Global Issues
News headlines for “G8: Too Much Power?”, page 242
Malagasy Children Bear Brunt of Severe Drought
- Inter Press Service
AMBOVOMBE, Madagascar, Jul 08 (IPS) - Voahevetse Fotetse can easily pass for a three-year-old even though he is six and a pupil at Ankilimafaitsy Primary School in Ambovombe district, Androy region, one of the most severely affected by the ongoing drought in the South of Madagascar.
China-led Development Bank Pledges $500 Million to Asian Projects
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 07 (IPS) -
The Beijing-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), which was launched last year with the aim of funding projects on a continent with some of the world's most populous nations, has pledged over $500 million in four concessional loans to Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan and Tajikistan.
The UN and Global Economic Stagnation
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jul 07 (IPS) - When the financial crisis preceding the Great Recession broke out in late 2008, attention to the previously ignored UN Secretariat's analytical work was greatly enhanced. This happened as the UN and the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) had been almost alone in warning, for some years, of the macroeconomic dangers posed by poorly regulated financial sector developments.
Five Years After Independence South Sudan Faces Myriad Challenges
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 06 (IPS) - South Sudan, the world's newest country faces myriad problems five years after achieving independence, aid agencies warned this week.
International Organizations Concerned by El Niño Funding Gap
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 05 (IPS) - The response to the 2015-2016 severe El Nino - which has effected over 60 million people from Southern Africa, to South-East Asia to Latin America - remains severely underfunded.
Uganda Rolls Out Compulsory Immunization to Dispel Anti-Vaccine Myths
- Inter Press Service
KAMPALA, Jun 29 (IPS) - Patience*, a Ugandan maid, planned on taking her three-year-old son for polio immunization during the country's mass campaigns a year ago, until her landlord's wife told her a shocking myth.
Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, Sweden Among New Members of UN Security Council
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 29 (IPS) - Bolivia, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan and Sweden were elected on Tuesday to serve on the UN Security Council (UNSC) as non-permanent members, while Italy and Netherlands have split the remaining contested seat.
Civil Society Under Serious Attack
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 27 (IPS) - Despite their contribution to social justice, civil society organisations came under "serious attack" in 109 countries in 2015, according to a new report published by CIVICUS Monday.
Women's Cooperatives Ease Burden of HIV in Kenya
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Jun 27 (IPS) - Seventy-three-year-old Dorcus Auma effortlessly weaves sisal fronds into a beautiful basket as she walks the tiny path that snakes up a hill. She wound up her farm work early because today, Thursday, she is required to attend her women's group gathering at the secretary's homestead.
The Brexit Shock – Now All Is Up in the Air!
- Inter Press Service
Lund, Sweden, Jun 26 (IPS) - The UK, Europe and the rest of the world will be affected. But there has been no planning for this anywhere.
It's now all up in the air what this Brexit vote will be the starting point of. All we can safely predict is that we are in for interesting times!
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