Global Issues
News headlines for “G8: Too Much Power?”, page 246
Thousands of Child Refugees Stranded Alone in Greece
- Inter Press Service
ATHENS, Jun 09 (IPS) - Closure of the Western Balkans route has trapped tens of thousands of refugees heading to Central and Northern Europe in Greece, including many unaccompanied minors who either escaped from war zones after having lost their relatives, or were sent ahead in hopes of helping their families follow afterwards.
Humanitarian Aid – Business As Unusual?
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jun 09 (IPS) - Big business is most often seen by human rights defenders and civil society organisations as "bad news," as those huge heartless, soulless corporations whose exclusive goal is to make the biggest profits possible. Too often and in too many cases this is a proven fact.
New Protocol Aims to Cut Trillion-Dollar Food Waste Bill
- Inter Press Service
COPENHAGEN, Jun 08 (IPS) - Four years ago, 27-year-old Tsering Dorji of western Bhutan's Satsam village took to organic vegetable farming. Since then, thanks to composted manure and organic pesticide, the soil health of his farm has improved, and the yield has increased manifold.
World Bank Slightly Downgrades Global Economic Prospects for 2016
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 07 (IPS) - Global economic growth prospects for 2016 have been downgraded to 2.4 percent, in contrast to the initial 2.9 percent rate expected in January 2016, according to a World Bank report released here Wednesday.
No More Dumping of Milk in Laikipia
- Inter Press Service
NG’ARUA, Kenya, Jun 07 (IPS) - Daniel Mithamo, 28, grew up knowing that dairy farming is about producing milk in large quantities. You sell a few litres, consume some with your family, and dump the rest for lack of cold storage and decent roads to access markets.
World Oceans Day - A Death Sea Called Mediterranean
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jun 06 (IPS) - While the United Nations identifies 17 major regional seas in its planning, the Mediterranean is perhaps the most dramatic case as it has gone from being the so-called cradle of civilization to be a cemetery for thousands of asylum-seekers and migrants. And it is most probably also the most polluted water basin the whole world. See this report.
Mega Dams Remain Controversial Source of Energy
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 06 (IPS) - Although mega dams can have devastating impacts on ecosystems and indigenous communities, many of the world's poorest countries still see them as a way to fill gaping holes in their energy supplies.
Stepping Up the Fight to End Cholera and Chikungunya Outbreaks in Mandera County, Kenya
- Inter Press Service
Mandera County, Kenya, Jun 05 (IPS) - Mandera's double whammy, the concurrent outbreaks of cholera and chikungunya, is bringing to the fore the need for accelerated epidemic preparedness and prevention systems.
Young African Women More Vulnerable to HIV
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 02 (IPS) - When Lebogang Brenda Motsumi was 16 years old she fell pregnant, terrified about what her life would look like, she went to a backdoor clinic for an abortion.
Islamophobia: Why Are So Many People So Frightened?
- Inter Press Service
Daylesford, Australia, Jun 01 (IPS) - Islamophobia has become a significant factor driving politics in many Western countries.
Islamophobia – fear of Muslims – is now highly visible among European populations concerned about terrorist responses from Islamic groups claiming Jihadi links.
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