Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1432
Fresh Warning of Water Wars
- Inter Press Service
As non-governmental organisations question the relevance of the World Water Forum being held here this week and slam its 'corporate' nature, the United Nations says that a coordinated approach to managing and allocating water is critical.
Campus Radio Turns Grassroots Voice
- Inter Press Service
Since it first hit the airwaves more than 50 years ago, the University of the Philippines (UP)'s campus radio has evolved into a community broadcaster, serving as the voice of the people.
Gales, Cyclones Follow the Tsunami
- Inter Press Service
The gentle waves of Weligama bay that lap at the small, tight-knit fishing village of Kaparratota, 140 km south of Colombo, can be deceptive.
Q&A: ‘Returning to Burma is OK, Not for Journalism’
- Inter Press Service
When he returned home after over two decades as a political exile, Aung Zaw, a prominent figure among Burma’s exiled media community, was served a slice of truth by the country’s notorious censorship board.
Q&A: Group Founded by Rape Survivors Lifts Up Haitian Women
- Inter Press Service
In Haitian refugee camps, women are still crammed under plastic or cloth tarps that provide no security and quickly become overheated by the sun. Sexual abuse, harassment, assault and rape run rampant, even as political responses to these dangers have stalled. But KOFAVIV, a women's organisation founded by and for rape survivors, offers a glimmer of hope.
Q&A: Prevention Is the Best Cure for Gender Violence
- Inter Press Service
As many as seven in 10 women in the world report experiencing physical and/or sexual violence at some point in their lifetime, leaving a devastating aftermath for individuals, communities and nations.
Central America Looks to Sustainable Development
- Inter Press Service
Central America, a narrow tropical isthmus flanked by the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, suffered 259 extreme weather-related events between 1930 and 2009, while the cumulative effects of innumerable smaller-scale events have not even been recorded.
U.N. Human Rights Council Exhorted to Defend Peasants’ Rights
- Inter Press Service
Decades after peasants’ networks have advocated for a new legal instrument to protect the rights of small farmers to land, seeds, traditional agricultural knowledge and freedom to determine the prices of their production, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) may decide to start drafting a declaration on peasants’ rights next week.
2012 Climate Summit: A Moment That Must Be Seized
- Inter Press Service
The upcoming Rio+20 conference has to be the moment in human history when the nations of the world come together to find ways to ensure the very survival of humanity, many science and environmental experts believe.
Trans-Pacific Trade Pact Reveals U.S.’s Unbridled Corporate Agenda
- Inter Press Service
The 11th round of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) talks concluded in Melbourne Friday, with member states suggesting the negotiations had made significant progress but civil society groups reiterating concerns that the United States' corporate demands could undermine social, economic and environmental policies.
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