Global Issues
News headlines for “G8: Too Much Power?”, page 324
Zimbabwe’s 'Casualisation of Labour' Leads to a New Form of Exploitation
- Inter Press Service
HARARE, Aug 12 (IPS) - Ethel Maziriri, 27, holds an Honours Degree in Social Work from the University of Zimbabwe, but instead of working in her chosen profession, she works as a cashier in one of the country's leading clothing retail company. And it's not by choice.
Swamped by Rising Seas, Small Islands Seek a Lifeline
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 11 (IPS) - The world's 52 small island developing states (SIDS), some in danger of being wiped off the face of the earth because of sea-level rise triggered by climate change, will be the focus of an international conference in the South Pacific island nation of Samoa next month.
Stigma Still a Major Roadblock for AIDS Fight in Africa
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 09 (IPS) - Though West Africa's massive Ebola outbreak may be dominating the spotlight within the global health community, HIV/AIDS remains an enormous issue for Africa as a whole - a sentiment that Washington officials made clear this week in their discussions of legislative and technological setbacks plaguing progress in fighting the epidemic.
Zimbabwean Women Breathe New Life into Private Transport Sector
- Inter Press Service
HARARE, Aug 08 (IPS) - Mavis Gotora from Mabvuku high-density suburb, in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, walks up and down, as she persuades one passer-by after another to board the private taxi cab she drives.
Will Obama’s “New Africa” Deliver on Its Promises?
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 07 (IPS) - As the three-day U.S- Africa Leaders Summit here drew to a close Wednesday, experts across the private, public and non-profit sectors continued to debate the opportunities and obstacles posed by the U.S' expanding business partnership with Africa.
Tech Entrepreneur Encourages Rwanda’s Young Women to Venture into ICT
- Inter Press Service
KIGALI, Aug 07 (IPS) - Akaliza Keza Gara is only 27, but she's achieved much for women in Rwanda's technology sector in just a short space of time.
OPINION: For Nigerian Girls, Education Is the Key That Opens Doors to Progress
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 06 (IPS) - I grew up in Nigeria, in a culture where bearing a son validates a woman and her family, and a male innately holds the superior position in society over a female. At 11 years of age, I escorted my mother to deliver her fifth baby girl, my youngest sister, and watched our mom die in the hands of an unfit doctor.
OPINION: Toward an Inclusive TPP Trade Pact
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 06 (IPS) - The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations have been hitting headlines recently, but not for all the right reasons.
Asia Looks to Innovation to Achieve Sustainability
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY, Aug 06 (IPS) - Innovation in the fields of renewable energy, food production, water conservation, education and health will be crucial for the developing economies of Asia to meet the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The Deadly Occupation Attracting Kenya’s Youth
- Inter Press Service
NAKURU COUNTY, Kenya, Aug 06 (IPS) - Allan Karanja, 22, is a sand harvester. His job is a complex and arduous one that involves him working in deep pits, equipped only with a shovel, crowbar and no protective gear, as he mines sand. It's also a deadly occupation.
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