Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1505
GHANA: No Pensions for Majority of Elderly Women
- Inter Press Service
On the grubby edge of Old Fadama, Accra’s infamous illegal slum settlement, 67-year-old Mariana Sayitou sits under a parasol and tends to her livelihood — selling several dozen kola nuts and a few piles of bagged beans to passers-by.
Q&A: Cooperatives: 'Meeting Human Need, Not Just Human Greed'
- Inter Press Service
Different countries may celebrate Oct. 31 in a variety of ways, but this year, the 193 member states of the United Nations (U.N.) launched the International Year of Cooperatives 2012 to raise awareness about the impact of cooperatives on the development of communities where they operate.
Q&A: Cooperatives: 'Meeting Human Need, Not Just Human Greed'
- Inter Press Service
Different countries may celebrate Oct. 31 in a variety of ways, but this year, the United Nations (U.N.), with 193 member states, launched the International Year of Cooperatives 2012 (IYC) to raise awareness about the impact of cooperatives on the development of communities where they operate.
SOUTH AFRICA: Saving Water, Money and Improving Livelihoods
- Inter Press Service
For many months now, a hosepipe connected to a leaking cistern in Isaac Mooi's outside toilet daily pours an estimated 100 litres of wasted water into the aged sewer system of the Emfuleni Municipality, in Vanderbijlpark, south of Johannesburg.
U.S.: Occupy Oakland Shuts Downtown, Port Areas
- Inter Press Service
The early morning sun bounced off of the 150 or so multicoloured tents that crowded into the re-populated Oscar Grant Plaza Wednesday, just one week and one day after police raided the Occupy Oakland camp and evicted its occupants using tear gas, batons and possibly rubber bullets.
Greek Government on Verge of Collapse
- Inter Press Service
The government in Greece is on the verge of collapse as opposition to the Greek prime minister's proposed referendum on more eurozone bailout funds grows.
Mexico Hides Cadmium Under the Rug
- Inter Press Service
Despite the threat cadmium poses to health and the environment, Mexico has no plan to reduce the use of the heavy metal in the production of toys and industrial products like batteries and fertiliser.
ENVIRONMENT-THAILAND: 'Bangkok Ignored Warnings'
- Inter Press Service
This sinking mega-city’s eight million people are paying the price of ignoring warnings over many years concerning its climate vulnerability and the incapacity of its soggy foundations to handle flooding.
Women Losing Ground in Economic, Political Equality
- Inter Press Service
While gender equality ratios have improved in 85 percent of countries over the past six years, economic participation and political empowerment for women has failed to match the steady progress of health and education, says a new report by the World Economic Forum.
U.S. House Committee Okays Sweeping Sanctions on Iran
- Inter Press Service
Amid growing tensions in the Middle East, including speculation about a possible Israeli attack on Iran, a key U.S. Congressional committee Wednesday approved two bills that would impose sweeping new economic and diplomatic sanctions against the Tehran.
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