Global Issues
News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 421
Q&A: “If We Don't Close the Poverty Gap, the 21st Century Will End in Extreme Violence”
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 09 (IPS) - Implementation of the ambitious post-2015 development agenda which will be adopted in September 2015 at the United Nations depends to a large extent on funding.
“Why Hire a Lawyer When You Can Buy a Judge?”
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 08 (IPS) - A woman is stopped at a checkpoint; she gives birth, and dies. Another is sold in a slave market. A boy is killed by a tank. A young man drowns at sea, trying to reach a haven safe from oppression and poverty.
Opinion: ASEAN Must Unite Against Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
MANILA, Jul 08 (IPS) - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) started as a cooperation bloc in 1968. Founded by five countries - Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines - ASEAN has since evolved into a regional force which is slowly changing the landscape in global politics.
Civil Society has Vital Role to Play in Post-2015 Development Agenda
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 08 (IPS) - "The action of the private sector can make or break the post-2015 development agenda," Karmenu Vella, European Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, said in his opening remarks at a side event hosted in the context of a high-level political forum at the U.N. on Tuesday.
Opinion: Scale Up Innovative Financing for Development
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jul 08 (IPS) - More than four decades ago, the richer members of the international community committed to deliver at least 0.7 percent of their respective national incomes as official development assistance.
Social Safety Net Not Wide Enough to Protect World’s Poor
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 07 (IPS) - Fifty-five percent of the world's poor still have limited protection from hunger and economic, social or political crises despite expansion of social safety programmes in developing countries in recent years.
Opinion: Unlocking the Potential of Mali’s Young Women and Men
- Inter Press Service
BAMAKO, Jul 07 (IPS) - The recent peace agreements in Mali offer grounds for optimism. It's now time to capitalise on the accord to accelerate recovery, reconciliation and development. An important part of that process will entail placing the country's youth at the center of the country's agenda for peace and prosperity.
Will the New BRICS Bank Break with Traditional Development Models, or Replicate Them?
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 07 (IPS) - Just days ahead of a summit of the BRICS group of emerging economies (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) in which the five countries are expected to formally launch their New Development Bank (NDB), 40 NGOs and civil society groups have penned an open letter to their respective governments urging transparency and accountability in the proposed banking process.
Opinion: SDGs, FfD and Every Single Dollar in the World
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 07 (IPS) - Ethiopia will host an important meeting on Financing for Development (FfD) Conference next week. One of the most-asked questions is: How much will it cost us to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?
Opinion: The End of the Greek Tragedy?
- Inter Press Service
BARCELONA, Jul 07 (IPS) - The decisive result of the Greek referendum held Jul. 5, in which voters overwhelmingly rejected (61.3 to 38.7 percent) the terms of an international bailout, has opened a new chapter not only for the future of Greece, but also in terms of the essence of the European Union itself.
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