Global Issues
News headlines for “G8: Too Much Power?”, page 171
The Adolescent Girl Holds the Key to Kenya’s Economic Transformation and Prosperity
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 31 (IPS) - Teenage pregnancy in Kenya is a crisis of hope, education and opportunity.
The countdown to a New Year has begun. Can 2019 be a year of affirmative action to ensure hope and opportunity for Kenya's adolescent girl?
Changing the Gender Bias in Agriculture
- Inter Press Service
WAGENINGEN, the Netherlands, Dec 22 (IPS) - Women entrepreneurs are playing an important role in transforming global food security for economic growth, but they have to work twice as hard as men to succeed in agribusiness.
Overfishing Threatens Malawi’s Blue Economy
- Inter Press Service
MANGOCHI, Malawi, Dec 21 (IPS) - Lake Malawi, Africa's third largest lake, provides an economic lifeline to many fishing families. But overfishing is affecting many of these lives, with women being affected the most.
Nigerian Radio Drama Tells True Life Stories of Irregular Migration
- Inter Press Service
BENIN CITY, Nigeria, Dec 21 (IPS) - The International Organization for Migration has taken its campaign against irregular migration to the airwaves in Nigeria. Working in conjunction with some Nigerian radio stations, the United Nations Migration Agency has launched a radio series on safe migration.
BAPA+40: An Opportunity to Reenergize South-South Cooperation
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Dec 21 (IPS) - Branislav Gosovic, worked in UNCTAD, UNEP, UNECLAC, World Commission on Environment and Development, South Commission, and South Centre (1991-2005), and is the author of the recently-published book ‘The South Shaping the Global Future, 6 Decades of the South-North Development Struggle in the UN.'
The upcoming conference on the Buenos Aires Plan of Action (BAPA+40), scheduled to take place in the Argentine capital on 20-22 March 2019, ought to be more than just another UN conference where the developing countries assemble to present their demands and seek support from the North.
Ghana’s Contribution to Plastic Waste Can Be Reduced with the Right Investment
- Inter Press Service
ACCRA, Dec 21 (IPS) - Twelve-year-old Naa Adjeley lives in Glefe, a waterlogged area that is one of the biggest slums along the west coast of Accra, Ghana. The sixth grade student, his parents and three siblings use 30 single-use plastic bags per day for breakfast.
For Love of the Game: Using Football to Educate Nigerians About the Dangers of Irregular Migration
- Inter Press Service
BENIN CITY, Nigeria, Dec 20 (IPS) - Hundreds of desperate young Nigerians die yearly in the Sahara Desert or at sea while making irregular journeys to Europe. The desperation to reach Europe at all cost, irrespective of the risks, is a major social problem in Africa's most populous country.
Restoring Ghana's Mangroves and Depleted Fish Stock
- Inter Press Service
ACCRA, Dec 20 (IPS) - It was just three and a half years ago that the Sanwoma fishing village, which sits between the sea and the mouth of the Ankobra River on the west coast of Ghana, experienced perpetual flooding that resulted in a loss of property and life.
What the COP24 Needs: A New Emerging Mindset
- Inter Press Service
William Mebane, former Director of Energy Efficiency Department, ENEA
An alternative framework of international development and new forms of consumption of good/services are implicit in achieving the goals of UN climate conference recently held in Poland.
As Climate Change Pummels Agriculture, Irrigation Offers the Best Protection
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Dec 19 (IPS) - The changing climate and extreme weather events are affecting agricultural productivity in Africa to such an extent that a panel of experts are urging governments to prioritise and invest in irrigation to ensure food security.
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