Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1362
New World Bank Chief Backs Defunding Bangladesh Bridge Project
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 03 (IPS) - On Monday, his first day in office, new World Bank President Jim Yong Kim said he sees the institution's recent decision to pull out of a massive bridge project in Bangladesh as "appropriate".
Q&A: Changing Argentina’s Energy Mix Will Take Intelligence and Time
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Jul 03 (IPS) - The recovery of state control over the oil company YPF was a strategic move for Argentina, which is highly dependent on fossil fuels. But the country needs to incorporate cleaner sources of energy, and this will take time, says energy expert Mariana Matranga in this interview.
Canada Severely Curtails Refugee Health Care
- Inter Press Service
MONTREAL, Jul 03 (IPS) - As major cuts to the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) came into effect across Canada last week, medical professionals say both refugees and the Canadian healthcare system as a whole will pay a heavy price.
Q&A: Sustainable Development Key to Reducing Drug Use
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 03 (IPS) - "Drugs and crime threaten one of our most important goals - to ensure sustainable development around the world," United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stated on Jun. 26, during a General Assembly debate on drugs and crime as a threat to development.
Eco-Villages Breathe New Life Into Rural Senegal
- Inter Press Service
DAKAR, Jul 03 (IPS) - Eighty-odd kilometres outside Dakar, the Senegalese capital, solar power and an irrigation scheme are transforming a traditional village into what the government hopes will be a model for the future of the countryside.
Green Bricks Pave Future for Female Workers
- Inter Press Service
DHAKA, Jul 03 (IPS) - At first glance the smart young women in white overcoats, black rubber boots and protective face masks seem out of place in impoverished Bangladesh’s dirtiest industry – brick making.
Eco-Villages Breathe New Life Into Rural Senegal
- Inter Press Service
Eighty-odd kilometres outside Dakar, the Senegalese capital, solar power and an irrigation scheme are transforming a traditional village into what the government hopes will be a model for the future of the countryside.
Governments Challenged to Rein in Arms Flow
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 02 (IPS) - Talks to develop greater control of the arms trade have cast a glaring spotlight on the role of diverse countries in fuelling conflicts worldwide, offering governments a historic opportunity to rein in the flow of weapons.
About 200 Children Fighting in Uprising in Eastern DRC
- Inter Press Service
KINSHASA, Jul 02 (IPS) - "I saw at least three or four little fighters accompanying each adult soldier," said Jean Claver Rukomeza, a resident of Runyonyi, one of the strongholds of the M23 rebellion that has rocked the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo since March.
Water and Slums Bright Spots in MDGs
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 02 (IPS) - An annual report card on the ambitious U.N.-led initiative known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) says that in three areas - poverty, slums and water – the goals have been met ahead of the 2015 deadline, but persistent gaps remain, notably in the critical area of maternal health.
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