Global Issues
News headlines for “G8: Too Much Power?”, page 321
OPINION: Testing Time for Tourism
- Inter Press Service
SAN FRANCISO, Sep 08 (IPS) - It is testing time for global tourism. The ongoing political conflicts across North Africa, compounded by military action in the Middle East, Ukraine and Afghanistan, and the spread of the Ebola virus disease in West Africa have put to the test the ability of international tourism to continue to grow amidst crises.
Global Summit to Focus on Eradication of Trillion Dollar Corruption
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sep 05 (IPS) - New analysis suggests that developing countries are losing a trillion dollars or more each year to tax evasion and corruption facilitated by lax laws in Western countries, raising pressure on global leaders to agree to broad new reforms at an international summit later this year.
Indigenous Peoples Seek Presence in Post-2015 Development Agenda
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 04 (IPS) - The world's 370 million indigenous people, who say they were marginalised in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), want to play a key role in the U.N.'s post-2015 development agenda, which will be finalised next year.
Sanctions and Retaliations: Simply Unconscionable
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Sep 04 (IPS) - The crisis in Ukraine is a man-made disaster created by world leaders who have been trying to pull Ukraine apart - either towards Europe or Russia.
With Sewing and Sowing, Self-reliance Blooms in Central Asia
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 03 (IPS) - In the small rural village of Svetlaya Polyana, not far from the city of Karakol in Issyk Kul Province, north-eastern Kyrgyzstan, there is no sewage system and 70 percent of households lack access to hot water.
OPINION: Africans’ Land Rights at Risk as New Agricultural Trend Sweeps Continent
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Sep 01 (IPS) - Agriculture in Africa is in urgent need of investment. Nearly 550 million people there are dependent on agriculture for their livelihoods, while half of the total population on the continent live in rural areas.
Africa-U.S. Summit – Catching Up With China?
- Inter Press Service
Large Dams “Highly Correlated” with Poor Water Quality
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 29 (IPS) - Large-scale dams are likely having a detrimental impact on water quality and biodiversity around the world, according to a new study that tracks and correlates data from thousands of projects.
Mexico’s Wind Parks May Violate OECD Rules
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Aug 28 (IPS) - Four wind farm projects in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, operated or financed by European investors, could violate Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) rules, say activists.
South Sudan’s Hip Hop Artists call for Peace and Reconciliation Through the Unhip Practice of Farming
- Inter Press Service
JUBA, Aug 28 (IPS) - "What is the benefit when children are crying and people are dying due to hunger? There is no need to cry when you have the potential to dig," sings Juba-based dancehall reggae group, the Jay Family, in their latest single "Stakal Shedit," which means "Work Hard" in Arabic.
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