Global Issues
News headlines for “G8: Too Much Power?”, page 355
Bali Package - Trade Multilateralism in the 21st Century
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Jan 20 (IPS) - At the Ninth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), held in Bali Dec. 3-7, a series of decisions was adopted aimed at streamlining trade, allowing developing countries more options for providing food security, boosting least developed countries' trade, and bolstering development in general.
OP-ED: Avoiding Another Crisis in the Central African Republic
- Inter Press Service
BRUSSELS/NEW YORK, Jan 17 (IPS) - The European Union and the United Nations will co-chair a high-level meeting in Brussels on Monday, aiming to mobilise funding to provide immediate life-saving assistance for the Central African Republic.
Africa’s Billions that the Poor Won’t Touch
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI/HARARE, Jan 17 (IPS) - With its two-trillion-dollar economy, recent discoveries of billions of dollars worth of minerals and oil, and the number of investment opportunities it has to offer global players, Africa is slowly shedding its image as a development burden.
The Road to Myanmar Is Inviting but Potholed
- Inter Press Service
YANGON, Jan 17 (IPS) - Myanmar is flinging open the gates to foreign investment, seen as key to the southeast Asian country's future after decades of stagnation under military rule. From Coca-Cola and Unilever to Samsung and Fujitsu, the key brands of international companies can be seen hogging billboards.
Tanzania Struggles to End Clashes Between Farmers and Herders
- Inter Press Service
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, Jan 16 (IPS) - Tanzanian authorities are finding it increasingly difficult to deal with ongoing conflicts between farmers and pastoralists as they fight over limited land and water resources in this East African nation.
Educational Network Erases Borders
- Inter Press Service
MÃLAGA, Spain, Jan 15 (IPS) - Hundreds of students from Spain’s Canary Islands, Senegal and the Sahrawi refugee camps outside of Tindouf in western Algeria are meeting each other and breaking down cultural barriers thanks to the Red Educativa Sin Fronteras.
Peacekeeping 20 Years after Rwanda
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 15 (IPS) - On Jan. 11, 1994, Romeo Dallaire, force commander of the United Nations Mission in Rwanda, sent a fax to U.N. Headquarters in New York, telling officials there a source close the government had confided to him that Tutsis were being forced to register themselves in Kigali.
OP-ED: Baka's Struggle a Footnote to Story of Cameroon's Growth
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (IPS) - A recent article by IPS journalist Ngala Killian Chimtom described the struggle of the Baka of Cameroon to maintain their indigenous culture and livelihoods while coping with the rapidly-changing environment around them.
Restive North Languishes in Post-War Mali
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (IPS) - A year after Mali’s civil war came to an end, experts here are increasingly concerned that the country risks an eventual return to violence, particularly as Malian authorities continue to marginalise the restive north while neglecting to pursue meaningful political and economic reforms.Â
Zimbabwe's Rocky Economic Start to 2014
- Inter Press Service
HARARE, Jan 14 (IPS) - Evelyn Mhasi, a qualified nurse, has not worked in her profession for the last seven years. Hiring in several Zimbabwean government sectors, including nursing, remains frozen despite colleges churning out skilled professionals each year.
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