Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1397
Powerful Latin American Media Chose Not to Publish WikiLeaks Cables
- Inter Press Service
According to a book published in the Argentine capital, major Latin American newspapers with access to the secret cables obtained by Wikileaks decided not to print them because doing so would run counter to their own interests.
Another Olympics Sans Saudi Women?
- Inter Press Service
While athletes around the world enter their final stages of training for the 30th Olympic Games in London this July, Saudi Arabia stands alone as the only country who has banned females from participating.
High Oil Costs Drive Jamaica's Clean Energy Agenda
- Inter Press Service
A growing appetite for oil and some of the Caribbean region's highest electricity rates and petroleum prices are driving Jamaica's thrust toward clean energy alternatives.
Energy Forests, the Feminine Art of Reforesting
- Inter Press Service
María Elena Muñoz industriously weeds a clearing in the forest and then digs several holes, where she and another four dozen women are planting plantain seedlings, to help feed their families in this poor farming area in El Salvador.
Q&A: The Road to Rio Goes Through Cairo
- Inter Press Service
The U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) rightly believes the road to Rio goes via Cairo - and that sustainable development and population are inextricably linked.
Mali Heading Closer to Civil War
- Inter Press Service
Since January, various groups of Tuareg rebels in Mali have come together in an attempt to administer a new northern state called Azawad.
Laos’ Herculean Effort to Join the WTO
- Inter Press Service
After almost a decade of major economic transformation, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic is on the brink of World Trade Organisation (WTO) membership.
Women in Brazil Turn to Eco-Friendly Farming in Wake of Storms
- Inter Press Service
In the green belt of market gardens that feeds the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, women farmers are learning environmentally friendly techniques in response to extreme weather events and their effects on the land.
ILO Urges Worker-Friendly Recovery Policies
- Inter Press Service
Although economic growth has resumed in much of the world since the 2008 financial crisis, the global unemployment situation remains alarming and could worsen, according to the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
Sexual Abuse Keeps Girls Out of School in PNG
- Inter Press Service
Sexual harassment of school-going girls is one factor that may prevent this Pacific island nation from achieving the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of eliminating gender disparity in education by 2015.
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