Global IssuesNews headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 46
Cambodia at a Tipping Point: Authenticity Makes Way for Progress
- Inter Press Service
PHNOM PENH, Jun 28 (IPS) - Modernity is arriving rapidly in Cambodia, observes journalist Kris Janssens (48), who has lived and worked in the country since 2016. The predominantly young population is eager to move forward, embracing technology over traditional agriculture or fishing. Can Cambodians unite their country's authentic soul with their aspirations for progress?
UN Climate Talks: Setting Sail to Plunder the Ocean
- Inter Press Service
BONN, Germany, Jun 28 (IPS) - Despite the evident and increasing urgency of the climate crisis, the June intersessional meeting of the UNFCCC closed with little to show for two full weeks of negotiation.
Kashmir Frontier Woman Leads the Way in Breaking Down Patriarchy
- Inter Press Service
R.S. PORA, India, Jun 28 (IPS) - Smelling the toxic smoke coming from burned powder kegs and helplessly watching fields turn into smoke and ash is traumatic. Rushing to the government's safe houses and leaving your homes, belongings and cattle behind whenever the armies of India and Pakistan trade fire is inexplicable. Then came climate-change-induced weather unpredictability.
World getting a ‘failing grade’ on Global Goals report card
- UN News
With just six years remaining to reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), global progress is alarmingly insufficient, with a mere 17 per cent of the targets currently on track, according to a new UN report released on Friday.
A Tax on the Super-Rich to Fight Hunger Gains Ground
- Inter Press Service
CARACAS, Jun 27 (IPS) - A global agreement could levy a small tax on the world's 3,000 richest people, with fortunes in excess of US$ 1 billion, and use the money to fight world hunger, a study by the Brazilian government and the European Union's Tax Observatory has shown.
Fiscal Reform Can Help Dominican Republic Attract Greater Investment
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Jun 27 (IPS) - The Dominican Republic leads Latin America in GDP growth, with an average annual rate of around 5 percent per year since the 1970s. The Caribbean nation has made great strides in reducing poverty and improving living standards.
Finance Healthcare, Not Insurance Premia
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jun 26 (IPS) - Comparative research on healthcare financing options shows revenue-financed healthcare to be the most cost-effective, efficient, and equitable, while all health insurance imposes avoidable additional costs.
EUROPE: ‘The Future of the Eu as We Know Cannot Be Taken for Granted’
- Inter Press Service
The recent European elections saw significant advances by far-right parties in some but all European Union (EU) countries. They made gains in countries including Austria, Germany and France, where an early parliamentary election has been called as a consequence. In other countries, however, far-right parties stood still or lost support, while green and left-wing parties made gains. Overall, the EU’s mainstream conservative bloc held its leading position, but the results raise questions about the direction of EU policy on issues such as climate and migration.
Women Warriors Winning Fight to Bring Back Indigenous Food Traditions
- Inter Press Service
SHILLONG & BHUBANESWAR, India, Jun 25 (IPS) - As the school lunch bell goes off, 40 eager little bodies—41 if you count the school dog—burst out onto the veranda. Awaiting them are a stack of steel platters, into which will be ladled a nutritious and delicious lunch, all of it indigenous cuisine.
Germanys Climate Envoy Talks Partnerships with SIDS; Urges G20 Nations to Step Up Emissions Reductions
- Inter Press Service
ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, Jun 25 (IPS) - Germany’s State Secretary and Special Envoy on International Climate Action, Jennifer Morgan, has emphasized the need for urgent climate action and called on G20 nations to do more to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
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