Global Issues
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Middle East Conflicts Give Hefty Boost to Arms Merchants
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 16 (IPS) - The ongoing conflicts in Syria, Iraq, Libya and Yemen have helped spiral arms sales upwards to the Middle East, according to a study released Monday by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
Opinion: Gender Equality, the Last Big Poverty Challenge
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Mar 16 (IPS) - It is estimated that women account for two-thirds of the 1.4 billion people currently living in extreme poverty. They also make up 60 per cent of the world's 572 million working poor.
Opinion: Climate Change Continues, Impervious to Official Declarations
- Inter Press Service
Canada’s Waste Still Rotting in a Philippine Port
- Inter Press Service
MANILA, Mar 15 (IPS) - Filipino Catholic priest and activist Reverend Father Robert Reyes, dubbed by media as the "running priest", joined a protest of environmental and public health activists last week by running along the streets of the Makati Business District, the Philippines' financial capital, to urge the government to immediately re-export the 50 Canadian containers filled with hazardous wastes that have been in the Port of Manila for 600 days now.
Empower Rural Women for Their Dignity and Future
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Mar 14 (IPS) - Rural women make major contributions to rural economies by producing and processing food, feeding and caring for families, generating income and contributing to the overall well-being of their households – but, in many countries, they face discrimination in access to agricultural assets, education, healthcare and employment, among others, preventing them from fully enjoying their basic rights.
More Fighter Jets in Nicaragua, Second-Poorest Country in the Americas
- Inter Press Service
MANAGUA, Mar 14 (IPS) - Nicaragua, the second-poorest country in the Americas, is tapping into its depleted coffers to upgrade its ageing military fleet with costly new equipment from Russia – a move that has sparked controversy at home and concern among the country's Central American neighbours.
Meet the 10 Women Who Will Stop at Nothing
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 13 (IPS) - On Apr. 6, 2013, Nadia Sharmeen, a crime reporter, was assigned to cover a rally organised by Hefazat-e-Islam, an association of fundamentalist Islamic groups in Bangladesh whose demands included a call to revoke the proposed National Women Development Policy.
Anger Seethes in Gabon after Wood Company Sacks Protesting Workers
- Inter Press Service
MBOMAO, Gabon, Mar 13 (IPS) - There is rising anger among trade unionists, environmentalists and civil society groups in Gabon after a wood company, Rain Forest Management (RFM), sacked 38 fixed-term workers last month in Mbomao, Ogooué-Ivindo province.
Feeding a Warmer, Riskier World
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Mar 13 (IPS) - Artificial meat. Indoor aquaculture. Vertical farms. Irrigation drones. Once the realm of science fiction, these things are now fact. Food production is going high tech – at least, in some places.
Opinion: The ‘Acapulco Paradox’ – Two Parallel Worlds Each Going Their Own Way
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Mar 12 (IPS) - The world is clearly splitting into two parallel worlds, with each going their own way, in what we could call the ‘Acapulco paradox'.
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