Global Issues
News headlines for “G8: Too Much Power?”, page 286
The U.N. at 70: Is It Still Fit for the Purpose?
- Inter Press Service
VIENNA, May 14 (IPS) - Events are being organised around the world to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, but a recent seminar held in the Austrian capital was not held to applaud the body's past contributions.
Texans Propose to Adopt Threatened African Rhinos
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, May 13 (IPS) - Thefts, murders and mutilation of Africa's wildlife, from white rhinos to elephants with their prized horns and tusks, are at an all-time high, say conservationists who are keeping track of the poaching of species by fortune-seeking hunters.
Indonesia Still a Long Way from Closing the Wealth Gap
- Inter Press Service
JAKARTA, May 13 (IPS) - Every afternoon, Wahyu sets up his wooden food cart by the side of a busy road in Central Jakarta to sell sweet buns, known as ‘bakpao', to people passing by. In a good month, the street vendor can make around 800,000 rupiah, which amounts to roughly 62 dollars.
Popular Nigerian Author Calls on Americans to ‘Reject Silence’
- Inter Press Service
, May 12 (IPS) - Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, co-curator of a spectacular World Voices week with over 100 African writers, closed the event with an admonition.
NGOs Urge Commission of Inquiry to Probe Sexual Abuse in U.N. Peacekeeping
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 12 (IPS) - A rising tide of sexual abuse in U.N. peacekeeping operations has triggered the launch of a high-level campaign to end the continued attacks on women and children and an urgent call for the creation of an independent commission of inquiry.
Farmers Fight Real Estate Developers for Kenya’s Most Prized Asset: Land
- Inter Press Service
Migrants Between Scylla and Charybdis
- Inter Press Service
AUGUSTA, Syracuse, Italy, May 11 (IPS) - Not even a month has passed since over 700 hundred migrants lost their lives in their attempt to reaching the shores of Italy and the media spotlights have already faded on the island of Sicily, Italy's southern region and main gateway to Europe.
Opinion: A Development Fairytale or a Global Land Rush?
- Inter Press Service
PARIS/OAKLAND, California, May 11 (IPS) - In our work at Greenpeace and the Oakland Institute around access and control over natural resources, we face constant accusations of being anti-development or "Northern NGOs who care more for the trees", despite working with communities around the world, from Cameroon, to China, to the Czech Republic.
Prepaid Meters Scupper Gains Made in Accessing Water in Africa
- Inter Press Service
HARARE, May 08 (IPS) - While many countries appear to have met the U.N. Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of halving the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water, rights activists say that African countries which have taken to installing prepaid water meters have rendered a blow to many poor people, making it hard for them to access water.
The Biggest Lessons Nepal Will Take Away From This Tragedy
- Inter Press Service
COLOMBO, May 08 (IPS) - There has never been any doubt that Nepal is sitting on one of the most seismically active areas in South Asia. The fact that, when the big one struck, damages and deaths would be catastrophic has been known for years.
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