Global Issues
News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 519
Sri Lankan Youth Desperate for Change
- Inter Press Service
COLOMBO, May 21 (IPS) - It has been five years since Sri Lanka's brutal three-decades-long civil conflict came to an end in May 2009, but for the country's youth, true national reconciliation is still a long way off.
Caribbean Forced to Choose Between Climate Change Impact and MDGs
- Inter Press Service
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, May 21 (IPS) - Climate change is forcing the nine-member Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) to choose between expending scarce resources to deal with its impact or other pressing development goals.
China Tightens Grip On Africa
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, May 21 (IPS) - Janice Gacheri imports handbags and shoes from China which she sells on social media sites and by word of mouth to customers in Nairobi and neighbouring towns.
Transgenics Prosper Amidst Pragmatism and Collateral Damage
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, May 20 (IPS) - The advertising department of Swiss agribusiness giant Syngenta was on a roll in early 2004 when it published a map that dubbed a large area of Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay the "United Republic of Soy".
With No Tailwind, Brazilian Economy In The Doldrums
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 20 (IPS) - Brazil's real gross domestic product (GDP) in 2013 grew by 2.3 percent, following rates of 2.7 percent and 1 percent in 2012 and 2011 respectively. Perspectives for 2014 on this front are not optimistic.
The Biggest Mideast Crisis You Probably Don’t Know Enough About
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 20 (IPS) - The Middle East's seemingly endless conflicts are diverting attention and resources from a graver long-term threat that looms over the whole region: the growing scarcity of water. And the situation will get worse before it gets better — if it ever does get better.
Russian Manipulation of Reactor Fuel Belies U.S. Iran Argument
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 19 (IPS) - In the stalemated talks between the six powers and Iran over the future of the latter's nuclear programme, the central issue is not so much the technical aspects of the problem but the history of the Middle Eastern country's relations with foreign suppliers – and especially with the Russians.
U.N. Decries Water as Weapon of War in Military Conflicts
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 19 (IPS) - The United Nations, which is trying to help resolve the widespread shortage of water in the developing world, is faced with a growing new problem: the use of water as a weapon of war in ongoing conflicts.
OP-ED: Empowering Women, Empowering Humanity: Picture It!
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 19 (IPS) - Nearly 20 years ago, the world came together in Beijing for the Fourth World Conference on Women. There, 189 governments adopted a visionary roadmap for gender equality: the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.
Conflict with Local Communities Hits Mining and Oil Companies Where It Hurts
- Inter Press Service
UXBRIDGE, Canada, May 18 (IPS) - Conflicts with local communities over mining, oil and gas development are costing companies billions of dollars a year. One corporation alone reported a six billion dollar cost over a two-year period according to the first-ever peer-reviewed study on the cost of conflicts in the extractive sector.
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