News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 613
Poverty Down in Argentina – But How Far?
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, May 27 (IPS) - In the 10 years since late president Néstor Kirchner, who was succeeded by his wife Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in 2007, first took office in Argentina, poverty has fallen, employment has climbed and educational coverage has expanded, although there is no agreement on the exact statistics.
Europe on the Edge of the Abyss
- Inter Press Service
LISBON, May 27 (IPS) - The economic crisis began in the United States under the administration of then-President George W. Bush, following the collapse of the Lehman Brothers Bank. It came as a result of unregulated globalisation and a neoliberal ideology that places usurious markets, offshore bank accounts, and money for the sake of money, above state power. It is an ideology that ignores citizens, even as they starve.
Pakistani Doctors Earn “Only Gratitude” for Treating Fistula
- Inter Press Service
KARACHI, May 27 (IPS) - Sherhshah Syed is a highly qualified doctor and president of the prestigious Pakistan National Forum on Women's Health (PNFWH) but his income does not match his qualifications.
Wind Power Finds a Toehold in Green-Minded Nevis
- Inter Press Service
CHARLESTOWN, Nevis, May 26 (IPS) - When it comes to generating clean energy and reducing costs, the tiny Caribbean island of Nevis considers itself the leader within the nine-member Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS).
Isolation Devastates East Jerusalem Economy
- Inter Press Service
OCCUPIED EAST JERUSALEM, May 26 (IPS) - Thick locks hug the front gates of shuttered shops, now covered in graffiti and dust from lack of use.Only a handful of customers pass along the dimly lit road, sometimes stopping to check the ripeness of fruits and vegetables, or ordering meat in near-empty butcher shops.
Australian Retailers Feel Heat of Bangladesh Tragedy
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY, May 25 (IPS) - Australia's largest textile workers' union and activist groups are up in arms that the country's leading retail chains, who source most of their fashion labels from Bangladesh, are refusing to sign a legally binding accord that will help to improve labour and safety standards in Bangladeshi garment factories.
Forestry Programmes Bogged Down in Latin America
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, May 25 (IPS) - Issues related to the ownership of forest carbon and to prior consultation mechanisms threaten to derail plans for the Reduction of Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation of Forests (REDD+) in some countries of Latin America, according to experts.
OAS Chief Calls for “Long-Awaited” Debate on Drug Policy
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 25 (IPS) - Following the release of a major draft report on drug policy in the Americas, the secretary-general of the Organisation of American States (OAS), Jose Miguel Insulza, called for the beginning of debate aimed at reforming those policies throughout the region.
Heroin Dulls Hardships for Afghan Women
- Inter Press Service
KABUL, May 24 (IPS) - Located on a narrow street in a quiet neighbourhood in Kabul, the Sanga Amaj Women's Treatment Centre is the only one of its kind in Afghanistan: named after the 22-year-old journalist who was assassinated in 2007, the facility caters exclusively to Kabul's massive population of female drug addicts.
Advocates Cheer Tightening of Extractives Transparency Standards
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 23 (IPS) - Development groups and corruption watchdogs are applauding landmark new standards adopted Wednesday by an international initiative focused on ensuring greater transparency among oil and mining companies operating particularly in developing countries.
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