Global Issues
News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 513
Deadline Looms for Due Diligence Reporting on U.S. Investments in Myanmar
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jun 12 (IPS) - U.S. companies newly operating in Myanmar have until the end of the month to file official reports detailing the actions they've taken to ensure that their investments comply with safeguards around land, human rights and other concerns.
Despite Crisis, Europe Continues to Protect Its Banksters
- Inter Press Service
BARCELONA, Jun 11 (IPS) - More than six years after the global financial crisis broke out, European Union (EU) countries continue to protect banks and investments funds from tougher rules, despite abundant evidence of recurrent criminal or reckless activities in the sector, and new accumulation of enormous financial risks.
Cameroon, Where Poor Infrastructure Doesn’t Dim Love for Football
- Inter Press Service
YAOUNDE, Jun 11 (IPS) - It is almost 6pm. A group of kids are plying their craft in a dusty, dirty courtyard in a poor neighbourhood in Yaounde, Cameroon's capital. That craft is football. They kick the once-white-but-now-brown, aged football around. One child is barefoot, the other wears worn shoes and is dressed in the kit of the national team.
Chile’s Patagonia Celebrates Decision Against Wilderness Dams
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, Jun 11 (IPS) - The Chilean government rejected Tuesday the controversial HidroAysén project for the construction of five hydroelectric dams on rivers in the south of the country. The decision came after years of struggle by environmental groups and local communities, who warned the world of the destruction the dams would wreak on the Patagonian wilderness.
U.N.'s Energy Funding Falls Short of Target by Billions
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 10 (IPS) - When the United Nations inaugurated the first-ever global forum on renewable energy last week, it provided a laundry list of financial pledges aimed at achieving one of the world body's most ambitious goals: sustainable energy for all (SE4ALL) by 2030.
Mothers Light Up Homes in Rural Tanzania
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 10 (IPS) - "My mother used to just stay at home, now she has come back and is an engineer and a leader. She is on the Village Energy Committee," said a 10-year-old girl from the village of Chekeleni, in Tanzania's southeastern Mtwara district.
Housing Crisis Worsens Urban Inequality in Pacific Islands
- Inter Press Service
PORT VILA, Jun 10 (IPS) - Rapid migration to cities and towns, driven by scarce public services and jobs in rural areas, is producing a profound social shift in Pacific Island countries, where agrarian life has dominated for generations. But the urban dream remains elusive as a severe lack of housing forces many into sprawling, poorly-serviced informal settlements.
Mauritian Sugar Farmers Squeezed by Low Prices as Bagasse and Ethanol Become Popular By-products
- Inter Press Service
PORT LOUIS, Jun 10 (IPS) - While Mauritius has been forced to transform its sugar industry because of low prices for the commodity, the country's small-scale sugarcane farmers who contribute to it say they are barely earning a living.
Donors to Assist Developing Countries Negotiate Extractives Contracts
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jun 09 (IPS) - Major donor countries will unveil next week a new initiative aimed at strengthening the ability of developing countries' governments to negotiate complex contracts, particularly around the extractives sector.
First Decolonisation, Now ‘Depatriarchilisation’
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 09 (IPS) - At the end of this week leaders of the Group of 77 and China will meet in Bolivia to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the group.
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