News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 5
Rubio Seduces Europe with Imperial Nostalgia
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, March 11 (IPS) - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s Munich speech last month seemed to seduce the European elite behind President Trump, against the ‘Rest’, especially the resource-rich Global South.
International Women’s Day 2026 - Justice for Women and Girls Needs Action and Political Will
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, March 9 (IPS) - On International Women’s Day (March 8), global leaders and advocates gather around the rallying cry to strengthen justice systems for all women and girls in a time of increasing pushbacks on gender equality.
International Women’s Day 2026 - A Resistance Stronger than the Backlash
- Inter Press Service
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, March 9 (IPS) - Consider what International Women’s Day looked like a few years ago, and what it looks like now: the same date, the same global moment of reflection, but a vastly changed global landscape. Gender rights are facing the most coordinated and wide-ranging attack in decades. Anti-rights forces are dismantling protections secured after generations of struggle, destroying infrastructure built to address gender-based violence and realise reproductive rights and rewriting legal frameworks to roll back rights, with a specific focus on excluding transgender people. This is the result of a deliberate, carefully crafted, handsomely funded and globally coordinated strategy.
UN: Amid Security Risks in Middle East, Humanitarian Work is Underway
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, March 6 (IPS) - As military fighting breaks out across the Middle East with increasing frequency and intensity, the United Nations promises to ramp up its humanitarian response on the ground.
As La Niña Fades, WMO Experts Warn That El Niño Could Set New Global Heat Records
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, March 6 (IPS) - Earlier this week World Meteorological Organization (WMO) announced that the weakening conditions of La Niña conditions are beginning to fade, with climate conditions transitioning toward ENSO-neutral —a phase in which neither El Niño nor La Niña is present and oceanic and atmospheric conditions in the tropical Pacific remain near average. The agency noted that this shift could lead to the development of El Niño later in the year, a pattern typically associated with rising global temperatures and an increased risk of extreme weather events worldwide.
Turning Waste into Hope: A Youth-Led Model for Sustainable Change
- Inter Press Service
TOKYO, Japan, March 6 (IPS) - From the beginning, this project was a collaboration between student teams in Japan and Korea. Although we live in different countries, we shared one common question: How can young people reduce waste while supporting families facing food insecurities?
Caribbean Civil Society Gathered in Jamaica to Strengthen Resilience Amid Global Shifts
- Inter Press Service
KINGSTON, Jamaica , March 5 (IPS) - Civil society groups from across the Caribbean met in Jamaica in February 2026 for a landmark regional conference, with development leaders urging stronger governance, digital readiness and deeper partnerships to adapt to a shifting and increasingly complex geopolitical landscape.
UN calls for fair play in the global race for critical minerals
- UN News
Critical minerals such as lithium and cobalt are central to the transition to a zero-carbon economy. As the Security Council meets on Thursday to discuss “energy, critical minerals and security,” here is some of the work the UN is doing to ensure that the transition is just and equitable.
Sudan: World’s Worst Humanitarian Crisis
- Inter Press Service
BENGALURU, India, March 4 (IPS) - The ordinary sounds of Nahid Ali’s home in Khartoum were completely drowned out by the sound of war which began on April 15 2023. Her baby was just 21 days old. The morning started as any typical day for a mother who had just given birth to her baby and needed to nurse her newborn while she took care of her other children. The gunfire began to erupt. The fighting began when two groups started to battle each other in the streets. The fighting which began in her area developed into a destructive countrywide war in Sudan which spread to her street within moments.
The Architecture of Hope Under Siege: One Year of Global Aid Dismantling
- Inter Press Service
BOGOTA, Colombia, March 4 (IPS) - A year has passed since a 90-day freeze on U.S. foreign assistance signaled the deepening of a structural dismantling of international solidarity. Today, the “existential threat” to the freedom of association I warned of in my report to last year’s General Assembly (A/80/219) is no longer a warning; it is a lived reality.
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