Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1377
Paprika — Spicing Up Malawi’s Economy
- Inter Press Service
As she sits down to watch the 8pm news on TV, Mercy Kamphoni from Chamtulo Village in Malawi’s Mangochi lake district looks elated. She still cannot believe that she is the new proud owner of a television set, refrigerator and radio.
Q&A: North-South Divide Looms Heavily Over Rio+20 Summit
- Inter Press Service
The 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro was to a large extent derailed by a North-South divide: a battle between a coalition of rich industrial nations versus the world's developing countries led by the Group of 77.
Guatemala Halts Widely Praised Maya Biosphere Reserve Initiative
- Inter Press Service
The ambitious Cuatro Balam project for the management and conservation of the Maya Biosphere Reserve in the northern department of Petén has been put on hold after the change of government in Guatemala, say environmental and other civil society organisations.
Ikea Products Made From 600-Year-Old Trees
- Inter Press Service
The home furnishing giant Ikea, founded in Sweden in 1943, is facing heavy criticism for the logging and clear-cutting of old-growth forests in the north of Russian Karelia by its wholly owned subsidiary Swedwood.
And Let the Fish be Dammed
- Inter Press Service
Khom Kieu and her family have run a bustling fish market on the outskirts of Phnom Penh for as long as she can remember. But these days, ensuring a steady supply of Cambodia’s main source of protein is harder than ever.
HIV-Positive Women in Argentina Mainly Infected by Stable Partners
- Inter Press Service
The immense majority of women diagnosed with HIV in Argentina in the last two years were infected through unprotected sex with their stable partners, a new report says.
South Africa’s ‘Traditional Courts Bill’ Impairs Rights of 12 Million Rural Women
- Inter Press Service
The Traditional Courts Bill currently under discussion in South Africa’s parliament and due to be enacted by the end of 2012 could undermine the basic rights of some of the country’s most vulnerable inhabitants: the 12 million women living in remote rural communities across the country.
‘Green Economy’ - New Disguise for Old Tricks?
- Inter Press Service
Though the current global economic and financial crises are undoubtedly devastating much of the world, they present the perfect opportunity for remodeling our economic system, according to participants at the ninth annual Terra Futura (Future Earth) exhibition of ‘good practices’ in social, economic and environmental sustainability held here from May 25-27.
ARGENTINA: How to Sustain Highest Pension Coverage in Region
- Inter Press Service
The Argentine pension system, renationalised in 2008, now covers more than 90 percent of people of retirement age, the highest coverage in Latin America. But analysts are concerned about its sustainability.
Israel Takes Up an Olympian Fight
- Inter Press Service
A financial crisis, clashes between coaches, a case of shoplifting — forget all the problems. Last month, Israel’s judokas won four medals at the European Championship. They now have their eyes set on London 2012.
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