Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1447
'A Catastrophic Year' as Hunger Crisis Looms over Sahel
- Inter Press Service
Seven out of the eight governments in the Sahel — the arid zone between the Sahara desert in North Africa and Sudan’s Savannas in the south — have taken the unprecedented step of declaring emergencies as 12 million people in the region are threatened by hunger.
U.S.: Obama Requests Slightly Higher Aid Levels for 2013
- Inter Press Service
Despite strong pressure to reduce the yawning federal deficit, the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama is asking Congress for a slight increase in funding for the State Department and foreign aid next year.
Scientists Find Link Between La Niña and the Flu
- Inter Press Service
Weather patterns could have an influence on the spread of epidemics like that of the H1N1 influenza virus, initially known as swine flu, which broke out in Mexico and the United States in 2009.
TRINIDAD: Training the Leaders of 'Generation Climate'
- Inter Press Service
With climate change advancing to the forefront of the most urgent issues facing the islands of the Caribbean, young people — who arguably have the most to gain and lose in future scenarios — are becoming increasingly engaged in charting a path to environmental sustainability.
Latin American Migrants Flee Crisis in Spain
- Inter Press Service
'What on earth is happening to Spain?' asks Hernán Bocchio, a 43-year-old Argentine architect with three children who has been unemployed for four years and is considering a job offer from Brazil.
EUROPE-INDIA: Trade Deal Threatens 'Pharmacy of the Developing World'
- Inter Press Service
Behind closed doors, a trade deal affecting a fifth of the world’s population has been quietly in the works for years.
INDIA: No Help for Kashmir’s Female Drug Addicts
- Inter Press Service
Drug abuse, known to be widespread among youth in India’s northern Kashmir state, is now showing a new trend whereby teenage girls and women are increasingly turning into substance abusers and addicts.
HEALTH-BURKINA FASO: More Money Needed to Guarantee the Availability of ARVs
- Inter Press Service
Burkina Faso's Network for Access to Essential Medicines (RAME) has called on the Burkinabè government to increase the budget allocation to the health sector to avoid interruptions to AIDS treatment.
Environmental Courts Still a Distant Dream in El Salvador
- Inter Press Service
A lack of funds and political will has blocked the setting up of environmental courts in El Salvador, which were approved by law in 1998 with the aim of addressing the serious environmental problems facing this country.
Oil Brings New Friction to Sudan and South Sudan
- Inter Press Service
As Sudan and South Sudan meet for the latest round of negotiations featuring oil as a key issue this week, four ships loaded by Khartoum with southern crude are carrying their disputed cargoes to unknown buyers.
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