Global Issues
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Compensation Fund for Victims of Bangladesh Factory Collapse Reaches 30-Million-Dollar Target
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 09 (IPS) - Two years after a massive garments factory collapsed in a suburb of Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, killing over 1,100 people and leaving more than 2,500 injured, a major international fund has met its target of raising 30 million dollars to be paid out in compensation to the victims and their families.
U.N. Chief Backs New Int’l Decade for Water for Sustainable Development
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 09 (IPS) - As the United Nations continues its negotiations to both define and refine a new set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) before a summit meeting of world leaders in September, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed support for a new "International Decade for Water for Sustainable Development."
Why ACP Countries Matter for the EU Post-2015 Development Agenda
- Inter Press Service
BRUSSELS, Jun 09 (IPS) - We are witnessing a shift in the original rationale behind the unique relationship between the European Union and the African, Caribbean and Pacific countries of the ACP group, which goes beyond the logic of "unilateral aid transfer", "donor-recipient approach" and "North-South dialogue".
Opinion: Greece – A Sad Story of the European Establishment
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jun 09 (IPS) - Only 50 years of Cold War (and the fact that German Chancellor Angela Merkel grew up in East Germany) can possibly explain the strange political power of the United States over Europe.
India Erupts Over Loopholes in Child Labour Law
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, Jun 09 (IPS) - In a bid to overhaul the country's child labour laws, the Indian government has banned the employment of children below 14 years of age in various commercial ventures, while permitting them to work in family enterprises and on farmlands after school hours and during vacations.
Opinion: Minsk Agreements, the Only Path to Peace in Ukraine
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Jun 08 (IPS) - The "U.N. Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine", which was referred to in an Inter Press Service (IPS) article of Jun. 2, does not, in my view, reflect many salient points.
Fishing and Farming in Gaza is a Deadly Business
- Inter Press Service
RAMALLAH, West Bank, Jun 08 (IPS) - Three Palestinian fishermen were injured last week after Israeli naval forces opened fire on fishing boats off the coast of al-Sudaniyya in the northern Gaza Strip, bringing to 15 the number of farmers and fishermen shot and injured by Israeli security forces as they attempted to earn a living.
Opinion: G20 Turkish Presidency Keen to Benefit the Global Community
- Inter Press Service
BRUSSELS, Jun 07 (IPS) - Turkey assumed the Presidency of the Group of 20 (G20) on Dec. 1, 2014. It will culminate in the Antalya Summit on Nov. 15-16. Our priorities build upon the G20 multi-year agenda, but also reflect particular themes we see as important for 2015.
Opinion: Immigration, Myths and the Irresponsibility of Europe
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jun 06 (IPS) - With little fanfare, the German IFO Institute for Economic Research recently published a report on population projections for Germany which states simply that the country's population is shrinking fast.
G7’s Coal Addiction Behind Hunger
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Jun 06 (IPS) - As heads of state and government of the G7 states prepare for their Jun. 7-8 summit in Germany, Oxfam has released a new report titled Let Them Eat Coal which they may find hard to digest.
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