Global Issues
News headlines for “G8: Too Much Power?”, page 281
Opinion: No Place to Hide in Addis
- Inter Press Service
BRUSSELS, Jun 18 (IPS) - My colleagues just got back from Munich, where we held a summit bringing together over 250 young volunteers from across Europe. These youngsters campaigned in the run-up to and at the doorstep of the G7 Summit in Schloss Elmau, as one of the key moments in a year brimming with opportunities to tackle extreme poverty.
South Sudan Again Tops Fragile States Index
- Inter Press Service
SAINT JOHN, New Brunswick, Canada, Jun 18 (IPS) - For the second year in a row, South Sudan has been designated as the most fragile nation in the world, plagued by intensifying internal conflict that has displaced more than two million of its people.
From Residents to Rangers: Local Communities Take Lead on Mangrove Conservation in Sri Lanka
- Inter Press Service
KALPITIYA, Sri Lanka, Jun 17 (IPS) - Weekends and public holidays are deadly for one of Sri Lanka's most delicate ecosystems – that is when the island's 8,815 hectares of mangroves come under threat.
Could Peacekeeping Wives Deter Sexual Abuse in U.N. Overseas Operations?
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 17 (IPS) - Back in November 2007, about 108 military personnel from an Asian country, serving with the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Haiti, were deported home after being accused of sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of minors.
Opinion: GM Cotton a False Promise for Africa
- Inter Press Service
MELVILLE, South Africa, Jun 15 (IPS) - Genetically modified (GM) cotton has been produced globally for almost two decades, yet to date only three African countries have grown GM cotton on a commercial basis – South Africa, Burkina Faso and Sudan.
Kidney Disease Treatment Not For All in Uganda
- Inter Press Service
KAMPALA, Jun 15 (IPS) - Vincent Mugyenyi, a 65-year-old retired pilot from the Ugandan Air Force, has lost count of how many dialysis treatment slots he has had to attend in the eight years he has been fighting chronic kidney disease.
Rights Groups Call for Durable Solution for Europe’s Migrants
- Inter Press Service
PARIS, Jun 13 (IPS) - Human rights groups are calling for a sustainable solution to the migrant crisis in Europe, especially following the dismantling of refugee camps in Paris and Calais, France, over the past two weeks.
Opinion: Journey Towards an African Taxation Renaissance
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, Jun 12 (IPS) - Africa is known as the ‘paradox of plenty'. How can a continent so rich in natural resources be so poor?
Organic Cacao Farmers Help Reforest Brazil’s Amazon Jungle
- Inter Press Service
MEDICILÂNDIA, Brazil, Jun 11 (IPS) - "Now we realise what a paradise we live in," said Darcirio Wronski, a leader of the organic cacao producers in the region where the Trans-Amazonian highway cuts across the Xingú river basin in northern Brazil.
Infrastructure Boom in Emerging Economies Hits Record Levels – but at What Cost?
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 11 (IPS) - According to new data released by the World Bank Tuesday, investments in infrastructure in 139 emerging economies shot up to 107.5 billion dollars in 2014, with just five countries – Brazil, Colombia, India, Peru and Turkey – accounting for 73 percent of the total.
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