News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 882
FOOD-GUATEMALA: Bad Omens for 2011
- Inter Press Service
Guatemala needs to take steps to prepare for even worse problems of hunger in 2011, caused by climate change and farmers' heavy dependence on a few basic crops like corn and beans, experts warned on the occasion of World Food Day, celebrated Saturday.
AFRICA: Hunger Intensifying But Cash Transfers Improving Lives
- Inter Press Service
Chronic hunger is intensifying in Africa, despite the world’s commitment to address this Millennium Development Goal and reduce world hunger by half by 2015.
Lesotho Could Beat Drought With Irrigation
- Inter Press Service
Bonang Charles's fields are a richly green rarity in October's parched landscapes along the Phutiatsana River. It's a vivid demonstration of the limited reach of irrigation to Lesotho's small-holder farmers.
U.N. to Focus on Poorest of the World's Poor
- Inter Press Service
The United Nations, which is planning to hold a major international conference on Least Developed Countries (LDCs) next year, has been put on notice: if the mounting social and economic problems of poorer nations are not resolved, 'There will be no peace and stability in the world.'
LATIN AMERICA: Growth and Social Inclusion Must Be Linked to Fight Hunger
- Inter Press Service
The concept that the state plays a key role in overcoming chronic hunger is not a new one. But the latest figures from Latin America show that more public money and social programmes alone are ineffective solutions.
Chilean Miners Rescue May Mark a Watershed in Workplace Safety
- Inter Press Service
'This country has to understand that changes must be made,' said Mario Sepúlveda, the second Chilean miner -- of the group of 33 trapped 700 metres underground for over two months -- rescued in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
TRADE-SOUTHERN AFRICA: 'Parochialism' Stymies Integration Efforts
- Inter Press Service
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has set ambitious targets for regional integration. But the goal of creating a customs union by 2010 has been postponed and the adoption of a single regional currency by 2018 may be missed due to national concerns.
MALAWI: While the President Flies, the People Queue for Fuel
- Inter Press Service
A public spat has developed between the Malawian government and organisations in the small south-eastern African country over foreign exchange being 'wasted' on foreign trips undertaken by President Bingu wa Mutharika. The consequence has been repeated fuel shortages, organisations say.
World Bank Pressured over Record Fossil Fuels Lending
- Inter Press Service
With new figures showing a record amount of World Bank funding for projects relying on coal power and other fossil fuels, the issue of reforming the institution's energy lending was once again a hot topic at the World Bank and IMF annual meetings, which concluded over the weekend.
China Offers a 'Marshall Plan' to Some of Europe
- Inter Press Service
China's display of largesse towards debt-ridden European nations has divided observers, inviting comparisons on one side to a Chinese Marshall plan for Europe, and to a Chinese communist takeover of the continent on the other.
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