News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 148
Will Apex Court Ruling Remove Stigma for Sex Workers in India?
- Inter Press Service
Lucknow, Jun 09 (IPS) - Social activists, including Lucknow-based Tahira Hasan, have welcomed the Indian Supreme Court’s recent ruling recognising sex work as a profession.
World’s most vulnerable now paying even more, for less food: FAO
- UN News
Countries are expected to spend a staggering $1.8 trillion importing food they need this year; this would be a new world record but worryingly, it’s going to buy them less food, not more.
Act now to end food, energy and finance crisis, Guterres urges world leaders
- UN News
Ripple effects from the war in Ukraine have generated a severe cost-of-living crisis which no country or community can escape, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday at a press conference to launch the latest report on the conflict’s impacts on food security, energy, and financing.
War & Peace 2.0: Ukraine Showing the World How to Fight Back
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, India, Jun 08 (IPS) - It has been over 100 days since Russia first invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022, turning the country into a slaughterhouse. The United Nations (UN) in this report says that, as of 1 June, 2022, more than 6.9 million refugees have left Ukraine and 2.1 million have returned, while eight million people are displaced inside Ukraine itself. War in Ukraine has caused the fastest growing refugee crisis since World War II.
US Leads Sanctions Killing Millions to No End
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR and SYDNEY, Jun 07 (IPS) - Food crises, economic stagnation and price increases are worsening unevenly, almost everywhere, following the Ukraine war. Sanctions against Russia have especially hurt those relying on wheat and fertilizer imports.
Bangladesh: ILO calls for workplace safety review following deadly fire
- UN News
A fire and explosion in southeastern Bangladesh over the weekend which left more than 40 dead, has prompted the UN’s labour agency, ILO, to urge workplaces throughout the country to address safety shortcomings.
A catering programme with baked-in prospects for vulnerable Liberian girls
- UN News
Agnes-Josephine Kenderman, a Liberian teenage mother, is benefiting from a UN-backed initiative to empower young vulnerable girls, which includes training to help her make and sell pastries and other products.
Developing countries and the Perfect Storm - Part II: What Developing Countries Need to Do
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jun 03 (IPS) - Developing countries are facing a combination of crises that are unprecedented in recent times. Over the last three years they have had to face the COVID-19 crisis, the food crisis, the energy crisis, the climate change crisis, the debt crisis and, on top of all this, a global recession. The crises have overlapped, and each has added to the problems created by the previous ones.
Climate Change in South East Asia: Where are we and What are we Bound for?
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jun 02 (IPS) - It is increasingly clear that human health and wellbeing are being threatened everywhere because of global warming and environmental damage. Extreme weather events, sea level rise, increasing scarcity of freshwater, drought and high temperatures, combined with loss of biodiversity and other aspects of ecological degradation such as soil erosion and coral bleaching are all features of anthropogenic self-harm and an increasingly inhospitable planet for human society.
Transforming Africa: Just & Equitable Energy Transition
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 02 (IPS) - A global transition to lower-carbon energy sources is crucial for our species' survival given the worsening effects of climate change. With many people increasingly advocating for a rapid shift from an energy system dependent on fossil fuels, questions on how to make this transition arise - one that is just and equitable, especially in the developing world.
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