Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1271
U.N. Showcases South-South Successes
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 10 (IPS) - Knowledge-sharing has become a cornerstone of successful cooperation among developing countries, in areas ranging from agriculture to health and renewable energies.
Scientists Declare State of Emergency for World's Coral Reefs
- Inter Press Service
CAIRNS, Australia, Jul 10 (IPS) - Coral reef scientists urged local and national governments to take action to save the world's coral reefs and said they'd be "on call 24/7" to assist politicians and officials.
Norwegian Study Calls for Research on Natural Causes of Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
BERLIN, Jul 10 (IPS) - While there is no doubt that global warming is primarily a consequence of human activities, it is also true that there are natural phenomena contributing to climate change as well.
Locals Urge Fresh Negotiations on Padma Bridge Funding
- Inter Press Service
DHAKA, Jul 10 (IPS) - Amidst continuing controversy over the World Bank’s recent decision to cancel a 1.2 billion-dollar loan to Bangladesh to assist in the construction of the Padma Bridge – which would have been the country’s largest ever development project, worth 2.9 billion dollars – most locals have expressed deep concern about the impact of such a move on one of the world’s least developed countries.
Family Planning Summit Offers New Hope
- Inter Press Service
PARIS, Jul 10 (IPS) - The Summit on Family Planning that is taking place in London on Wednesday is a bid to get governments around the world to commit more resources to safeguarding women’s reproductive rights, according to the executive director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
Libya May Steer Clear of the Islamist Way
- Inter Press Service
TRIPOLI, Jul 10 (IPS) - Libyans appear to be putting their hopes in Mahmoud Jibril’s liberal National Forces Alliance (NFA) to cement a coalition and build bridges between Libya’s fractious militias. Many believe the party can also unite other ideologically opposed political parties, and both opponents and supporters of former dictator Muammar Gaddafi.
New Afghanistan Aid Policy Turns Away from U.S. Model
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 10 (IPS) - For the first time, international donors gathered in Tokyo over the weekend explicitly tied ongoing financial aid for Afghanistan to progress made in the country’s economy and governance.
OP-ED: World's Ailing Oceans Find a New Dawn at Expo 2012
- Inter Press Service
YEOSU, Korea, Jul 09 (IPS) - Gazing over the ocean somehow puts a human being at peace with the world. To build a home with a view of the sea is the dream of many. The expanse of water, the beach, and tide magically draw us to them.
Amid Stormy Waters, Caribbean Tacks South
- Inter Press Service
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Jul 09 (IPS) - The Eurozone crisis and growing influence of countries like China and Brazil are leading the Caribbean to reassess its dependence on traditional trade and aid partners.
Coral Triangle Fights to Save Reefs from Extinction
- Inter Press Service
CAIRNS, Jul 09 (IPS) - The planet's richest region of coral and marine life, which feeds 130 million people, is in trouble.
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