Global Issues
News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 440
Water Politics Polarised in Mexico
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Apr 22 (IPS) - Laura Romero has piped water in her home for only a few hours a day, and at least once a week she is cut off completely. Like the rest of the residents in her neighbourhood in the north of the Mexican capital, she has to store water in containers like drums or jerrycans.
Shift to Renewables Seems a Forgone Conclusion, But Is It Fast Enough?
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Apr 21 (IPS) - Climate change may be one of the most divisive issues in the U.S. Congress today, but despite the staunch denialism of Republicans, experts say the global transition from fossil fuels to renewables is already well underway.
Tailings Ponds Pose a Threat to Chilean Communities
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, Apr 21 (IPS) - Chile lives under the constant threat of spillage from tailings ponds, which became even more marked in late March after heavy rains fell in the desert region of Atacama leaving over two dozen people dead and missing and thousands without a home.
From Slavery to Self Reliance: A Story of Dalit Women in South India
- Inter Press Service
BELLARY, India, Apr 21 (IPS) - HuligeAmma, a Dalit woman in her mid-forties, bends over a sewing machine, carefully running the needle over the hem of a shirt. Sitting nearby is Roopa, her 22-year-old daughter, who reads an amusing message on her cell phone and laughs heartily.
To Defend the Environment, Support Social Movements Like Berta Cáceres and COPINH
- Inter Press Service
BERKELEY, California, Apr 20 (IPS) - The 2015 Goldman Environmental Prize for Central and South America has been awarded to Berta Cáceres, an indigenous Honduran woman who co-founded the Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras, known as COPINH.
Opinion: Pillar of Neoliberal Thinking is Vacillating
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Apr 20 (IPS) - This month's World Economic Outlook released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) only confirms that consequences of the collapse of the financial system, which started six years ago, are serious. And they are accentuated by the aging of the population, not only in Europe but also in Asia, the slowing of productivity and weak private investment.
Opinion: Realising Unfinished Business of MDGs : A Call for Greater Action and Investment for Malaria
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 20 (IPS) - Later this week, communities around the world will commemorate World Malaria Day for the last time in the context of the global development priorities set in 2000.
Tribunal Ruling Could Dent “Monster Boat” Trawling in West African Waters
- Inter Press Service
Instead of Scaling up Funding for Education, Major Donors Are Cutting Back
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 18 (IPS) - Despite commitments by the international community to achieve universal primary education by 2015, funds for education have been decreasing over the past ten years, according to a report released Friday by the global advocacy campaign ‘A World at School'.
Women Farmers in Patagonia Rewrite Their History in Chile
- Inter Press Service
VALLE SIMPSON, Chile, Apr 17 (IPS) - More than 100 women small farmers from Chile's southern Patagonia region have joined together in a new association aimed at achieving economic autonomy and empowerment, in an area where machismo and gender inequality are the norm.
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