Global Issues
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Côte d’Ivoire’s Tech Solutions to Local Problems
- Inter Press Service
ABIDJAN, Apr 15 (IPS) - When Ivorian Thierry N'Doufou saw local school kids suffering under the weight of their backpacks full of textbooks, it sparked an idea of how to close the digital gap where it is the largest — in local schoolrooms.
Is Puerto Rico Going the Way of Greece and Detroit?
- Inter Press Service
SAN JUAN, Apr 15 (IPS) - Puerto Rican society has been shaken to its foundations by the announcement in February by Standard & Poor's and Moody's credit rating agencies that they had downgraded the island's creditworthiness to junk status.
Conflict Fuels Child Labour in India
- Inter Press Service
KANKER, India, Apr 15 (IPS) - Early in the morning, 14-year-old Sumari Varda puts on her blue school uniform, but heads for the village pond to fetch water. "I miss school. I wish I could go back," she whispers, scared of being heard by her employer.
IPCC Climate Report Calls for “Major Institutional Change”
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 14 (IPS) - Greenhouse gas emissions rose more quickly between 2000 and 2010 than anytime during the previous three decades, the world's top climate scientists say, despite a simultaneous strengthening of national legislation around the world aimed at reducing these emissions.
Emerging Nations Opt for Arms Spending Over Development
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 14 (IPS) - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who has relentlessly advocated drastic cuts in global military spending in favour of sustainable development, will be sorely disappointed by the latest findings in a report released Monday by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
Q&A: Malawi’s President Banda Confident ‘I Will Win this Election’
- Inter Press Service
, Apr 14 (IPS) - Malawi's President Joyce Banda is campaigning ahead of next month's elections to extend her term of office. But many believe that the massive public service corruption scandal here has weakened her chances of winning.
Taliban Back On The Scene
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Apr 13 (IPS) - Mushfiq Wali, a 22-year-old shoemaker, loves watching films in the local Pashto language. But he says the Taliban are a killjoy: their bomb attacks have led to the closure of movie theatres, again. "They don't spare anything that brings happiness."
U.S. Blasted on Failure to Ratify IMF Reforms
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 12 (IPS) - While Republicans complain relentlessly about U.S. President Barack Obama's alleged failure to exert global leadership on geo-political issues like Syria and Ukraine, they are clearly undermining Washington's leadership of the world economy.
Developing Nations Seek U.N. Retaliation on Bank Cancellations
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 10 (IPS) - The 132-member Group of 77, the largest single coalition of developing nations, has urged Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to provide, "as soon as possible...alternative options for banking services" in New York City following the mass cancellation of bank accounts of U.N. missions and foreign diplomats.
World Bank, IMF Urged to Act on New Inequality Focus
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 10 (IPS) - Global income inequality threatens economic and social viability, according to a World Bank report released Thursday, reiterating a new but increasingly forceful narrative from both the bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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