Global IssuesAnnouncement of new and updated content on the globalissues.org web site. GlobalIssues.org is a web site attempting to look at various global issues to show they are inter-related.Diseases other than AIDS that are also global killers- November 27, 2005 While they do not get as much attention as AIDS, there are many preventable diseases that afflict primarily the worlds poor in their millions. While AIDS is believed to have claimed over 3 million people in 2005 alone, a total of 11 million people have been estimated killed by infectious diseases. TB, malaria, measles, and others are global killers as well. These all kill far more people than wars, but attract less media attention, it seems, even though many of these diseases are easily...http://www.globalissues.org/EnvIssues/Population/Disease.asp Some more statistics on world hunger- November 19, 2005 Over 9 million people die worldwide each year because of hunger and malnutrition. (5 million are children, a technical equivalent of 45 jumbo jets crashing every single day, though the latter is what will often make headline news.) The direct medical cost of hunger and malnutrition is estimated at $30 billion each year (though it is estimated that every dollar invested in well-targeted interventions to reduce undernourishment and micronutrient deficiencies can yield $5 to $20 in benefits.)http://www.globalissues.org/TradeRelated/Poverty/Hunger/Causes.asp Clean or Corrupt Development Mechanism To Tackle Climate Change- November 12, 2005 In 1997 at Kyoto, nations of the world agreed to the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) as a way to combat climate change. CDM would assist rich countries in lightening their excessive greenhouse gas emissions as they would invest in poorer countries to help achieve sustainable development. It would help developing countries towards a less polluting form of growth while receiving much-needed investment. There were many fears at the time that the idea of CDM could be misused and allow rich...http://www.globalissues.org/EnvIssues/GlobalWarming/Mechanisms.asp Water, Aid, and Privatization- November 6, 2005 As part of its aid to poor countries, the British government has given millions to British companies. These companies push for privatisation of water in poor countries. Many such projects have come under heavy criticism for failing to provide universal access to a resource determined to be a fundamental right for everyone to access. Furthermore, this raises issues and concerns such as whether private companies (whose primary aim is profit) can indeed make efficient profit while having to...http://www.globalissues.org/EnvIssues/Biodiversity/Water.asp Nuclear weapons: Iran, US, India- November 1, 2005 Iran has made many headlines recently regarding nuclear weapons but so too has India given its surprising siding with the US despite huge energy deals with Iran. However, given recent events such as Bush accepting India into the nuclear club, or Indias apparent subtle abandoning of global nuclear disarmament in preference to non-proliferation by others, is Indias stance really that much of a surprise Also recently the US, for the moment, cancelled its so-called mini-nukes or deep bunker...http://www.globalissues.org/Geopolitics/ArmsControl/Nuclear.asp |