News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1078
ICFP 2016 begins in Bali amidst unmet needs of many
- Inter Press Service
BALI, Indonesia, Jan 27 (IPS) - Porter Ngengh Tike is in her late thirties, but looks well over 50. For 8 hours every day, she carries around a large bamboo basket on her head, delivering supplies to local traders in the biggest traditional market of Bali – Pasar Badung. At the end of the week, she earns about 18 dollars - a sum that Tike uses for food, household expenses and her 10- year old son's education. So, when it comes to seeing a doctor, there is no money, says Tike who suffers from genital infections.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership Fraud
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jan 26 (IPS) - The Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), negotiated in Atlanta in October 2015 and to be signed in Auckland in February 2016, privileges foreign investors while imposing substantial costs on partner countries. Touted as a ‘gold standard' 21st century trade deal, it is critical to ascertain what gains can really be expected and whether these exceed costs.
The Fearful World of Network News in 2015
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (IPS) - If your view of world events outside the U.S. was shaped in substantial part by watching the evening news shows on the three major U.S. networks last year, you'd probably want to stay home.
Iraq’s Civilians Continue to Bear the Brunt of Instability: UAE Paper/Newswire
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jan 22 (IPS) - At least 18,802 people were killed in Iraq and another 36,245 were injured; this is the number of civilians killed in violence over the past two years and it is staggering.
After a Historic Success, Urgent Challenges Face the WTO
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Jan 22 (IPS) - In 2015 the international community took some huge strides forward on a number of vital issues.
One Fish, Two Fish and then No Fish in the Caribbean: Reconstruction Urgently Needed
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, DC, Jan 21 (IPS) - A major new study has revealed that the global seafood catch is much larger and declining much faster than previously known.
North Korea Momentarily Escapes Sanctions After Fourth Nuclear Test
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 19 (IPS) - When the UN Security Council (UNSC) adopted a resolution imposing sanctions on North Korea -- immediately following its first nuclear test back in 2006 -- Pyongyang described the punitive measure as "an act of war."
Q&A: Ensuring Food Security for All
- Inter Press Service
Rome, Italy, Jan 19 (IPS) - Coming from a developing country where, in our generation, we have experienced the devastating effects of food insecurity and the complexity of its root causes, I take to heart the objective of ensuring that during my mandate, CFS will make a ‘real' difference to people's lives. Achieving results is something that we owe each and every undernourished person who today, in 2016 goes to bed hungry. There is still an unacceptable 793 million people in this condition worldwide! Ensuring food security for all is also something that we owe our children.
Seven Top Challenges Facing African Women
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Egypt, Jan 18 (IPS) - Economic exclusion; financial systems that perpetuate their discrimination; limited participation in political and public life; lack of access to education and poor retention of girls in schools; gender-based violence; harmful cultural practices, and exclusion of women from peace tables, are the major standing barriers to achieving gender equality in Africa.
Jamaica’s Climate Change Fight Fuels Investments in Renewables
- Inter Press Service
KINGSTON, Jan 18 (IPS) - By year's end, Jamaica will add 115 mega watts (MW) of renewable capacity to the power grid, in its quest to reduce energy costs and diversify the energy mix in electricity generation to 30 per cent by 2030.
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