Global Issues
News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 522
U.N. Treaty on Corporate Rights Abuse Sees New Momentum
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 07 (IPS) - Some 500 global groups are calling for action by governments next month to jumpstart the process of drafting an international treaty to address rights abuses by multinational corporations, following on a related proposal by Ecuador and others.
Divisions over Gender Complicate Development Agenda
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 07 (IPS) - As the U.N. focuses on refining its Post-2015 Development Agenda, divisions surrounding issues of population and development continue to plague consensus on a universal way forward.
Economists Slam Draconian Drug Laws
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 06 (IPS) - A report released Tuesday by the London School of Economics (LSE) depicts drug prohibition as a massive failure, a financial drain on economies and a violation of the basic human rights of citizens.
Community Electricity Lights Up Spain
- Inter Press Service
MÃLAGA, Spain, May 06 (IPS) - Until recently it was inconceivable for small groups of organised citizens in fully electrified industrialised countries like Spain to generate their own power from clean sources of energy, challenging the prevailing energy model.
Myanmar Wakes Up to Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
YANGON, May 06 (IPS) - Between 2008 and 2013, when Myanmar remained largely closed off to the rest of the world, it suffered a terrible toll at the hands of nature that remained largely unknown.
And Not a Drop to Waste
- Inter Press Service
MAHBUBNAGAR, India, May 06 (IPS) - As the mercury soars above 40 degrees Celsius, ground water level across India is dropping, making it difficult for farmers to cultivate their fields. This is the season when farmers make a special effort to save their crops from wilting. Failure would see them migrate to the city to search alternative livelihood.
Petrotrin Aims to Shrink Its Carbon Footprint
- Inter Press Service
PORT OF SPAIN, May 05 (IPS) - Trinidad and Tobago holds the dubious distinction of being among the top 10 emitters of carbon dioxide per capita in the world, much of it due to the petrochemical industry that is the main driver of its economy.
Piping the Waters of Southern Chile to the Thirsty North
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, May 05 (IPS) - Three private sector initiatives are aimed at carrying water from the rivers in southern Chile to the arid north of the country by ship or through underwater or underground pipelines. The objective is to slake the thirst of the mining industry of this country, the world's largest producer of copper.
OP-ED: Caribbean Religious Leaders Inspire IMF Sunday Schools
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 05 (IPS) - Last Fall, I witnessed the Grenada Council of Churches insert themselves into negotiations between their government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) around the island's debt restructuring and presumed austerity policies. Religious leaders called from pulpits across the tiny island for a "Jubilee" or national debt cancellation.
Born Free, and Disinterested
- Inter Press Service
CAPE TOWN, May 05 (IPS) - South Africa's May 7 elections mark the first time in democratic history that those born into Nelson Mandela's post-apartheid ‘Rainbow Nation' can vote.
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