Global IssuesNews headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 8
Blinded by Circumstance: Trachoma’s Stranglehold on Kenya’s Rural Pastoralists
- Inter Press Service
ELANKATA ENTERIT, Kenya, Nov 13 (IPS) - Draped in the vibrant red of his Maasai shuka, 52-year-old Rumosiroi Ole Mpoke sits cross-legged on a worn cowhide mat outside his hut, his face etched with a sorrow deeper than the lines of age. His once-sharp eyes, now clouded by trachoma, can barely make out the shadows of the cattle he once tended with pride.
2024 Poised to Be Warmest Year Ever; WMO Warns of Escalating Climate Crisis
- Inter Press Service
BAKU, Nov 13 (IPS) - Once again, scientists issued a red alert by analyzing ongoing world's weather and its impact on the climate. The year 2024 is on track to be the warmest year on record, contributed by an extended streak of high monthly global mean temperatures.
Sudan Faces Esclations in Famine, Humanitarian Law Violations
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 13 (IPS) - After 19 months of conflict, the ongoing Sudanese Civil War continues to deteriorate living conditions for millions of Sudanese people. Intensive conflicts between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have greatly exacerbated nationwide levels of famine. Numerous civilians have been caught in the crossfire, leading to a rising death toll. Sexual violence and rape have been used as weapons of war, with thousands of cases going unreported due to a pervasive state of fear. Sudan has seen record numbers in displacement, becoming one of the biggest displacement crises in the world.
COP29 climate talks: Major emitters must right ‘colossal injustice’ on island nations, says UN chief
- UN News
COP29 talks in Baku on Wednesday turned to small island nations facing an existential threat from our warming planet, as UN Secretary-General António Guterres insisted that they “deserve support to deal with a crisis [that they] have done next to nothing to create”.
COP29: Energy transition must not trigger a ‘stampede of greed’ that crushes the poor
- UN News
Climate talks at COP29 in Baku on Wednesday turned to the pressing issue of how to manage the demand for minerals essential to producing electric vehicles and solar panels without triggering a “stampede of greed” that exploits local communities and crushes the poor.
The 1.5 degrees Celsius Target from Paris (Probably) Died on November 5th.
- Inter Press Service
Nov 12 (IPS) - So, the worst has happened. American voters have apparently just elected the most chaotic and kleptocratic individual in their country's political history as their president. (We say ‘apparently', because these days nothing can be certain about the integrity of the US political or electoral system – as is the case with far too many other countries.)
4 Reasons Why the Climate Coalition Will Win Despite Trump
- Inter Press Service
OSLO, Norway, Nov 12 (IPS) - The nation which more than any other caused the climate crisis will leave it to the rest of the world to sort out the mess.
That is a takeaway from the US election last week.
Haiti's Transition of Power Predicted to Worsen Gang Violence
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 12 (IPS) - Gang violence has ravaged Haiti, causing thousands of civilian deaths, displacements, and violations of international humanitarian law. Turmoil is expected to escalate following the removal of Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille from office on November 11.
COP29: Making Space Applications Work for Women in Agriculture
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK, Thailand, Nov 12 (IPS) - When the first woman in space, Valentina Tereshkova, orbited the Earth in 1963, there were only three active Earth observation satellites. Today, the number is 114 times greater.
Cryosphere Crisis: Scientists Warn of Devastating Global Impacts Without Urgent Climate Action
- Inter Press Service
BAKU, Nov 12 (IPS) - Scientists warn of vastly higher impacts on billions of people's livelihood and cost to the global economy by the accelerating losses in the world's snow and ice regions, aka the cryosphere.
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