Global Issues
News headlines for “Foreign Aid for Development Assistance”, page 28
Q&A: ‘Asia Can Set Its Own Carbon Emissions Target’
- Inter Press Service
As the Climate Change Conference opens today in Copenhagen, excitement— even anxiety—is steadily building over the potential outcome of one of the most awaited events of the year.
Q&A: Missing Gender Dimension
- Inter Press Service
Women are known to be innovators when it comes to responding to climate change. The question is how to ensure that the role of women and gender equality are reflected in climate change agreements.
CHINA/INDIA: ‘Business as Usual’ for Carbon Emission Targets
- Inter Press Service
China, the world’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, has stolen a march over the rest of Asia in unilaterally declaring its carbon intensity cuts a day after President Barack Obama did late last month for the U.S.
TRADE: Trilateral Treaty of the South
- Inter Press Service
Negotiations to form a trade alliance between countries of Africa, Asia and South America stepped up to a political level when ministers discussed the issue this week, giving the initiative a further boost.
CLIMATE CHANGE: India Plays Guessing Game Ahead of Copenhagen
- Inter Press Service
With one week left before the start of the United Nations climate change summit in Copenhagen, there is still no reliable word as to whether Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will attend, or whether or how much the South Asian state will commit itself to emission cuts.
BURMA: Nobel Laureate Stiglitz to Advise Junta on Poverty
- Inter Press Service
The list of high-profile foreigners heading to Burma to engage and advise the country’s military regime is about to get longer. The latest due to join that flow is Nobel economics laureate Joseph Stiglitz.
CLIMATE CHANGE: Angry Greenhouse Gas Victims Demand Action
- Inter Press Service
‘Angry’ is not the adjective that comes to mind when you first meet Nelly Damaris Chepkoskei.
CLIMATE CHANGE: China’s Carbon Commitment—Low But Sure
- Inter Press Service
China and the United States are wrestling to claim leadership during the upcoming climate change talks in Copenhagen, unveiling proposals to cut greenhouse gases one after the other this week and setting the stage for some tough negotiations. But gauntlets thrown, both face challenges in achieving their pledged targets.
SRI LANKA: The Long Road to Normalcy in War-Ravaged Zones
- Inter Press Service
Despite the recent accelerated return of tens of thousands of war-displaced civilians to their former villages in northern Sri Lanka and the impending relaxation of further restrictions, aid agencies say far more efforts are needed to help the civilian population regain normalcy lost to decades of conflict.
INDIA: Indo-U.S. Nuclear Deal on Track, But Kinks Remain
- Inter Press Service
As Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh winds down his state visit to the United States, Indian analysts say a major achievement has been ensuring that the civilian nuclear agreement between the two countries is on track.
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