News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 3
NEPAL: ‘Voting on Discord Was a Very Gen Z Way of Doing Politics’
- Inter Press Service
CIVICUS discusses Gen Z-led protests in Nepal with Abhijeet Adhikari (Abhi), a lawyer and political activist who took part in the protests.
Inside the Funding Model Behind Kenya’s Tana Delta Restoration Project
- Inter Press Service
GOLBANTI, Kenya, April 23 (IPS) - Lydia Hagodana stands next to a bee yard (apiary) in Golbanti, Tana Delta, where she lives. The air carries a low, steady hum as bees move in and out in a constant stream. She lifts the back of one hive slightly, gauging its weight.
African Institutions in Plan to Stabilise Food, Fuel and Fertiliser Amid Mideast War
- Inter Press Service
TANGIER, Morocco, April 23 (IPS) - Fearing the Middle East war could drive millions into hunger and cripple economies, Africa’s leading institutions are drafting a strategy to mobilise domestic and “innovative” finance and harness national competitiveness to stabilise food, fuel, and fertiliser supplies.
Global Shipping Reforms Cast Shadow Over Tanzania’s Fishing Communities
- Inter Press Service
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, April 21 (IPS) - At dawn, as the sun rises across the Indian Ocean, Venance Shayo perches on the edge of his boat, hauling in a net. The sea gently ripples under the breeze and the sound of revving engines.
Economic collapse pushes highly educated Gazans into the ‘survival economy’
- UN News
Young Palestinians in Gaza with university-level educations are setting aside dreams of putting their hard-won skills into practice and doing whatever they can to survive.
“War-Shock Inflation” and Inflation Phobia: Lessons of History for Central Bankers
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY, April 21 (IPS) - The global economy, is at the precipice of “stagflation” – growth slowdown and higher inflation – due to the energy price shock following the illegal US-Israel war on Iran. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recently termed this as a “textbook negative supply shock”. For the first time since the 1970s, the prospect of stagflation seems real.
Russia’s African Cannon Fodder
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, April 20 (IPS) - On 7 April, the government of Cameroon published a list of 16 of its citizens confirmed killed fighting for Russia against Ukraine. That means the number of Cameroon citizens killed in this distant war has likely surpassed a hundred, making the country the biggest victim of a Russian recruitment drive increasingly focused on Africa.
Gaza: Human development set back 77 years as recovery costs rise to $71 billion
- UN News
The UN and European Union issued a joint warning on Monday that human development across Gaza has been set back by a staggering 77 years, with $71.4 billion needed over the next decade for recovery and reconstruction.
Time running out on development goals as finance dries up, UN warns
- UN News
Rising conflicts, the climate crisis and shrinking development finance are putting growing pressure on the poorest and most vulnerable countries – pushing development goals further off track.
Why lower fertility does not have to mean economic decline
- UN News
Globally, most people say they want two or more children, but many are having only one, or none at all. According to a senior UN economist, fears of a demographic timebomb are unwarranted.
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