The Week With IPS

	A Women’s March on the World Tharanga Yakupitiyage Just one day after the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, hundreds of thousands of women are expected to attend one of the largest demonstrations in history for gender equality. Starting out as a social media post by a handful of concerned women, the Women’s March on Washington ... MORE > >
	Were UN Plans to Ban Nukes Pre-empted by Trump? Andy Hazel UN member states wanting to ban nuclear weapons may make little headway in 2017, after US President-elect Donald Trump pre-empted their agreement by proposing to expand the United States nuclear arsenal. In one of their final decisions of 2016, the UN General Assembly agreed to hold a ... MORE > >
	Social Networks in Mexico Both Fuel and Fight Discontent Emilio Godoy The scene in the video is simple: a bearded man with a determined look on his face sitting in front of a white wall witha portrait of Emiliano Zapata, symbol of the Mexican revolution. “Mexicans to the battle cry, the moment has come to overthrow the corrupt political system we are under, it is ... MORE > >
	Right to Information Dead on Arrival at UN Thalif Deen The 193-member UN General Assembly has been dragging its feet on a proposal that has been kicked around the corridors of the United Nations for over 10 years: a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) providing journalists the “right to information” in a sprawling bureaucracy protective of its ... MORE > >
	Pacific Islanders Call for U.S. Solidarity on Climate Change Catherine Wilson The new political power of business magnate Donald Trump, who will be inaugurated Jan. 20 as the 45th President of the United States, will have ramifications for every global region, including the Pacific Islands. Pacific leaders who are witnessing rising seas, coastal erosion and severe natural ... MORE > >
	Trump's UN Pick: "UN Could Benefit from a Fresh Set of Eyes" Tharanga Yakupitiyage South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, nominated to be the next U.S. Ambassador to the UN, outlined her vision of a strong U.S. role in the human rights institution at a confirmation hearing today. Noting her potential role as a “fresh set of eyes” and an “outsider,” Haley highlighted the need ... MORE > >
	Inequality (III): Less Employment… and More ‘Junk’ Jobs Baher Kamal While just eight men are enjoying their huge wealth, equivalent to that of half the world, new forecasts project darker shadows by predicting rising unemployment rates, more precarious jobs and worsening social inequality. To start with, there will be more than 1.4 billion people employed in ... MORE > >
	Inequality (II): “It Will Take 170 Years for Women to Be Paid as Men Are” Baher Kamal While just eight individuals, all of them men, own the same wealth as 3.6 billion people -- half of world’s total population -- it will take 170 years for women to be paid the same as men, warns a new major report on inequality. Oxfam International’s report, ‘An economy for the 99 per cent’, ... MORE > >
	Inequality (I): Half of World’s Wealth, in the Pockets of Just Eight Men Baher Kamal Just eight men own the same wealth as the 3.6 billion people who make up the poorest half of humanity, according to a major new report by an international confederation of 19 organisations working in more than 90 countries. Oxfam International’s report, ‘An economy for the 99 per cent’, which ... MORE > >
	Ordinary Citizens Help Drive Spread of Solar Power in Chile Orlando Milesi Chile, Latin America’s leader in solar energy, is starting the new year with an innovative step: the development of the country´s first citizens solar power plant. This South American country of nearly 18 million people has projects in non-conventional renewable energies (NCRE) for a combined ... MORE > >
	Tobacco Industry Misleads Developing Countries Over Regulations Lyndal Rowlands Low and middle-income countries have far fewer tobacco regulations than high-income countries and are paying the price - with bigger health and economic impacts. Yet, according to new wide-ranging research published by the World Health Organization (WHO), tobacco companies are misleading ... MORE > >
	The Cuban Recession and the Introduction of Public Bonds Pável Vidal The macroeconomic data for the close of the year provided by the Cuban government confirms the projections that Cuba would enter a recession as a result of the Venezuelan shock. In 2016 the production of goods and services decreased by 0.9 per cent. This is the first economic recession since ... MORE > >