Global Issues
News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 372
US Elections Cry Out for Reform!
- Inter Press Service
COPENHAGEN, Jul 14 (IPS) - As many observers around the world have pointed out, the United States is no longer a true democracy. It is an oligarchy.
Civil Society Organizations Worried About Declining Involvement
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 14 (IPS) - Less than a year after the adoption of the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), non-government organizations (NGOs) are concerned about declining possibilities for participation, both at the UN and in national politics.
IPS Interview with Bernadette Lahai On the Pan African Parliament Food and Nutrition Security Agenda
- Inter Press Service
Johannesburg, Jul 13 (IPS) - IPS: In what ways has the Pan African Parliament (PAP) ensured that partners are upholding their commitments following the Parliamentary meeting held during the International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) organized by FAO and the World Health Organization?
What Does it Really Mean to "Leave No One Behind"?
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 13 (IPS) - Although "leave no one behind" has become a central rallying cry around the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, more needs to be done for it to be put into practice, civil society said during a review conference of progress made on the Post-2030 agenda here this week.
Large-Scale Rainwater Harvesting Eases Scarcity in Kenya
- Inter Press Service
NAROK, Kenya, Jul 12 (IPS) - Rainwater harvesting in Kenya and other places is hardly new. But in this water-stressed country, where two-thirds of the land is arid or semiarid, the quest for a lasting solution to water scarcity has driven useful innovations in this age-old practice.
The Future of Food in Cities: Urban Agriculture
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 11 (IPS) - Habitat III, the UN's conference on cities this coming October will explore urban agriculture as a solution to food security, but here in New York City, it has shown potential for much more.
Girls in Rural Bangladesh Take Back Their Futures
- Inter Press Service
BHOLA, Bangladesh, Jul 09 (IPS) - Four years ago, Farzana Aktar Ruma, now 18, was almost married off without her consent.
International Is out and National Is Again Back
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jul 08 (IPS) - A sign of the time is that Germany is raising a revolt against the President of the European Commission, Jeam-Claude Juncker, whom Chancellor Angela Merkel imposed in 2014 after a strong fight with David Cameron, then a powerful British PM. The group of Visograd, , formed by Poland, Hungary, Slovaquia and the Czech Republic, which resurged from ashes, to become an anti Brussels voice, has requested to bring back the Commission under the authority of the States. When Merkel organized a meeting of the leaders of the six original founders of the EU, in Berlin, she invited Donald Tusk, the President of the Council, but not Jean-Claude Juncker, who is the President of the Commission. And Wolfgang Schauble, the German minister of Finance, has launched an appeal: "it is time to bring back Brussels under the control of the states. "
Record High Seafood Consumption Not Sustainable, Warns UN
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 08 (IPS) - The UN's Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) warned Thursday that global fish stocks cannot keep up with record consumption, with the average person now consuming 20 kilograms of fish a year.
China-led Development Bank Pledges $500 Million to Asian Projects
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 07 (IPS) -
The Beijing-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), which was launched last year with the aim of funding projects on a continent with some of the world's most populous nations, has pledged over $500 million in four concessional loans to Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan and Tajikistan.
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