News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 888
DEVELOPMENT: Obama Lays Out Vision, Details Still Blurry
- Inter Press Service
Following U.S. President Barack Obama's introduction of his long-awaited Global Development Policy on Wednesday, exactly one year after he told member states that he would return with a plan to make the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) a reality, questions remain over how it will be executed.
KENYA: Agricultural Budget Out of Reach of Small-Scale Farmers
- Inter Press Service
Although the majority of Kenyans are agricultural producers, only 3.6 percent of the country’s national budget goes towards the sector. This falls severely short of government’s promise to spend at least ten percent on agriculture.
AFRICA: More Commitment to Education Needed
- Inter Press Service
African nations lack the political will to provide access to primary education to all children, according to the Global Campaign for Education (GCE), a coalition of organisations in 100 countries.
$40 Billion for Women and Children, Millions of Lives at Stake
- Inter Press Service
As a three-day anti-poverty talkfest drew to a close Wednesday, the United Nations shifted its focus from the poor and the hungry to two of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged groups in society: women and children.
U.S. Defence Spending Set for Downward Course
- Inter Press Service
Although U.S. military spending will reach an all-time high next year, the Pentagon budget almost certainly faces steady cuts over the medium to long term, mainly as a result of increasing pressure to reduce the ballooning national debt, according to a growing consensus among defence experts.
SPAIN: Renewable Energy a Remedy for Economic Crisis
- Inter Press Service
One of the causes of Spain's deep economic crisis is the country's limited ability to export goods with high added value. But the pioneering renewable energy sector has the potential to fill that gap.
AFRICA: Women Traders Confronting Sexual Harassment at Borders
- Inter Press Service
Harassment and sexual exploitation by border officials seeking bribes constitute the biggest obstacles for female informal cross-border traders in Africa, according to a United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) research study launched on Sep 21.
PAKISTAN: When the Doors Are Open, But Women Choose to Stay Away
- Inter Press Service
For five years, Sana Yasir toiled through medical school and then was awarded at the end with a diploma and a bright future. After completing the required year-long clinical practice, however, Yasir got married and quit the workplace.
JAPAN: Pension Scandals Expose Growing Poverty, Desperation
- Inter Press Service
The son had cared for his sick father, and when the old man died, he buried the body in his garden. But the son did not tell the authorities about his father’s death, as required by law. Instead, he continued to act as if his father was still alive, and collected the old man’s pension.
Price Spikes Raise Spectre of Another Food Crisis
- Inter Press Service
While global food prices declined for the first half of this year, they have spiked in recent months, according to a new World Bank publication, and this volatility could in turn push up the local food prices of the world's poorest and most malnourished countries.
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