News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 898
Trying Pirates Often as Tricky as Catching Them
- Inter Press Service
U.N. member states and regional organisations debated the question of how Somali pirates should be prosecuted in a Security Council meeting Wednesday, following a report submitted last month by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon outlining seven possible legal options.
ECONOMY: 'Sub-Saharan Africa Is Speeding Towards Affluence'
- Inter Press Service
Africa is heading towards a bright economic future, according to a new book co-authored by the former director of the French state agency for economic cooperation and released recently in Paris.
THAILAND: Sweeping Support Sought for Domestic Workers’ Rights
- Inter Press Service
'My male employer was a womaniser and he liked to touch me and told me not to tell his wife. I felt so uncomfortable,' says Chompoo, who was just 15 years old when she served — and suffered abuse — as a domestic worker here in the Thai capital.
SRI LANKA: Former Battle Zone In Search of A Business Boom
- Inter Press Service
It is an odd location to open a new restaurant, right in front of a row of buildings whose roofs have been blown off by artillery fire and whose walls are pockmarked by gunfire.
Sao Tome and Principe at Oil Bonanza Crossroads
- Inter Press Service
With the discovery of large amounts of oil in the Gulf of Guinea, the small archipelago of Sao Tome and Principe faces the possibility of benefiting from considerable oil revenues. However, a report released by Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday documents the difficulties in managing the revenues from the hydrocarbon business in an effective and transparent way.
WORLD: Fair Trade Is Growing But Africans Lag Behind
- Inter Press Service
Despite its minuscule share of world trade, fair trade is a booming business, importing certified foodstuffs and products from all over the world to Northern supermarkets. But there is increasing concern that this growth is yet to benefit poor countries in Africa.
SOUTH AFRICA: Climate Change Policy Ignores Women Farmers
- Inter Press Service
When asked if they have already felt the effects of climate change, Mary-Anne Zimri and Katrina Scheepers eagerly nod their heads. The two small-scale farmers say lack of rain this winter has foiled their planting season, ruined their harvest — and drastically slashed their income.
ECUADOR: Small Farmers Sell to Government in 'Inclusive Markets'
- Inter Press Service
The powerful middleman threatened them: 'I hope it lasts for you. I hope the government buys your beans forever, because I don't want you ever coming back to me!'
Gender Equality Goals Miss the Mark, Women's Groups Say
- Inter Press Service
A month ahead of the 2010 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) review summit at the United Nations, some women's groups are voicing concern that member states' commitment to women's issues is insufficient and slowing progress towards gender parity worldwide.
Pakistani Officials Seek Funds, Debt Relief in Washington
- Inter Press Service
Pakistani officials continued their quest for help in light of the floods that have affected 20 million people in their country by meeting with officials at the International Monetary Fund here Monday.
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