neglected diseases, despite the outsized influence that public universities play in developing medicines for illnesses often ignored by the private sector.
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