Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1417
Measure Progress in Happiness, Not Money, Bhutan Urges
- Inter Press Service
Which is more important in human life: money or happiness? Can money buy happiness? According to the tiny Himalayan nation of Bhutan, the time has come for the world to pay closer attention to this age-old question.
Europe's Austerity Programme Spawns ‘Lost Generation’
- Inter Press Service
The recent dramatic rise of youth unemployment across Europe — particularly in the Mediterranean member countries of the Eurozone most affected by the sovereign debt crisis and so-called ‘remedial’ austerity programmes — indicates that the continent is sacrificing its future on the altar of short-term budget consolidation.
South Africa Looking to Make the Most of BRICS Membership
- Inter Press Service
South Africa needs to stop agonising over whether it deserves to be in BRICS and start focusing on making the most of its membership to leverage better trade deals.
Mauritania — Small Steps Towards Ending Female Genital Mutilation
- Inter Press Service
A multi-pronged strategy to end female genital mutilation in Mauritania is making gradual progress, though campaigners acknowledge much remains to be done in a country where more than two-thirds of girls suffer excision.
Extreme Weather is the New Normal
- Inter Press Service
Extreme weather is fast becoming the new normal. Canada and much of the United States experienced summer temperatures during winter this year, confirming the findings of a new report on extreme weather.
Q&A: 'We Need to Change the Economics of Development'
- Inter Press Service
After Latin America and the Caribbean's 'lost decade' of the 1980s, the region has experienced a period of 'light and shadow', says Alicia Bárcena, executive secretary of the U.N. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
Maldivian Women Fight for Rights
- Inter Press Service
Maldivian women, long used to taking a backseat in the Muslim-dominated Indian Ocean country, say they are determined to ensure that they are not deprived of their rights under the new regime of President Mohammed Waheed Hassan.
When Europe Develops, and Israel Destroys
- Inter Press Service
The European Commission has released a document that lists projects it funded that were destroyed or damaged by the Israel Defence Forces between May 2001 and October 2011.
Afghan Women Victims Not Perpetrators of ‘Moral Crimes’
- Inter Press Service
Mursal, a beautiful 19-year-old girl who has run away from home to escape a mentally ill husband, is just one of many Afghan women and girls who are now considered criminals under the country’s laws on ‘morality.’
U.S. Praises Myanmar Poll
- Inter Press Service
The administration of U.S. President Barack Obama Monday hailed Sunday's parliamentary by-election in Myanmar, also known as Burma, which the opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) led by Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi won in a landslide.
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