Global IssuesNews headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 44
While Global Population is Rising, East Asia is Shrinking
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Jul 09 (IPS) - Across East Asia, birthrates are plummeting. Japan’s has been falling for eight straight years and recently hit a record low of 1.2 children per woman, the lowest since record keeping began in 1899.
A new Treaty for a Sustainable and Just Future?
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Jul 08 (IPS) - A High-Level Political Forum – described as one of the most important events of the year for discussing the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)—will take place at the United Nations through July 18.
Lebanon’s Deep Healthcare Crisis Exposed through Communicable Diseases
- Inter Press Service
BEIRUT & TORONTO, Jul 08 (IPS) - This summer is bringing an additional challenge to the public health front in Lebanon, along with higher-than-normal temperatures.
UN deputy chief demands bold policies, innovative solutions for SDGs
- UN News
The international community must urgently summon the commitment and investments needed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the 2030 deadline, the UN Deputy Secretary-General stressed on Monday.
Earth’s hottest June on record
- UN News
Last month was the hottest June since records began and the thirteenth month in a row to set a temperature record, according to new data released on Monday from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service.
US Fed-Induced World Stagnation Deepens Debt Distress
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jul 08 (IPS) - For some time, most multilateral financial institutions have urged developing countries to borrow commercially, but not from China. Now, borrowers are stuck in debt traps with little prospect of escape.
Guterres commends Turkmenistan’s ‘policy of neutrality’ amid troubled times
- UN News
Cooperation between the United Nations and Turkmenistan, and regional developments in Central Asia, were the focus of a meeting between UN Secretary-General António Guterres and President Serdar Berdimuhamedov held in the capital, Ashgabat, on Saturday.
The IMF is Failing Countries like Kenya: Why and What can be Done About it?
- Inter Press Service
PRETORIA, South Africa, Jul 05 (IPS) - The recent Kenyan protests are a warning that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is failing. The public does not think it is helping its member countries manage their economic and financial problems, which are being exacerbated by a rapidly changing global political economy.
Kenya’s Cash-Strapped, Ambitious Climate Change Goals
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Jul 05 (IPS) - Kenya’s need for climate finance is great—the country has been battered by climate change-related disasters for years—but as this analysis shows, the arrangements remain opaque, leaving the affected communities vulnerable.Climate-related disasters have battered Kenya for years.
Time running short as 2030 deadline looms for UN blueprint for a fairer future
- UN News
How can we get closer to achieving UN Member States’ detailed plans to make the world a better place within the next six years? A two-week event starting on 8 July at UN Headquarters will attempt to answer that crucial question.
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