News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 72
Sustainable Development of 39 Small Island Developing States – No Time to Wait
- Inter Press Service
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Jun 18 (IPS) - Today Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and the environmental threats they confront require our urgent attention – and the global spotlight needs to be trained deliberately and maintained consistently on their concerns, in particular, climate change, marine biological diversity loss and sustainable development goals (SDGs).
UN’s Development Goals: Rich Nations Lead While World’s Poor Lag Far Behind
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 17 (IPS) - When the 193-member UN General Assembly adopted a landmark resolution, back in September 2015, the goals were highly ambitious: to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger, eliminate inequalities, protect human rights, promote gender empowerment and ensure economic, social and environmental development—and much more.
The deadline for achieving these targets was set at 2030.
Land Grabs Squeeze Rural Poor Worldwide
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jun 17 (IPS) - Since 2008, farmland acquisitions have doubled prices worldwide, squeezing family farmers and other poor rural communities. Such land grabs are worsening inequality, poverty, and food insecurity.
Fake Climate Solutions Spread Across Latin America
- Inter Press Service
CARACAS, Jun 14 (IPS) - Government and private initiatives and programmes to address the climate crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean are in fact a vast array of fake solutions, according to a new regional map made by environmental organisations in several of its countries.
Sawantwadi’s Traditional Handmade Toys Struggle for Survival
- Inter Press Service
PUNE, Jun 14 (IPS) - Sawantwadi in Maharashtra, on the western coast of India, bordering Goa, has always been known for its wooden toys. A picturesque town amid hills and lush greenery, Sawantwadi retains an old-world charm to this day. The regal Sawantwadi Palace holds pride of place, with colleges, schools, and temples cloistered around the periphery of the lake, which was once an extension of the royal grounds. In the centre of the town is the Ubha Bazaar, or Hanging Market, which houses rows of shops selling the iconic wooden toys that are a hallmark of Sawantwadi.
Bangladesh Can Boost Growth & Climate Resilience by Investing in Women
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Jun 14 (IPS) - Bangladesh has made major gains for its population, the world’s eighth largest with more than 170 million people. Per capita incomes, one of the best measures of broad economic well-being, have risen seven-fold in the past three decades while poverty has been reduced to a fraction of former levels.
Guterres hails 60 years of UN trade and development action
- UN News
The right to development is inextricably linked with trade which the world’s poorest countries - now “mired in debt” through no fault of their own - have every right to pursue on much fairer terms, UN chief António Guterres insisted on Wednesday.
Solar Energy, Vetoed as a Source of Income for the Poor in Brazil
- Inter Press Service
JUAZEIRO, Brazil, Jun 10 (IPS) - “I feel like a mother who lost her son to drugs, to vice, destroying himself,” says Lucineide da Silva, 56, mother of eight children and grandmother of 11.
Climate Change, Pollution Push Karnaphuli Fishers Out of the Profession
- Inter Press Service
CHATTOGRAM, Bangladesh,, Jun 10 (IPS) - Jishuram Das, a sexagenarian who was born in Jelepara, located in Chattogram, has been catching fish from the Karnaphuli River since his childhood. But nowadays, he often sits idle without going to catch fish, as their catches have drastically fallen.
Explainer: What You Need to Know About Climate Change and Blue Carbon
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, Jun 08 (IPS) - The area where land meets the sea, known as coastal ecosystems, could be the key to reducing the effects of climate change.
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