News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 170
Greed-Driven Pandemic Still Killing Millions
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Dec 14 (IPS) - Failure to vaccinate most in poor countries sustains the COVID-19 pandemic. Rich country greed and patent monopolies block developing countries from affordably making the means to protect themselves.
First Person: Cultivating Haiti’s future
- UN News
Farmers in south-west of Haiti are cultivating a future for the country as they continue to work their land despite the challenges caused by the 14 August earthquake. The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) has been supporting their development over many years as FAO’s Jérémie-based staff member Mykerlange Balmir explains.
Promoting sustainability and the UN at Dubai Expo: A UN Resident Coordinator blog
- UN News
Around two months into a six-month residency at Dubai Expo, the UN Hub has already attracted a large number of visitors, including several delegations from UN Member States. Dena Assaf, the UN Resident Coordinator for the UAE, and Deputy Commissioner-General of the UN at Expo, says that the event is a unique opportunity to highlight the aims and messages of the Organization.
‘Great Mining Migration’: Power-Hungry Bitcoin Leaves China
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Dec 10 (IPS) - On 14 April this year, the price of a single Bitcoin reached a then all-time-high of around US$64,870. Just over a month later, the price of the world’s most popular digital currency had tumbled to $34,259.
Plastic Trash in the Ocean is a Global Problem, and the US is the Top Source
- Inter Press Service
Dec 09 (IPS) - Plastic waste of all shapes and sizes permeates the world’s oceans. It shows up on beaches, in fish and even in Arctic sea ice. And a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine makes clear that the U.S. is a big part of the problem.
Africa Free Trade Area, likely spur for growth and development
- UN News
With productivity-boosting measures, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement could reduce poverty and inequality while spurring sustainable and inclusive growth, according to a report launched on Wednesday by the UN trade and development body, UNCTAD.
What Explains Vaccination Rates in EBRD Regions?
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Dec 08 (IPS) - Officially reported deaths from Covid-19 started to rise again in autumn 2021 in a number of economies in the EBRD regions. While in advanced economies in Europe the mortality rate has remained low despite the pick-up in Covid-19 cases, in the EBRD regions the mortality and infection rates continued to move in tandem.
Omicron & Developing Countries - Where Threats are the Greatest
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Dec 07 (IPS) - On 25 November, news emerged from South Africa of a new COVID-19 variant. It has since been identified as Omicron, a Greek alphabet derivation the World Health Organization (WHO) reserves for virus variants “of concern”.
Climate Change: Adapt for the Future, Not the Past
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 07 (IPS) - Funding for developing countries to address global warming is grossly inadequate. Very little finance is for adaptation to climate change, the urgent need of countries most adversely affected. Also, adaptation needs to be forward-looking rather than only addressing accumulated problems.
Africa Should Bargain Hard for COVID Vaccine Equity: Lessons from Indonesia during Avian Flu
- Inter Press Service
MANOA, Hawaii / TAIPEI, Taiwan, Dec 06 (IPS) - Many countries around the world have punished most of the African continent for the scientific discovery of the Omicron variant through the imposition of travel bans.
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