Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1386
Maternal Deaths Drop By Nearly Half
- Inter Press Service
The statistics have remained staggering: every two minutes, a woman dies of pregnancy and child birth-related complications caused primarily by severe bleeding, infections, high blood pressure and unsafe abortions.
COLOMBIA-U.S.: Trade Deal 'Throws Country into Jaws of Multinationals', Critics Say
- Inter Press Service
The entry into force of Colombia’s free trade agreement with the United States was met by student protests and opposition from a segment of the business community, small farmers, and trade unionists.
Colombian River Basin Passes the Test of El Niño and La Niña
- Inter Press Service
Patricia Gómez, an engineer, is leading a training workshop for a group of 11 men at the fire station in Neiva, the capital of the department of Huila in southwest Colombia.
Manila and Moscow Inch Closer to Labour Agreement
- Inter Press Service
As the number of migrant Filipino workers in Russia inches closer to 5000, Moscow and Manila are busy negotiating a bilateral labour agreement that could allow thousands more overseas workers into various sectors of the Russian economy.
EU Feels Force of Israeli Demolitions
- Inter Press Service
All 27 foreign ministers of the European Union have strongly spoken out against Israeli demolitions in Area C of the West Bank. Since the beginning of 2011 not less than 60 EU-funded projects have been demolished while 110 others are currently at risk. Several analysts claim the Israeli authorities are specifically targeting EU-funded projects.
Public Funds Could Help Provide Water and Electricity, Researchers Say
- Inter Press Service
For several decades, governments around the globe have turned to privatisation as the best option to help relieve the world's destitute by providing them with health care services, water and electricity. By and large, however, this effort has failed.
Adding Rice Farmers to the Rio+20 Agenda
- Inter Press Service
The year 2011 was one of extremes for the small Sri Lankan village of Verugal.
GEORGIA: Tbilisi Walks Diplomatic High Wire on Iranian Nuclear Issue
- Inter Press Service
Georgia is clearly the closest U.S. ally in the South Caucasus, moving in lockstep with American interests on just about every foreign policy issue — except one: Iran.
Post-Quake Haiti Severely Dependent on Private Sector
- Inter Press Service
More than two years after the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti, NGOs and private contractors are continuing to provide 80 percent of the country's social services.
Brazilian Government Sets Guidelines for Success at Rio+20
- Inter Press Service
As the host of Rio+20, the Brazilian government has defined guidelines for achieving success at the upcoming world summit, whose aim is to assess and strengthen what has been done since the 1992 Earth Summit, the first global meeting on sustainable development.
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