Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1415
Where Bees Reform Gangsters
- Inter Press Service
In the Kamanabe area of the rural Eastern Highlands in Papua New Guinea (PNG), a village gang has relinquished crime and is striving to contribute to the sustainable future of the local community with a honeybee income generating initiative.
Europe Urges More Development Aid for Women
- Inter Press Service
Though United Nations experts agree that governments should focus on empowering girls and women as a key to managing a world of seven billion people, not enough is being done for women’s rights in developing countries, aid advocates say.
Oil Find Threatens Spain's Renewable Energy Paradise
- Inter Press Service
Environmentalists and local authorities are opposed to prospecting for oil in the waters off the Canary Islands, one of Europe’s leading tourist destinations and an area with great potential in the field of renewable energy.
U.N. Warns of Staggering Urbanisation in Asia, Africa
- Inter Press Service
Asia and Africa will account for a hefty 86 percent of all increases in the world's urban population in the next four decades, the United Nations said in a report released Wednesday.
Nepal's Rural Women Seek Justice
- Inter Press Service
Women in Nepal’s remote rural areas stood shoulder-to-shoulder with their men during the bloody 1996-2006 civil war that overthrew an oppressive monarchy, but many now battle domestic violence at home.
To Hell With Suicide Bombers, Not Heaven
- Inter Press Service
Suicide bombers act in the name of Islam — but clerics deny them even last rites over such killing of others and themselves that they see as un-Islamic.
Despite Tsunami, Japan Resumes Aid to Myanmar
- Inter Press Service
Japan’s plan to resume official development assistance (ODA) to Myanmar, announced this week, is problematic for a country faced with a dauntingly large disaster recovery budget for areas hit by the earthquake and tsunami last year.
Clinton Announces 'Targeted Easing' of Sanctions on Myanmar
- Inter Press Service
Two days after hailing Sunday's parliamentary by-elections in Myanmar, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced that Washington would begin a process of 'targeted easing' of longstanding economic sanctions against the Southeast Asian nation.
Brazil Defends Credentials as Rio+20 Host
- Inter Press Service
The government of Brazil, which will host the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) in June, defended itself from ecologists who lambasted its performance on the environmental front.
St. Kittians See Ominous Signs of Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
It is mid-morning and the temperature has already soared to 80 degrees centigrade.
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