Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1372
For Minorities in U.S. Public Schools, Risk of a Dismal Future
- Inter Press Service
As the United States struggles to level the racial disparities in its education system, the birth rate of minorities has been rising steadily. Experts say this confluence of statistics should compel Americans to seriously address the flaws and failures of the country's public education system.
Politics Heats Up Around Arctic Thaw
- Inter Press Service
The best way to protect the Arctic is for all nations with an interest in the region to participate in its governance - including non-Arctic nations like China, Brazil, and Singapore - suggests a new report.
Midwives Play Key Social Role in Guatemala
- Inter Press Service
'Midwives in Guatemala attend to women during pregnancy, the birth and the post-partum period. They give the women warmth and support, because they speak the same language and belong to the same culture,' said Silvia Xinico with the Network of Organisations of Indigenous Women for Reproductive Health.
'Land Is Our Natural Ally, But Its Patience Is Not Eternal'
- Inter Press Service
Land degradation poses a threat to all life on Earth including humanity. To stop the enormous loss of life-giving land, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is pushing for a sustainable development goal of Zero Net Land Degradation (ZNLD) to be adopted at the upcoming Conference on Sustainable Development, known as Rio+20, in Brazil.
Urban Settlers Battle Evictions
- Inter Press Service
Informal settlers on prime land in Papua New Guinea’s capital, Port Moresby, are now living under tarpaulin shelters amid the debris of their homes after two attempted evictions to make way for a luxury waterfront development. Undefeated, residents are now preparing a court case to challenge the legality of a lease issued to a commercial developer on land designated as a National Park.
World Bank Lauded for Publishing Sanctions Decisions
- Inter Press Service
This week, for the first time, the World Bank began publishing decisions by the institution's sanctions board on cases involving fraud or corruption.
Turning Disaster Management Strategy Into Action — Part 1
- Inter Press Service
Islanders on India’s Great Nicobar Island in the Bay of Bengal, barely 144 kilometres from Sumatra, fled when they felt the first tremors of the 8.6 magnitude earthquake on Apr. 11. They leapt across creeks inhabited by estuarine crocodiles, haunted by memories of the devastating 2004 Asian tsunami that took the lives of thousands of people.
Schools Plant Seeds of Sectarianism
- Inter Press Service
Though most Lebanese take great pride in their national education system, deep sectarian rifts in public schools have made it impossible to ignore the political and religious fragmentation of society or its long-term impacts on youth.
Bangladesh Braces for HIV Epidemic
- Inter Press Service
Bangladesh, which has shown low HIV prevalence rates so far, may be silently moving towards an epidemic, say experts who point to underreporting and poor monitoring for the virus in the general population.
Anti-Tobacco Battle Pits Corporations Against Public Health
- Inter Press Service
Lawsuits from major tobacco corporations challenging anti-tobacco policies all over the world underscore the ever greater need for a global crackdown on tobacco use, for the sake of both public health and global development goals.
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