Global Issues
News headlines for “Global Financial Crisis”, page 400
Suez Canal Reopens to Fanfare but Not Shared by All
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Aug 03 (IPS) - Ships at sea around the world will blast their horns on Aug 6 to mark the re-opening of the world-famous centenarian waterway in Egypt, local officials there say.
U.N. Targets Trillions of Dollars to Implement Sustainable Development Agenda
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 03 (IPS) - After more than two years of intense negotiations, the U.N.'s 193 member states have unanimously agreed on a new Sustainable Development Agenda (SDA) with 17 goals -- including the elimination of extreme poverty and hunger -- to be reached by 2030.
Partnerships Critical to the SDGs, Reducing Inequality
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 03 (IPS) - After two years of negotiations, representatives of the United Nations' 193 member countries have reached agreement on a draft of the ambitious Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the global agenda for eradicating poverty while ensuring sustainable growth.
Zimbabwe's Climate Change Ambitions May be Too Tall
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Aug 02 (IPS) - With the U.N. Climate Change conference later this year in Paris fast approaching, Zimbabwe's climate change commitments face the slow progress on an issue that continues to stalk other developing countries – climate finance.
‘Permaculture the African Way’ in Cameroon’s Only Eco-Village
- Inter Press Service
YAOUNDE, Aug 02 (IPS) - Marking a shift away from the growing trend of abandoning sustainable life styles and drifting from traditional customs and routines, Joshua Konkankoh is a Cameroonian farmer with a vision – that the answer to food insecurity lies in sustainable and organic methods of farming.
Opinion: The Sad Historical Consequences of the Greek Bailout
- Inter Press Service
SAN SALVADOR, Aug 01 (IPS) - In recommendations to German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the end of July, the German Council of Economic Experts outlined how a weak member country could leave the Eurozone and called for strengthening the European monetary union.
RIP Cecil the Lion. What Will Be His Legacy? And Who Should Decide?
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Jul 31 (IPS) - Cecil the lion, a magnificent senior male, much loved and part of a long-term research project, was lured out of a safe haven in Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park last week and apparently illegally shot, to endure a protracted death.
Belo Monte Dam Marks a Before and After for Energy Projects in Brazil
- Inter Press Service
ALTAMIRA, Brazil, Jul 31 (IPS) - Paulo de Oliveira drives a taxi in the northern Brazilian city of Altamira, but only when he is out of work in what he considers his true profession: operator of heavy vehicles like trucks, mixers or tractor loaders.
Even the Rich Have Not Harnessed Full Potential of Digital Economy
- Inter Press Service
PARIS, Jul 30 (IPS) - The digital economy permeates countless aspects of the world economy, impacting sectors as varied as banking, retail, energy, transportation, education, publishing, media or health. But the full potential of the digital economy has yet to be realised even in the world's most advanced and emerging countries, says a new report.
Opinion: Hungry for Change, Achieving Food Security and Nutrition for All
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 30 (IPS) - With the enthusiasm of the recent Financing for Development conference behind us, the central issues and many layers of what is at stake are now firmly in sight. In fact, a complex issue like hunger, which is a long standing development priority, remains an everyday battle for almost 795 million people worldwide.
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