Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1389
Shedding Light on Inequality in World’s Most Unequal Region
- Inter Press Service
A new report takes a close look at the territorial distribution of poverty and inequality in Latin America, which has long had a reputation of being the most unequal region in the world.
'Not a Famine, but an Issue of Food Insecurity'
- Inter Press Service
Millions of Angola’s poorest families are facing critical food insecurity as a prolonged dry spell across large parts of the country has destroyed harvests and killed off livestock.
Hunger Feeds Growing Protests in Prison
- Inter Press Service
With more than 1,500 Palestinian prisoners weeks into an open-ended hunger strike in protest against worsening conditions in Israeli jails, including two that have gone without food for 72 days, human rights groups say many lives are in danger and are calling for urgent intervention.
Q&A: Women Farmers Are Key to a Food-Secure Africa
- Inter Press Service
While women constitute the majority of food producers, processors and marketers in Africa, their role in the agricultural sector still remains a minor one because of cultural and social barriers.
War Widows Turn to Sex Work in Sri Lanka
- Inter Press Service
On May 18, some 800 women in Sri Lanka’s northern region will hold Hindu religious ceremonies for the welfare of thier husbands who disappeared or surrendered to the military as it moved in to mop up nearly three decades of armed Tamil separatism.
U.N. Warns of Social Fall-Out from Spain's Austerity Plan
- Inter Press Service
An expert body of the United Nations has warned the Spanish government that the severe budget cutbacks it is applying must not undermine its commitment to upholding the economic, social and cultural rights of the country's people.
Plastic Seas Altering Marine Ecology
- Inter Press Service
Plastic trash is altering the very ecology of the world's oceans. Insects called 'sea skaters', a relative of pond water striders, are now laying their eggs on the abundant fingernail-sized pieces of plastic floating in the middle of the North Pacific Ocean instead of relying on a passing seabird feather or bit of driftwood.
Tangled Web of Corruption Debilitates Mexico
- Inter Press Service
Although Mexico has signed several multilateral anti-corruption agreements, so far these instruments have yielded few concrete results in combating the rampant bribery, extortion and embezzlement, according to experts.
Struggles over Land Rights Fall Under the Rio+20 Radar
- Inter Press Service
Land is the missing element at next month's big U.N. sustainable development summit known as Rio+20, where nations of the world will meet Jun. 20-22 with the goal of setting a new course to ensure the survival and flourishing of humanity.
An Argentine Perspective on Degrowth
- Inter Press Service
The controversial concept of degrowth receives little press coverage in a region like Latin America. But the idea of a way of life that is not aimed exclusively at GDP growth does have its proponents in Argentina.
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