News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 10
Trump Tariffs Creating Less Manufacturing Jobs
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, February 24 (IPS) - President Donald Trump has shaken up the world economy and the rule of international law in the first year of his second term – ostensibly to make America great again, particularly by reviving US manufacturing jobs.
Ukraine wakes to more violence as Russia's invasion enters fifth year
- UN News
The full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops on 24 February 2022 shattered the peaceful aspirations of an entire continent, but war must never be the new normal, UN General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock said on Tuesday.
As Biodiversity Loss Grows, Rome Talks Urge Nations to Step Up Action
- Inter Press Service
ROME & NEW DELHI, February 23 (IPS) - Governments meeting in Rome last week acknowledged that global efforts to protect nature are still not moving fast enough, even as biodiversity loss continues to affect ecosystems, livelihoods, and economies worldwide.
Turning the Tide: How West Africa Is Reasserting Its Food Sovereignty Through Aquaculture
- Inter Press Service
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, February 19 (IPS) - It is an indictment on the global food system that, despite having some of the richest and most endowed natural resources in the world and a burgeoning youth population, West Africa spends more than $2 billion a year importing aquatic foods to feed its people, almost half of which is spent by Côte d’Ivoire alone.
Grain ATMs and hunger maps: AI innovations spotlighted at UN agency showcase in India
- UN News
Artificial intelligence solutions that transform the way food assistance reaches people facing hunger were on display during an exhibition at an AI meeting this week in New Delhi, India.
Artists face steep income decline due to AI, UNESCO finds
- UN News
Creators worldwide are facing mounting financial pressures as rapid advances in digital technologies and artificial intelligence continue to transform the cultural and creative industries, according to a new global report released by the UN culture agency, UNESCO, on Wednesday.
Humanitarian access to Gaza still insufficient for relief and rebuilding: UN development chief
- UN News
The UN has the funds and capacity to scale up relief and reconstruction operations in Gaza but does not have the necessary access to carry out these vital tasks, Alexander De Croo, the head of the UN Development Programme (UNDP), told journalists on Tuesday.
IRAN: ‘Sustainable Change Will Depend on Domestic Organisational Capacity, Not External Force’
- Inter Press Service
CIVICUS discusses the recent protests in Iran with Sohrab Razaghi, executive director of Volunteer Activists, a Netherlands-based diaspora organisation empowering Iranian civil society.
Extreme Heat Undermines Decent Work in North Eastern Kenya
- Inter Press Service
GARISSA, Kenya , February 16 (IPS) - By 9 a.m. on a Wednesday, Hawa Hussein Farah is already watching the temperature climb. Awake since 6 a.m., she has prepared her three children for school before walking them to class and heading to Suuq Mugdi, an open-air market in Garissa town, to buy the fruit she will sell.
In the hands of innovators from the Global South, AI can transform lives
- UN News
Artificial intelligence is no longer the sole preserve of rich western nations. The applications for the Global South, in areas ranging from health to agriculture and industry, are having a transformative effect on people’s lives.
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