News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 159
Ethanol Not Enough to Heal Sugarcane's Environmental Legacy in Colombia
- Inter Press Service
BOGOTA, Mar 17 (IPS) - As a visitor drives across the plains of the department of Valle del Cauca in southwestern Colombia, green carpets dominate the view: sugarcane fields that have been here since the area got its name.
UN prioritizes least developed countries in ‘plans…investments and…actions’ – Guterres
- UN News
The vulnerabilities of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) may be different today than they were 50 years ago – when the UN created the category – but left unaddressed, the results are the same, the UN chief told a dedicated meeting on Thursday.
Commission on the Status of Women: The Streets Have Already Spoken
- Inter Press Service
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Mar 16 (IPS) - The 66th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) was just launched. Due to the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the main annual global forum on gender equality is once again taking place in a hybrid format – both at the UN’s New York headquarters, where government delegations will be meeting, and online, where most civil society activity will take place.
What This Year’s “No 1 Central Policy Document” Tells Us about Beijing’s Food Security and Rural Revitalisation Ambitions
- Inter Press Service
MELBOURNE, Australia, Mar 16 (IPS) - The recently published “No 1 central policy document” (“No 1 document”), China’s national blueprint for rural policy, further demonstrates Beijing’s commitment to safeguarding food security and advancing rural revitalisation. The document’s release comes against an increasingly complicated geopolitical environment which, along with factors, such as disruptions to the global food chain supplies and worsening climate change impacts, have forced Beijing to rethink how its national goals can be achieved.
Over 60% of World Workers Not Recognised, Not Registered, Not Protected
- Inter Press Service
MADRID, Mar 15 (IPS) - More than 60 percent of the world’s adult labour force –or about 2 billion workers– work in the informal economy. “They are not recognised, registered, regulated or protected under labour legislation and social protection. The consequences can be severe, for individuals, families as well as economies.”
Lessons from Liberia for Scaling Poverty Reduction Globally
- Inter Press Service
MONROVIA, Liberia, Mar 15 (IPS) - For the past three years, BRAC International has been piloting in Liberia an adaptation of its acclaimed Graduation approach, whose impact on reducing extreme poverty was first proven in Bangladesh. The success of the Liberia pilot, which I managed, provides not only further proof of impact but vital lessons that can enhance and accelerate scaling of the approach globally.
This is How Hope Trumped the Fog of War in Nairobi
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 14 (IPS) - As Russia’s attack began rattling Kyiv with multiple missile and air raids about 5am, it suffused the dawn with stains of darkness. It was accompanied with military menaces in countries like Finland and Sweden and raising a warning to anyone who may assist the Ukrainian people – ordinary citizens bereaved, over 2.5 million displaced and boldly defending themselves – from nuclear war.
First Person: ‘I speak up for those who cannot’
- UN News
Maya Aktar, a garment worker from Bangladesh, represents other migrants employed in the sector, in Jordan. She explains how she became involved in the union movement, and the positive difference this has made to the lives of her members.
Crash in family incomes during COVID will increase inequality for generations
- UN News
At least two-thirds of households with children have lost income since the COVID-19 pandemic hit two years ago, according to a joint report published on Wednesday by the UN children’s agency (UNICEF) and World Bank.
International Women’s Day, 2022 - Girls’ Education Must Come First
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Mar 08 (IPS) - For decades now, world leaders have talked about ending hunger and poverty and building a new world order based on human rights and gender-equality.
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