News headlines for “G8: Too Much Power?”, page 25
Sights Set on Highest Ambition as World Rows Through Toughest Ocean Crisis
- Inter Press Service
BUSAN, Korea, Apr 30 (IPS) - Participants from over 100 countries will leave the 10th Our Oceans Conference in Busan, the Republic of Korea, with stark reminders that with sea levels rising dangerously, coastal regions and low-lying areas globally, particularly densely populated areas, are threatened.
Economic Community of West African States: Fifty and Fractured
- Inter Press Service
LAGOS, Nigeria, Apr 30 (IPS) - Half a century after ECOWAS promised peace and prosperity, three breakaway states are testing West African solidarity, sparking a potential trade war.
Tanzania’s Women Miners Digging for Equality in a Male-Dominated Industry
- Inter Press Service
DAR ES SALAAM, Apr 29 (IPS) - Under the scorching Tanzanian sun, Neema Mushi wipes sweat from her dust-covered face and swings her pickaxe into the earth. The impact sends dust swirling into the air, coating her tattered clothes. She barely notices. For the past eight years, this has been her life—digging, sifting, sieving, and hoping to strike gold in the male-dominated pits of Geita. It is a grueling task riddled with obstacles.
Floods and Droughts are Two Sides of the Same Crisis
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 29 (IPS) - Water emergencies are deeply personal to us. Coming from Southeast Asia and southern Africa—two regions that struggle with water challenges—we have witnessed firsthand how water defines the fate of communities and nations.
Global Community in Busan to Define Sustainable Future for Life Under Water
- Inter Press Service
BUSAN, Korea, Apr 28 (IPS) - “As the son of a haenyeo, a traditional Korean female diver, I grew up by the sea, often watching the ocean with my mother. Captivated by the beauty and majesty of the sea, I chose to study marine science and have devoted my entire career to the ocean,” said Do-hyung Kang, Minister of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of the Republic of Korea.
Venezuela's Oil trapped in Hurricane Trump's Onslaught
- Inter Press Service
CARACAS, Apr 25 (IPS) - Reduced to a marginal oil producer over the past decade, Venezuela has suffered another blow as United States president Donald Trump ordered punitive measures to blockade and further restrict the country’s oil exports.
Kashmir Reels After Pahalgam Attack, Fear Long Term Impacts on Livelihoods
- Inter Press Service
SRINAGAR, Apr 25 (IPS) - Abdul Majeed Mir strolls leisurely among the purple crocus flower rows in Pampore's saffron fields as the morning mist hovers low over them. His family has been growing this valuable spice, called "red gold," for many generations, but now his hands go through the harvest mechanically. There is a noticeable lack of the typical commotion of tourists haggling over saffron packets.
A Nation Bleeds While the World Watches: The Tragedy in Sudan Must End
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Apr 24 (IPS) - The ongoing civil war in Sudan is tragic, but the greater tragedy is that if the international community sits on its hands and does nothing to stop this horrific war and prevent further escalation of the conflict, it will come at an unfathomable price
African Countries Still Underfunding Health by as Much as 50 Percent
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Apr 24 (IPS) - The majority of African countries are yet to commit 15 percent of their GDP to funding the health sector, despite the growing disease burden weighing down the continent and two decades after the coming into force of the Abuja declaration on health sector funding.
How Science Solutions Are Saving Africa’s Livestock and Livelihoods
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Apr 22 (IPS) - Livestock are a lifeline for millions of farmers in Africa as a source of food and wealth. But devastating diseases are threatening the health and productivity of their animals.
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