News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1234
Canada Pulls Out of U.N. Body to Fight Desertification
- Inter Press Service
UXBRIDGE, Canada, Mar 28 (IPS) - Canada is pulling out of the United Nations convention that fights droughts in Africa next year, making it the only country in the world not participating in the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).
U.N. Accused of Opaque Selection Process for Top Officials
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 28 (IPS) - - The Geneva-based U.N. Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), described as a key forum for developing nations on issues relating to trade, investment and development, will have a new secretary-general come September.
OP-ED: Change in Cuba Comes in Stops and Starts
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Mar 28 (IPS) - The reform process launched in Cuba by the government of President Raúl Castro has made several changes to the country's rigid social and economic structure, with the ultimate aim of bringing this island nation out of its economic lethargy and making production, which is sinking under the weight of restrictions, controls and contradictions, more efficient.
Motorcycle Mission Teaches Some Lessons
- Inter Press Service
KARACHI, Mar 28 (IPS) - Mounted on a Harley Davidson, Shehzad Roy, a popular Pakistani singer, is on a mission: to expose the country's 176 million residents to the good, the bad and the ugly side of Pakistan's education system.
Women Long to Work in Peace
- Inter Press Service
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India, Mar 28 (IPS) - Shaken by the brutal gang rape and murder of a young woman in the national capital New Delhi last December, the female workforce in India is calling for more concrete measures for the protection of female employees from both physical and non-physical attacks.
Not Yet Banking on the BRICS
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, Mar 28 (IPS) - Although leaders of the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa group agreed to launch a new development funding institution, giving the club a major infrastructure boost, some here are sceptical about the potential impact of the new bank.
“Merchants of Death” Fly Under the Radar of U.N. Arms Trade Treaty
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 28 (IPS) - Viktor Bout earned a few monikers in his heyday: "Merchant of Death", "Sanctions Buster" and "Lord of War". He's the poster boy for illicit arms brokers – a guild of shadowy intermediaries who link arms suppliers to their end users.
Argentina vs Holdouts Could Set Precedent for Future Debt Crises
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Mar 27 (IPS) - The fate of countries with major debt problems is at stake in federal courts in New York, which are to decide in April whether or not they accept Argentina's proposal to the bondholders who rejected two restructurings of sovereign debt.
Subsidies Play “Significant Role” in Climate Change, IMF Says
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 27 (IPS) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is urging national governments around the world to roll back or eliminate subsidies on petroleum-based energy sources, estimating that this alone could result in a 13-percent decline in global carbon dioxide emissions.
Obesity and Hypertension - Signs of Inequality in Chile
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, Mar 27 (IPS) - The prevalence of obesity and hypertension among the poor in Chile is a factor that aggravates inequality, requiring public policies for prevention and mitigation of the high cost of a healthy diet.
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