Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 1507
HORN OF AFRICA: Human Trafficking on the Rise Amid Drought and Famine
- Inter Press Service
Amina Shakir (not her real name) fled the drought and famine in Somalia for a better life in Kenya. But she did so illegally, placing her faith in the hands of a criminal network headed by Mukhalis or agents in Swahili. In the end her faith was misplaced as she was 'sold' into employment upon finally reaching Kenya.
IBSA: In Conflict with the EU
- Inter Press Service
When the G20 leaders meet for their fifth summit in Cannes, France, on Thursday, they will be confronted with several worsening global economic and trade issues. Among them is how to strengthen the international trading system and how to overcome the developmental deficit that continues to create an uneven playing field for poor countries.
EDUCATION: Bangladeshi Humanitarian Wins Half-Million Prize
- Inter Press Service
A Bangladeshi humanitarian with a British knighthood - and head of one of the world's largest non-governmental organisations (NGOs) promoting the cause of education - walked way with half a million dollars in prize money and a gold medal at the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) in the Qatari capital of Doha.
OP-ED: Better Aid Means Better Development
- Inter Press Service
Oxfam and major aid donors of the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (the DAC) are often on opposite sides of the fence. Today though, we are on the same side —making sure that effective aid lifts people out of poverty.
EcoMobility Gaining Ground, Step by Step
- Inter Press Service
Berlin is a big capital city of a country famed for making excellent automobiles, but it can no longer afford roads and is now moving people by transit, bike and especially through walking.
LIBYA: Visitors Could be Saviours
- Inter Press Service
'A crossroads of history, continents and ancient empires; a place where history comes alive through the extraordinary monuments on its shores', reads a well- known tourist guidebook about Libya. It’s all still there, but the tourists aren’t there to see it.
EUROPE: ‘Agenda for Change’ Leaves Middle-Income Countries Out in the Cold
- Inter Press Service
Last week the European Commission unveiled its ‘Agenda for Change’, a new policy framework outlining priorities for the European Union’s development aid and detailing the Commission’s renewed focus on economic growth as a means of poverty reduction, particularly in the world’s poorest countries.
U.S.: Occupy Movement Divides Civil Rights Activists
- Inter Press Service
While some veterans of the Civil Rights Movement have joined forces with the Occupy Movement, other civil rights advocates, some of a new generation, have been more critical, even as the city government's response to the movement reached new levels.
U.S. Halts UNESCO Funding After Palestinian Vote
- Inter Press Service
The administration of President Barack Obama announced Monday that it would immediately cut U.S. funding for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, just hours after UNESCO's governing board voted overwhelmingly to grant Palestine full membership.
Long Overlooked, Cooperatives Get Their Due at United Nations
- Inter Press Service
Hailed as economically viable and socially responsible, cooperatives have over one billion members worldwide and can be found in sectors ranging from agriculture to finance to health.
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