Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1309
Where Drugs Abound – and Syringes to Fight AIDS Are Scarce
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Oct 11 (IPS) - In northern Mexico, one of the areas in the country hit hardest by drug trafficking, there are not enough syringes to protect intravenous drug users from HIV/AIDS and hepatitis.
U.N. Launches Global Campaign to Abolish Child Marriages
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 11 (IPS) - The United Nations has launched a global campaign to abolish an anachronistic social practice still prevalent in some communities around the world: child marriages.
Reduce Poverty in Africa – Educate a Girl
- Inter Press Service
ADDIS ABABA, Oct 11 (IPS) - While in the last decade an additional 52 million of sub-Saharan Africa’s children enrolled in primary schools, with girl’s enrolment increasing from 54 percent to 74 percent, a large majority of girls - 16 million – are still being denied access to education.
Q&A: “Cuba Needs to Be Bold and Creative" Break with Many Dogmas”
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Oct 11 (IPS) - Cuba has been steeped in a profound economic crisis over the last 20 years, and no short-term solution to the accumulated problems can be expected, says Cuban professor and researcher Ricardo Torres.
Report Says Forced Evictions on the Rise in China
- Inter Press Service
DOHA, Oct 11 (IPS) - A rapid construction boom in China has led to a rise in people being forcibly removed from their homes and land, according to a leading rights group.
Child Marriage Defies Laws in Nepal
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Oct 11 (IPS) - Social activists in Nepal agree that the one reason why this impoverished country will miss the gender-linked Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) of the United Nations is the persistence of child marriage.
Africa Seeks to Grow More, Buy Less
- Inter Press Service
ADDIS ABABA, Oct 11 (IPS) - Africa can ensure food security by producing wheat. New research presented in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia this week shows that the continent has the potential to be self-sufficient.
South-South Cooperation Transcends Sharing Technical Knowhow
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 10 (IPS) - When the United Nations commemorated the Day of South-South Cooperation last month, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon singled out a new development that transcends sharing technical know-how: coordination of government policy among developing nations.
Middle-Class, Depending on the Lens Through Which You Look
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 10 (IPS) - While no one disputes the progress made in reducing poverty in Brazil over the last decade, there is debate on how many people actually climbed into the middle class, with some analysts arguing that factors other than income must be taken into account.
Co-operatives Hold Their Own in Free Market Jungle
- Inter Press Service
QUEBEC CITY, Canada, Oct 10 (IPS) - Cooperatives may face an immense challenge in garnering broader public recognition among consumers, but when it comes to chasing growth, they haven’t held back.
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