Global Issues
News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 442
In Belize, Climate Change Drives Coastal Management
- Inter Press Service
BELIZE CITY, Apr 09 (IPS) - A five-year project launched here in Belize City in March seeks to cement a shift in view of climate change and its impact on Belize's national development.
U.N. Rapporteur Calls for Action on Discrimination of Roma
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 09 (IPS) - The United Nations rapporteur for minorities has anti-Roma and anti-'Gypsy' bias in her sights.
In Bangladesh, Gender Equality Comes on the Airwaves
- Inter Press Service
DHAKA, Apr 08 (IPS) - Judging by how often they make headlines, one might be tempted to believe that women in Bangladesh don't play a major role in this country's affairs.
Land Seizures Speeding Up, Leaving Africans Homeless and Landless
- Inter Press Service
HARARE, Apr 08 (IPS) - There is a new scramble for Africa, with ordinary people facing displacement by the affluent and the powerful as huge tracts of land on the continent are grabbed by a minority, rights activists here say.
"Food Safety Policies Are Globally Necessary" Says World Health Organisation
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 08 (IPS) - To celebrate World Health Day, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on governments around the world and all sectors involved in the food business to introduce food safety policies into their political agendas.
Women Still Struggling to Gain Equal Foothold in Nepal
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Apr 07 (IPS) - Kali Sunar, 25, a resident of the Dumpada village in the remote Humla District in Far-West Nepal, lives a life that mirrors millions of her contemporaries.
Child Labour on U.S. Tobacco Farms: A Stubborn Problem in a Billion-Dollar Industry
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 06 (IPS) - For many young people, the summer is synonymous with free time, relaxation, or family vacations. For less fortunate kids the summer means labour, with scores of youths taking on part-time work to support their families.
Opinion: A Long History of Predatory Practices Against Developing Countries
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Apr 06 (IPS) - The world's attention turned to the practices of vulture funds after the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed a lower court opinion in the NML Capital vs Argentina case, which forbids the country from making payments on its restructured debt.
Taking Child Workers Out of El Salvador’s Sugar Cane Fields
- Inter Press Service
SAN JUAN OPICO, El Salvador, Apr 06 (IPS) - The participation of children and teenagers in the sugar cane harvest, a dangerous agricultural activity, will soon be a thing of the past in El Salvador, where the practice drew international attention 10 years ago.
Environmental Terrorism Cripples Palestinian Farmers
- Inter Press Service
AL SHUYUKH, Southern West Bank, Apr 06 (IPS) - "Exactly which olive trees do you want to see? The Israeli settlers have cut down thousands. Can you be more specific?" asked the taxi driver, telling IPS that he wished to remain anonymous.
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