Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1306
Rich Nations Fall Short of Development Potential
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (IPS) - The United States is lagging far behind other developed countries in its policies aimed at improving global prosperity, according to new research.
Record Number Seeks Food Aid in the U.S.
- Inter Press Service
Obama Aides Launch Preemptive Attack on New Iran Plan
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (IPS) - Although the place and time of the next round of talks on Iran’s nuclear programme have not yet been announced, the manoeuvring by Iran and the United States to influence the outcome has already begun.
Communal Land Titling at a Standstill in Peru
- Inter Press Service
LIMA, Oct 16 (IPS) - The titling of the lands of indigenous and peasant communities has been at a practical standstill for two years, with many of the corresponding files lost or incomplete. But the promotion of foreign investment is moving full steam ahead in the same regions.
Law Fails to Protect Malawi Children
- Inter Press Service
BLANTYRE, Oct 16 (IPS) - Patrick Martin, 14, and his brother Mayeso, 15, are safely home for the moment with their mother and other siblings in Kasonya village, Phalombe District in southern Malawi, after they and 12 other children were rescued from being trafficked to neighbouring Mozambique last month by their father.
Village Project Helps Rural Producers in Senegal
- Inter Press Service
POTOU, Senegal, Oct 16 (IPS) - Increased harvests in the northern Senegalese community of Léona provide evidence of the benefits of multifaceted support for agriculture. But as their yields grow, farmers are calling for consistent policy to protect markets for their crops.
Developing World Has 80 Percent of Tobacco-Related Deaths
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (IPS) - Tobacco use led to almost six million deaths in 2011, according to new research released here on Monday, of which nearly 80 percent were in low- and middle-income countries.
Q&A: “A Stable, Lasting Peace Treaty for Colombia Will Take Time"
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Oct 15 (IPS) - As peace talks between the Colombian government and the FARC guerrillas are about to start in Oslo, the possible participation of rebel leader Simón Trinidad, in prison in the United States, has not yet been decided.
Purveyors of Death Flourish in Spain During Crisis
- Inter Press Service
MÁLAGA, Spain, Oct 15 (IPS) - At the height of the economic and financial crisis, the Spanish government is promoting the export of weapons, creating concern among civil society organisations that say commercial interests are prevailing over the law and human rights.
Fiji’s Leadership of G77 a ‘Rare Opportunity’ for the Pacific
- Inter Press Service
BRISBANE, Oct 15 (IPS) - For the first time in 48 years, a Pacific Small Island Developing State (PSIDS) is gearing up to assume chairmanship of the Group of 77 developing nations plus China.
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