Global Issues
News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 365
Rural Growth in Colombia: Yara Steps In to Increase Productivity
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Sep 22 (IPS) - Following the recent peace agreement between the Colombian government and the FARC in Cartagena which concludes a 52-year armed conflict, the country is now geared toward improving productivity in its agricultural sector. Yara International, a leader in crop nutrition and farmer support, has taken the timely step of supporting the government's efforts on this issue.
Jobs Are Crucial for Peace, Stem Radicalization and Violent Extremism in Kenya
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 21 (IPS) - Today 21 September 2016 is the International Day of Peace.
Kenya has the largest number of jobless youth in East Africa, putting a strain on the economy's growth and also threatening peace and security when hopeless youth gravitate towards violent extremist groups.
Muslims in Europe: Can There Be Social Harmony ?
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Sep 19 (IPS) - Although 20 million Muslims reside in Western Europe, establishing social harmony between the Muslim community and their European counterparts has proved exceedingly challenging.Much to the dismay of international humanitarian agencies and anti-racism activists,the language of exclusion and prejudice persists.
Caribbean: Rethinking Progress in Sustainable Development Era
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 19 (IPS) - Caribbean countries make a special case for development. The high and increasing exposure to hazards, combined with very open and trade-dependent economies with limited diversification and competitiveness portray a structurally and environmentally vulnerable region, composed, in the most part, of middle income countries.
New Government Inherits Conflict over Biggest Mine in Peru
- Inter Press Service
LIMA/CHALLHUAHUACHO, Sep 17 (IPS) - Of the 150 socioeconomic conflicts related to the extractive industries that Peru's new government inherited, one of the highest-profile is the protest by the people living near the biggest mining project in the history of the country: Las Bambas.
In Host Country Lebanon, Refugee and Rural Women Build Entrepreneurship, Cohesion and Future
- Inter Press Service
, Sep 16 (IPS) - "When we were forced to leave our country, I never thought that a community in Lebanon would accept and treat me as an active member, the way I have been at the Kfeir Women's Working Group," says Hiba Kamal, an 18-year-old refugee from Syria who travelled to Lebanon with her family five years ago fleeing instability in her own country.
European Security with or Without Russia? <br>Consequences of the Chinese-Russian Alliance on the Relationship Between USA and EU
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Sep 16 (IPS) - The joint military manoeuvres between the Russian and Chinese navies, armies, and air forces has kicked off. It's a clear message for Washington, which has recently strengthened its action in Asia, indicating that as a country that overlooks the Pacific, it wants to play an important role in the continent, aimed at containing the Chinese expansion.
Economic Growth in Bangladesh: Challenge and Change for Women
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Sep 16 (IPS) - A recent research study "Bangladesh: Looking Beyond Garments" conducted by the Asian Development Bank ADB has revealed that the positive economic turnaround in Bangladesh is largely due the rising presence of women in the workplace.
Italy’s Second Economy: The Impact of Bangladeshi Migration
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Sep 15 (IPS) - Hardly a street can be found in Rome without a Bangladeshi-run mini-market. Much like the typical Italian coffee bars, they have now become an intrinsic part of Roman infrastructure.
New Public Website Offers Detailed View of Industrial Fishing
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sep 15 (IPS) - In a giant step for transparency at sea, environmentalists on Thursday unveiled a website that allows anyone with an Internet connection to see for free exactly where and when most of the world's industrial fishing boats actually fish.
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