Global Issues
News headlines for “G8: Too Much Power?”, page 16
Oceans at Risk: Report Warns Global Fossil Fuel Expansion Threatens Marine Biodiversity
- Inter Press Service
SACRAMENTO, US & NEW DELHI, India:, Jun 09 (IPS) - A newly released report by Earth Insight in collaboration with 16 environmental organizations has sounded a global alarm on the unchecked expansion of offshore oil and gas projects into some of the most biologically rich and ecologically sensitive marine environments on the planet.
UN Ocean Decade vs. Coastal Reality: 'They Took Our Sea,' Say Vizhinjam Fishworkers
- Inter Press Service
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India, Jun 08 (IPS) - As the UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3) approaches, bringing renewed attention to SDG 14 (Life Below Water) and the rights of ocean-dependent communities, India’s Vizhinjam coast highlights the environmental injustice and human cost of unchecked coastal development.
Girls in Kenya Are Repurposing the Invasive Mathenge Tree Into Furniture
- Inter Press Service
KAKUMA, Kenya, Jun 06 (IPS) - Char Tito is hammering nails into wood at Kakuma Arid Zone Secondary School in Turkana County, northern Kenya. The 16-year-old is making a traditional chair under the scorching sun outside one of the classroom blocks.
While Population Rises, Jobs Decline: Global Job Markets Tied to U.S. Consumerism
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 06 (IPS) - While Asia and the Pacific seem to be booming in employment and GDP growth, reports reveal a possible volatile and fragile market pegged to U.S. consumerism.
Hundreds of Cholera Cases Are Declared Per Day in Sudan
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 05 (IPS) - A particularly virulent outbreak of cholera was detected in the Khartoum State of Sudan and is a direct result of the Sudanese Civil War, warns the United Nations.
The Africa Our Youth and Women Want
- Inter Press Service
HARARE, Zimbabwe, Jun 03 (IPS) - History rarely remembers those who waited quietly. In Africa, it is those who dare to act, to resist, to lead, and to dream aloud who have shaped the continent’s most defining moments.
Lawmakers Work to Build Women’s Representation in Politics and the Workplace
- Inter Press Service
SARAJEVO & JOHANNESBURG, May 30 (IPS) - Jelena Pekić, MP of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (House of People) and Deputy Speaker of the Canton Sarajevo Assembly, Lana Prlić, MP of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (House of Representatives) and Marina Riđić, Assistant Representative, UNFPA Bosnia and Herzegovina, spoke to IPS ahead of the Study Tour on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Africa in Control of Its Digital Future: Mobilising Domestic Resources & Strategic Partnerships
- Inter Press Service
TUNIS, Tunisia/ ABUJA, Nigeria, May 30 (IPS) - AAs political, financial and social leaders met on 27 May 2025 in Abidjan, Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, for the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB), the continent stands at a crucial turning point. Digitalisation can be the engine of inclusive and resilient development, but only if approached with local leadership and strategic vision.
Climate Justice Movement in Nigeria to Tackle Oil Polluters Launched
- Inter Press Service
ABUJA, May 29 2025 (IPS) - Greenpeace Africa earlier in May brought together over 40 Nigerian civil society groups in Abuja to launch the Climate Justice Movement, the first of its kind in the country. The goal is to unite various climate efforts nationwide and address the severe impacts of climate change on Nigeria and the African continent.
Can These Prehistoric Sea Creatures Survive Climate Change?
- Inter Press Service
BHUBANESWAR, India,, May 29 (IPS) - While a rise in temperature brings an uncertain future for the olive ridley sea turtles, the efforts of international conservation organizations that ban the trade in turtle meat, leather, and shells; the Indian government; coast guards; and village volunteers, including fishermen, have made a huge difference in ensuring their continued existence. Even young village children are eager to do their bit to make sure the turtles survive.In November, tens of thousands of male olive ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) start congregating on just five kilometers of nearshore in Odisha in eastern India. They wait for the females of the species to arrive.
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