Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1314
Abyei Region Still a Stumbling Block between South Sudan, Sudan
- Inter Press Service
JUBA, Oct 04 (IPS) - Pressure from ethnic groups along the border, security concerns, and keen interest in resources like oil and land are making it difficult for Sudan and South Sudan – the world’s newest country - to resolve their dispute over the fertile, oil-rich region of Abyei and demarcate their common border. Speaking in Turkey on Monday, Sudan’s first vice president, Ali Osman Taha, called for a referendum to resolve the issue.
Europe’s Support Crucial for Ongoing Arab Spring
- Inter Press Service
BRUSSELS, Oct 04 (IPS) - The Arab Spring is far from over. The protracted conflict in Syria continues to swallow lives while the international community, hamstrung by geopolitics, looks on; riots across the Muslim world following the release of a low-budget American movie that is disrespctful of the Prophet Muhammad resulted in the death of U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens in Libya; Tunisia and Egypt continue to struggle with post-revolutionary economies; and a string of democratically elected Islamist governments has taken root in newly-liberated countries throughout the region.
Donors Must Seize 2013 Opportunity in Sahel, U.N. Urges
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct 04 (IPS) - Reporting that the worst of the food crisis in the Sahel region of Africa appears to have been averted, the United Nations’ top official on the area, David Gressley, warned on Wednesday that the potential passing of the immediate emergency should not divert international attention from what needs to be done in 2013, which he calls a critical year for building resilience in the region.
Economic Unrest Unlikely to Alter Iran's Political Calculus
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct 04 (IPS) - As Iran faces economic unrest, discussion is intensifying over the impact sanctions are having on Iran’s economy.
Brazil Shores Up Industry to Keep Its Place as Emerging Power
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 03 (IPS) - The recovery of industry in Brazil, in the face of the global economic crisis that has accentuated the loss of competitiveness against manufactured products from abroad, is a high-priority task for the government in its attempt to keep the economy on a growth path.
Cuba’s Fragile Power Grid Needs Renewable Energy
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Oct 03 (IPS) - Only 3.8 percent of the electric power generated in 2011 in Cuba came from renewable sources, compared to 18 percent in 1979 – a retreat that alarms experts, who fear for the system’s sustainability.
Social Inclusion the Key to Venezuela’s Elections
- Inter Press Service
CARACAS, Oct 03 (IPS) - Whoever wins Venezuela's presidential elections on Sunday Oct. 7 will do so as a result of the idea of social inclusion, which has become dominant in an electorate whose social and political features have changed radically in the last decade.
Ethiopia Charts a Chinese Course
- Inter Press Service
ADDIS ABABA, Oct 03 (IPS) - The death of Ethiopia's leader of 21 years has raised fears of instability in one of Africa's fastest-growing non-oil producing nations, which could potentially slow investment activity.
Pakistani Workers Slaving Brick by Brick
- Inter Press Service
LAHORE, Oct 03 (IPS) - One does not always need a time machine to travel into the past – a visit to a typical brick kiln in Pakistan’s Punjab province is enough to evoke a time when human beings were traded like animals and slavery was rampant.
Reducing Poverty in South Africa by Cutting Time in Traffic
- Inter Press Service
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Oct 02 (IPS) - In South Africa, Bus Rapid Transit systems, which were pioneered to great effect in Latin American countries such as Colombia and Brazil, are being promoted as potentially effective ways of delivering improved public transport services to the urban poor. But experts question whether systems such as these can alleviate poverty to any meaningful extent.
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