Global Issues
News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 995
Asia: So Close and Yet So Far From Polio Eradication
- Inter Press Service
, Oct 24 (IPS) - The goal is an ambitious one – to deliver a polio-free world by 2018. Towards this end, the multi-sector Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) is bringing out the big guns, sparing no expense to ensure that "every last child" is immunised against the crippling disease.
OPINION: The Group of 77 & IPS at 50
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 23 (IPS) - When the Group of 77 commemorated its 50th anniversary recently, Inter Press Service (IPS) news agency was not far behind.
Kashmir Flood Carries Away Humble Dreams
- Inter Press Service
, Oct 23 (IPS) - Rafiqa Kazim and her husband Kazim Ali had a simple dream – to live a modest life, educate their four children and repay the bank-loan that the couple took out to sustain their small business.
Central Asia Hurting as Russia’s Ruble Sinks
- Inter Press Service
BISHKEK, Oct 23 (IPS) - Pensioner Jyparkul Karaseyitova says she cannot afford meat anymore. At her local bazaar in Kyrgyzstan's capital, Bishkek, the price for beef has jumped nine percent in the last six weeks. And she is not alone feeling the pain of rising inflation.
Halting Progress: Ending Violence against Women
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Oct 23 (IPS) - As Juan Evo Morales Ayma, popularly known as 'Evo', celebrates his victory for a third term as Bolivia's president on a platform of "anti-imperialism" and radical socio-economic policies, he can also claim credit for ushering in far-reaching social reforms such as the Bolivian "Law against Political Harassment and Violence against Women" enacted in 2012.
Añelo, from Forgotten Town to Capital of Argentina’s Shale Fuel Boom
- Inter Press Service
AÑELO, Argentina, Oct 23 (IPS) - This small town in southern Argentina is nearly a century old, but the unconventional fossil fuel boom is forcing it to basically start over, from scratch. The wave of outsiders drawn by the shale fuel fever has pushed the town to its limits, while the plan to turn it into a "sustainable city of the future" is still only on paper.
Sustaining Africa's Development by Leveraging on Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
MARRAKECH, Oct 23 (IPS) - Policy and development practitioners say Africa is at a development cross roads and argue that the continent — increasingly an attractive destination for economic and agriculture investment — should use the window of opportunity presented by a low carbon economy to implement new knowledge and information to transform the challenges posed by climate change into opportunities for social development.
U.S. Destroys Its Own Weapons in Enemy Hands
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 22 (IPS) - When the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) captured a treasure trove of U.S. weapons from fleeing Iraqi soldiers last month, one of the rebel leaders with a morbid sense of humour was quoted as saying rather sarcastically: "We hope the Americans would honour their agreements and service our helicopters."
Climate Negotiators “Sleepwalking” in Bonn
- Inter Press Service
BONN, Oct 22 (IPS) - The 410,000 people who took to the streets for climate action in New York City during the U.N. Climate Summit would have been outraged by the 90-minute delay and same-old political posturing at the first day of a crucial round of climate treaty negotiations in Bonn at the World Congress Center.
The Nagoya Protocol: A Treaty Waiting to Happen
- Inter Press Service
PYEONGCHANG, Republic of Korea, Oct 22 (IPS) - For over 20 years, Mote Bahadur Pun of Nepal's western Myagdi district has been growing ‘Paris polyphylla' - a Himalayan herb used to cure pain, burns and fevers.
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