Global Issues
News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 362
Adaptation Funding a Must for Africa
- Inter Press Service
MARRAKECH, Nov 13 (IPS) - The Paris Agreement hammered out at the summit on climate change in the French capital last year committed all parties to low-carbon and climate-resilient economies. The big question at the follow-up meeting here in Marrakech is how that deal will be implemented, especially for the developing nations of Africa.
Opposition to Oil Pipeline in U.S. Serves as Example for Indigenous Struggles in Latin America
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Nov 11 (IPS) - Canadian activist Clayton Thomas-Muller crossed the border between his country and the United States to join the Native American movement against the construction of an oil pipeline, which has become a model to follow in struggles by indigenous people against megaprojects, that share many common elements.
Changing Determinants of Global Income Inequality
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Nov 10 (IPS) - Global income inequality among different regions began to increase about five centuries ago, before accelerating two centuries ago. The data suggest a brief reversal during the Golden Age quarter century after the Second World War, and in the last decade, with higher primary commodity prices once again, and protracted stagnation in much of the North following the 2008-2009 financial crisis.
Beyond Calais: A Perspective on Migration, Agriculture and Rural Development
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Nov 07 (IPS) - Migration is part of the process of development. It is not a problem in itself, and could, in fact, offer a solution to a number of matters. Migrants can make a positive and profound contribution to the economic and social development of their countries of origin, transit and destination alike. To quote the New York Declaration, adopted at the UN Summit on Refugees and Migrants on 19 September, "migrants can help to respond to demographic trends, labour shortages and other challenges in host societies, and add fresh skills and dynamism to the latter's economies".
Latin America to Take the Temperature of Paris Agreement at Climate Summit
- Inter Press Service
SAN JOSE, Nov 05 (IPS) - With the ratification and entry into effect of the Paris Agreement still fresh, the countries of Latin America are heading to the climate summit in Marrakesh in search of clear rules that will enable them to decarbonise their economies to help mitigate global warming.
Privatization Cure Often Worse Than Malady
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR and SYDNEY, Nov 03 (IPS) - Privatization of SOEs has been a cornerstone of the neo-liberal counterrevolution that swept the world from the 1980s following the economic crisis brought about by US Fed's sharp hike in interest rates. Developing countries, seeking aid from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, often had to commit to privatization as a condition for credit support.
Wonder Woman: Not the Hero the UN Needs
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Nov 02 (IPS) - For those of us who ever feel conflicted about the United Nations, the past month has been an exercise in managing absurd cognitive dissonance. First, on October 21 2016, the United Nations announced that the 1940s comic book heroine, Wonder Woman would be its new mascot for promoting the empowerment of women and girls.
The Key Role Women Played in Culture of Peace
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 01 (IPS) - In the fifteen years since the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 1325, we have seen a tremendous enthusiasm among civil society at all levels in raising awareness, engaging in advocacy and building capacity for its meaningful implementation. It is my pleasure to write the foreword to this publication which is a meaningful endeavour to move the agenda forward on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the adoption of this groundbreaking resolution.
President of UNGA Disillusioned by Unsustainable Development
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 01 (IPS) - Development should be about more than building roads or buying air conditioners, the President of the UN General Assembly, Peter Thomson told IPS in a recent interview.
Cities Address a Key Challenge: Infrastructure Needs
- Inter Press Service
QUITO, Oct 27 (IPS) - "We as mayors have to govern midsize cities as if they were capital cities," said Héctor Mantilla, city councilor of Floridablanca, the third-largest city in the northern Colombian department of Santander.
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