Global Issues
News headlines for “G8: Too Much Power?”, page 401
Austerity is Dismantling the European Dream
- Inter Press Service
ROME, May 06 (IPS) - The European Union (EU) has asked its citizens to brace for further economic misery. In a report on European economic prospects released on May 3, the European Commission said that further deterioration is expected to last at least until 2015. But, as every such report says, things will then get better.
Stockout Risks of South Africa’s New ARV Programme
- Inter Press Service
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, May 06 (IPS) - "If I don't have my pills, I don't know what will happen. I will probably get sick again, very sick. Maybe I will die this time," says Xoliswa Mbana* as she readies her four young children for school in the impoverished informal settlement of Masiphumelele, in Cape Town, South Africa.
Sudanese Rebels Prepare for War
- Inter Press Service
ADDIS ABABA, May 03 (IPS) - A rebel coalition in Sudan has declared war on the government less than a week after it attacked Sudanese forces. "Now there is a fully-fledged war in the new south of the north," Yasir Arman, a leader of one of the armed groups in the alliance, told IPS, adding that the rebels now control a southern stretch of the country.
Preserving the Soil and Reaping Greater Harvests
- Inter Press Service
MOROGORO, Tanzania, May 03 (IPS) - Smallholder farmer Peter Mcharo, from Morogoro Region in eastern Tanzania, has a reason to smile. His fields are full of green, healthy maize plants, he has richer soil and he spends less time farming now than he did two years ago.
Not Safe for Rwandan Refugees to Return
- Inter Press Service
Goma, DRC, May 02 (IPS) - The Congolese government is demanding a comprehensive strategy for a lasting solution for the repatriation of 127,537 Rwandan refugees estimated to be in the country.
Ecuador’s Indigenous People Still Waiting to Be Consulted
- Inter Press Service
QUITO, May 02 (IPS) - The Constitution of Ecuador adopted in 2008 establishes a broad range of rights for indigenous peoples and nationalities, including the right to prior consultation, which gives them the opportunity to influence decisions that affect their lives.
Giving Women in Zimbabwe’s Informal Sector Rights
- Inter Press Service
HARARE, May 01 (IPS) - Mollin Siyanda, 46, a single mother of three from Harare's low-income suburb of Hatcliffe, is scared of being arrested by the council police as she sells fruit, vegetables and second-hand clothes on the pavement of the city centre without a permit.
Japan’s Aid Programme Takes a Selfish Turn
- Inter Press Service
TOKYO, May 01 (IPS) - As Japan slips from its former top spot as the world's biggest donor, experts here are worried about long-term changes in the country's development assistance programme, which has played a crucial role in global poverty reduction efforts.
WTO, Dubious Prize for a Latin American?
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Apr 30 (IPS) - The complicated challenge of invigorating the debilitated World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the multilateral trade system that it governs will fall, for the next four years and for the first time ever, to a Latin American.
In U.S.-Mexico Relations, a Shift from Security to Economy
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 30 (IPS) - Ahead of President Barack Obama's trip to Mexico and Costa Rica, experts here are expecting that security will take a back seat to issues of economic cooperation between the U.S. and Mexico.
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