Global Issues
News headlines for “Global Financial Crisis”, page 398
The U.N. at 70: Leading the Global Agenda on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality - Part One
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 14 (IPS) - If there is any idea and cause for which the United Nations has been an indispensable engine of progress globally it is the cause of ending all forms of "discrimination and violence against women and girls, ensuring the realization of their equal rights and advancing their political, economic and social empowerment.
New Label Defends Family Farming in Argentina
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Aug 13 (IPS) - It's pouring rain in the capital of Argentina, but customers haven't stayed away from the Bonpland Solidarity Economy Market, where family farmers sell their produce. The government has now decided to give them a label to identify and strengthen this important segment of the economy: small farmers.
Tiny Island Nation Pleads for Global Moratorium on New Coal Mines
- Inter Press Service
Opinion: Kerry Going Back Home
- Inter Press Service
BARCELONA, Aug 13 (IPS) - Recovering from a broken femur following a bicycle accident suffered in Switzerland, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry – former senator and former presidential candidate – is anxious to accelerate his convalescence and will visit Cuba on Friday Aug. 14, where he will hoist the Stars and Stripes flag over the emblematic U.S. embassy building in Havana.
Impressive Relief Effort Alleviating Hardship in Flood-Affected Myanmar
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 12 (IPS) - With the rainy season still far from over, flood-affected communities in the Sagaing Region and other parts of northern and western Myanmar are preparing for more hardships, while the government continues what the United Nations has called an "incredible" relief effort.
Latin America Has Enormous Untapped Potential for Green Infrastructure
- Inter Press Service
SAN JOSE, Aug 12 (IPS) - Latin America is facing a two-pronged challenge: double power generation by 2050 while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The only solution? Green energy.
Opinion: Crisis, Emergency Measures and Failure of the ISDS System: The Case of Argentina
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Aug 12 (IPS) - The investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) system has come under increasing criticism in recent years.
Widowhood in Papua New Guinea Brings an Uncertain Future
- Inter Press Service
GOROKA, Papua New Guinea, Aug 11 (IPS) - It has only been six months since Iveti, 37, lost her husband of 18 years, but already she is facing hardship and worry about the future.
Pope Francis Joins Battle Against Transgenic Crops
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Aug 11 (IPS) - A few centuries ago, the biotechnology industry would have been able to buy a papal bull to expiate its sins and grant it redemption. But in his encyclical on the environment, "Laudato Si", Pope Francis condemns genetically modified organisms (GMOs) without leaving room for a pardon.
Caribbean Artists Raise Their Voices for Climate Justice
- Inter Press Service
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Aug 10 (IPS) - Award-winning St. Lucian poet and playwright Kendel Hippolyte thinks that Caribbean nationals should view the Earth as their mother.
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