Global Issues
News headlines for “G8: Too Much Power?”, page 441
Untreated Mental Illness the Invisible Fallout of War and Poverty
- Inter Press Service
UXBRIDGE, Canada, Oct 10 (IPS) - About 50 percent of Afghanis over 15 years of age suffer from mental health problems - depression, anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder. In northern Uganda, nearly every family suffered during the vicious 20-year rebellion during which thousands of children were kidnapped and turned into child soldiers in the Lord's Resistance Army.
Funds Crunch Skews Aichi Targets on Biodiversity
- Inter Press Service
, Oct 09 (IPS) - The United Nations 11th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Biodiversity (COP 11 CBD), underway in this southern Indian city, is lost on where to garner the billions of dollars needed to implement the ‘Aichi targets,’ due to be met by 2020.
OP-ED: Polio Eradication - A Reflection on the Darfur Campaign
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 06 (IPS) - It was early July 2004, and Darfur was looking like a war zone - massive human displacements of an estimated one million people, ongoing skirmishes, inclement weather, a parched landscape due to the recurring droughts, and sheer misery everywhere.
Helsinki Boycotts Tax Havens
- Inter Press Service
HELSINKI, Oct 06 (IPS) - The City of Helsinki added its voice to a growing global call against corporate tax evasion with the passage of a new responsibility strategy that leaves no room for unethical business practices.
World Bank Refuses Call to Halt Land Deals
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct 06 (IPS) - The World Bank has rejected a call to suspend its involvement in large scale agricultural land acquisition following the release of a major report by the international aid agency Oxfam on the negative impact of international land speculation in developing countries.
Environmentalists in Rio Worried about Reindustrialisation
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 05 (IPS) - The decline in Brazil’s manufacturing sector has not affected some parts of the country, which on the contrary have grown, driven by polluting industries like iron and oil production.
Small Farmers in West Africa Need Support - Despite Good Rains
- Inter Press Service
OUAGADOUGOU, Oct 05 (IPS) - Despite an abundance of rain, promising good harvests for the current growing season, small-scale farmers and non-governmental organisations are calling for support to smallholders to be maintained with a view to eradicating food insecurity in Africa’s Sahel region.
Abyei Region Still a Stumbling Block between South Sudan, Sudan
- Inter Press Service
JUBA, Oct 04 (IPS) - Pressure from ethnic groups along the border, security concerns, and keen interest in resources like oil and land are making it difficult for Sudan and South Sudan – the world’s newest country - to resolve their dispute over the fertile, oil-rich region of Abyei and demarcate their common border. Speaking in Turkey on Monday, Sudan’s first vice president, Ali Osman Taha, called for a referendum to resolve the issue.
Donors Must Seize 2013 Opportunity in Sahel, U.N. Urges
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct 04 (IPS) - Reporting that the worst of the food crisis in the Sahel region of Africa appears to have been averted, the United Nations’ top official on the area, David Gressley, warned on Wednesday that the potential passing of the immediate emergency should not divert international attention from what needs to be done in 2013, which he calls a critical year for building resilience in the region.
Economic Unrest Unlikely to Alter Iran's Political Calculus
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct 04 (IPS) - As Iran faces economic unrest, discussion is intensifying over the impact sanctions are having on Iran’s economy.
Powered by
