Global Issues
News headlines for “G8: Too Much Power?”, page 336
Wheat Smugglers Bring High Prices, and Hunger
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Jun 04 (IPS) - With its lush valleys and well-watered plains, Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province produces plenty of food for the local population, including 10 million tons of wheat every year. So why are the people of this bountiful mountainous region going hungry?
Côte d’Ivoire Rides the Fast Track to Public Transport Development
- Inter Press Service
ABDIJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, Jun 04 (IPS) - Two years ago, it would have taken Catherine Adjoua almost an hour to travel from M'Badon, the isolated fishing area where she lives that has no asphalt roads, to reach her workplace some 13 kilometres away in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire's economic capital.
U.S. Corporate Conflict Minerals Reports “Historic” But Incomplete
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jun 03 (IPS) - For the first time, nearly 1,300 U.S. companies have filed reports on whether the products they manufacture or sell are made with minerals that have bankrolled conflict in the Great Lakes region of central Africa.
OP-ED: Climate Change Threatens the Wild Beauty of Small Islands
- Inter Press Service
BONN, Jun 03 (IPS) - It's beginning to sink in that our climate is changing more rapidly than at any time in recorded history and it will have profound and irreversible effects on the planet. On World Environment Day on Jun. 5, let's stop for a moment to consider in particular the devastating impact that climate change is having on small island states and their wildlife.
China Casts A Long Shadow Over Latin America
- Inter Press Service
BOSTON, Jun 03 (IPS) - In the past 15 years, China has gone from being a relatively insignificant economic partner in Latin America to the number-one trading partner of some of the largest economies in the region.
Showing the West that Russia is Not Alone
- Inter Press Service
MOSCOW, Jun 03 (IPS) - Aleksander Mizdrakin is convinced he knows who Russia's future international partners are – and they're not in Europe, nor is the United States among them.
The South African Water Utility That Uses Shipping Containers and Sewer Water to Provide Water for All
- Inter Press Service
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Jun 03 (IPS) - South Africa's eThekwini municipality may have come under fire from residents from proposing to purify wastewater so it can be used for drinking, but this municipality's pragmatic approach to water management has made it one of the most progressive in Africa.
Let There Be Light, Implores U.N. Chief
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 02 (IPS) - When night falls, there are over 1.3 billion people, mostly in the developing world, who live in virtual darkness because they have no access to electricity.
Legislation Alone Will Not Address Africa’s Climate Challenges
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Jun 02 (IPS) - Despite a raft of legislation dealing with the environment, African countries are still falling short when it comes to enforcing the legal instruments that respond to challenges posed by climate change, researchers say.
Foreign Aid Funding Luxury Hotels in Myanmar
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jun 01 (IPS) - New investments from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank's private-sector investment arm, may perpetuate economic inequality rather than alleviate poverty in Myanmar, critics here are warning.
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