{"id":1414,"date":"2018-08-16T13:58:58","date_gmt":"2018-08-16T11:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arjenholterman.nl\/?page_id=1414"},"modified":"2021-02-21T13:38:55","modified_gmt":"2021-02-21T12:38:55","slug":"global-issues","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.arjenholterman.nl\/?page_id=1414","title":{"rendered":"Global Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"feedzy-c6489a211ce396ddff1cbbf56482359f feedzy-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\" class=\"rss_title\" rel=\"noopener\">Global Issues News Headlines<\/a> <span class=\"rss_description\"> <\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/06\/12\/43278\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Health Emerges as a Strategic Frontline for Africa Ahead of Bonn Climate Conference\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static.globalissues.org\/ips\/2026\/06\/AMREF-health-bonn.jpg');\" title=\"Health Emerges as a Strategic Frontline for Africa Ahead of Bonn Climate Conference\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static.globalissues.org\/ips\/2026\/06\/AMREF-health-bonn.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/06\/12\/43278\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Health Emerges as a Strategic Frontline for Africa Ahead of Bonn Climate Conference<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.globalissues.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.globalissues.org\">Global Issues<\/a> on 12 June 2026 at 15:25 <\/small><p>Africa contributes the least to global greenhouse gas emissions, yet it faces some of the world\u2019s most severe climate-related health impacts. Several realities define the continent\u2019s climate and health landscape \u2013 increased infectious diseases, air pollution, death, disruption and pressure on health systems through heatwaves, floods, droughts and storms.\nRead the full story, \u201cHealth Emerges as a Strategic Frontline for Africa Ahead of Bonn Climate Conference\u201d, on globalissues.org \u2192<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/06\/12\/43277\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Africa Needs a Radical Plan to Tackle 15M Youth Job Crisis\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static.globalissues.org\/ips\/2026\/06\/Africa-needs-to-generate-sustainable-jobs-to-empower-its-growing-youth-population-credit-Busani-Bafana-IPS.jpg');\" title=\"Africa Needs a Radical Plan to Tackle 15M Youth Job Crisis\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static.globalissues.org\/ips\/2026\/06\/Africa-needs-to-generate-sustainable-jobs-to-empower-its-growing-youth-population-credit-Busani-Bafana-IPS.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/06\/12\/43277\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Africa Needs a Radical Plan to Tackle 15M Youth Job Crisis<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.globalissues.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.globalissues.org\">Global Issues<\/a> on 12 June 2026 at 15:03 <\/small><p>ADDIS ABABA, June 12 (IPS)  - Africa has no problem with ideas, but the struggle is in how to  implement them, leaders said at an inaugural forum convened to promote action on development.\nRead the full story, \u201cAfrica Needs a Radical Plan to Tackle 15M Youth Job Crisis\u201d, on globalissues.org \u2192<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/06\/12\/43275\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"BOTSWANA: \u2018Court Rulings Matter, but It\u2019s Sustained Civic Action That Turns Them into Real Protection\u2019\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static.globalissues.org\/ips\/2026\/06\/Faith-Gunda-100x100.jpg');\" title=\"BOTSWANA: \u2018Court Rulings Matter, but It\u2019s Sustained Civic Action That Turns Them into Real Protection\u2019\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static.globalissues.org\/ips\/2026\/06\/Faith-Gunda-100x100.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/06\/12\/43275\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">BOTSWANA: \u2018Court Rulings Matter, but It\u2019s Sustained Civic Action That Turns Them into Real Protection\u2019<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.globalissues.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.globalissues.org\">Global Issues<\/a> on 12 June 2026 at 14:47 <\/small><p>CIVICUS discusses Botswana\u2019s decriminalisation of same-sex relations with Faith Gunda, a Botswana-based law student and human rights defender, a member of the CIVICUS Protest Lab and co-founder of Sisterhood Chain International, a solidarity initiative that supports grassroots groups and amplifies young women\u2019s voices.\nRead the full story, \u201cBOTSWANA: \u2018Court Rulings Matter, but It\u2019s Sustained Civic Action That Turns Them into Real Protection\u2019\u201d, on globalissues.org \u2192<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/06\/12\/43276\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Ocean Economy Reaches $2.5 Trillion as Services Become the Largest Share of Ocean Trade\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static.globalissues.org\/ips\/2026\/06\/aerial-view-of-a-beach_.jpg');\" title=\"Ocean Economy Reaches $2.5 Trillion as Services Become the Largest Share of Ocean Trade\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static.globalissues.org\/ips\/2026\/06\/aerial-view-of-a-beach_.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/06\/12\/43276\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Ocean Economy Reaches $2.5 Trillion as Services Become the Largest Share of Ocean Trade<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.globalissues.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.globalissues.org\">Global Issues<\/a> on 12 June 2026 at 14:42 <\/small><p>UNITED NATIONS, June 12 (IPS)  - The global ocean economy continues its expansion, with ocean-related trade reaching USD 2.5 trillion as of 2025. Ocean services now make up the majority of the ocean trade, accounting for 58.9 percent of the composition, up from 47.8 percent in 2020.\nRead the full story, \u201cOcean Economy Reaches $2.5 Trillion as Services Become the Largest Share of Ocean Trade\u201d, on globalissues.org \u2192<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/06\/12\/43274\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Africa Pushes for Data Sovereignty and Digital Independence\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static.globalissues.org\/ips\/2026\/06\/Data-cables-connected_.jpg');\" title=\"Africa Pushes for Data Sovereignty and Digital Independence\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static.globalissues.org\/ips\/2026\/06\/Data-cables-connected_.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/06\/12\/43274\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Africa Pushes for Data Sovereignty and Digital Independence<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.globalissues.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.globalissues.org\">Global Issues<\/a> on 12 June 2026 at 12:36 <\/small><p>UNITED NATIONS, June 12 (IPS)  - African leaders are sharpening their focus on digital sovereignty, warning that the continent\u2019s economic future will depend not just on connectivity, but on who controls its data\u2014and where it is stored.\nRead the full story, \u201cAfrica Pushes for Data Sovereignty and Digital Independence\u201d, on globalissues.org \u2192<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/06\/11\/43266\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"In Afghanistan, Female Journalists Can Neither Ask Questions Nor Appear on Screen\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static.globalissues.org\/ips\/2026\/06\/womensfacesbanned.jpg');\" title=\"In Afghanistan, Female Journalists Can Neither Ask Questions Nor Appear on Screen\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static.globalissues.org\/ips\/2026\/06\/womensfacesbanned.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/06\/11\/43266\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">In Afghanistan, Female Journalists Can Neither Ask Questions Nor Appear on Screen<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.globalissues.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.globalissues.org\">Global Issues<\/a> on 11 June 2026 at 21:15 <\/small><p>KABUL, June 11 (IPS)  - Afghanistan ranks 175th in the Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index this year. Out of 180 countries on the list, only Iran, Syria, China, North Korea and Eritrea ranked lower than Afghanistan.\nRead the full story, \u201cIn Afghanistan, Female Journalists Can Neither Ask Questions Nor Appear on Screen\u201d, on globalissues.org \u2192<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/06\/11\/43265\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Papua New Guinea Bets on Indigenous Communities to Protect 700,000 Hectares of Highlands\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static.globalissues.org\/ips\/2026\/06\/PXL_20260605_095759748.MP_.jpg');\" title=\"Papua New Guinea Bets on Indigenous Communities to Protect 700,000 Hectares of Highlands\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static.globalissues.org\/ips\/2026\/06\/PXL_20260605_095759748.MP_.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/06\/11\/43265\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Papua New Guinea Bets on Indigenous Communities to Protect 700,000 Hectares of Highlands<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.globalissues.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.globalissues.org\">Global Issues<\/a> on 11 June 2026 at 19:23 <\/small><p>SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan, June 11 (IPS)  - The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has approved USD 6.4 million for a new conservation initiative in Papua New Guinea that seeks to protect 700,000 hectares of critical highland ecosystems by placing Indigenous Peoples and local communities at the centre of conserving and managing their ancestral lands.\nRead the full story, \u201cPapua New Guinea Bets on Indigenous Communities to Protect 700,000 Hectares of Highlands\u201d, on globalissues.org \u2192<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/06\/11\/43264\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"The World Cup of Human Rights\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static.globalissues.org\/ips\/2026\/06\/Refugees-and-staff_.jpg');\" title=\"The World Cup of Human Rights\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static.globalissues.org\/ips\/2026\/06\/Refugees-and-staff_.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/06\/11\/43264\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">The World Cup of Human Rights<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.globalissues.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.globalissues.org\">Global Issues<\/a> on 11 June 2026 at 14:38 <\/small><p>PERTH, Australia, June 11 (IPS)  - This planet\u2019s biggest sporting event\u2014the FIFA Men\u2019s World Cup\u2014will soon kick off. Millions of people around the world will sit up, bleary eyed, watching matches at unreasonable hours and inventing feeble excuses for why we won\u2019t be at work in the morning. More than one billion are expected to watch the finale on TV in mid-July. That\u2019s a bigger audience than any Olympic sporting event and more than the number of people who have viewed Squid Game on Netflix.\nRead the full story, \u201cThe World Cup of Human Rights\u201d, on globalissues.org \u2192<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/06\/11\/43263\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Fossil Fuel Wealth Fails to Deliver Development in Africa \u2013 Report\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static.globalissues.org\/ips\/2026\/06\/Afungi-Peninsula-032.jpg');\" title=\"Fossil Fuel Wealth Fails to Deliver Development in Africa \u2013 Report\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static.globalissues.org\/ips\/2026\/06\/Afungi-Peninsula-032.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/06\/11\/43263\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Fossil Fuel Wealth Fails to Deliver Development in Africa \u2013 Report<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.globalissues.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.globalissues.org\">Global Issues<\/a> on 11 June 2026 at 14:34 <\/small><p>NAIROBI, June 11 (IPS)  - A new report examining the economic impact of oil and gas production in Africa has found that fossil fuels have failed to deliver sustained or inclusive economic development, observing that the resources have contributed to economic vulnerability and inequality and have constrained growth through prohibitive commodity prices, inflation, and weak local currencies.\nRead the full story, \u201cFossil Fuel Wealth Fails to Deliver Development in Africa \u2013 Report\u201d, on globalissues.org \u2192<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/06\/11\/43273\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"World News in Brief: Turk condemns Northern Ireland riots, jobs at risk over animal disease spread, heatwaves spark public health crisis in Europe\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/global.unitednations.entermediadb.net\/assets\/mediadb\/services\/module\/asset\/downloads\/preset\/Libraries\/Production%20Library\/24-03-2022_ILO_Northern-Ireland.jpg\/image1170x530cropped.jpg');\" title=\"World News in Brief: Turk condemns Northern Ireland riots, jobs at risk over animal disease spread, heatwaves spark public health crisis in Europe\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/global.unitednations.entermediadb.net\/assets\/mediadb\/services\/module\/asset\/downloads\/preset\/Libraries\/Production%20Library\/24-03-2022_ILO_Northern-Ireland.jpg\/image1170x530cropped.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalissues.org\/news\/2026\/06\/11\/43273\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">World News in Brief: Turk condemns Northern Ireland riots, jobs at risk over animal disease spread, heatwaves spark public health crisis in Europe<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.globalissues.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.globalissues.org\">Global Issues<\/a> on 11 June 2026 at 12:00 <\/small><p>Violence spread across Belfast following a shocking knife attack allegedly carried out by a Sudanese asylum seeker on Monday, triggering a wave of anti-immigration unrest. The victim suffered significant injuries to his face and back.Read the full story, \u201cWorld News in Brief: Turk condemns Northern Ireland riots, jobs at risk over animal disease spread, heatwaves spark public health crisis in Europe\u201d, on globalissues.org \u2192<\/p><\/div><\/li><\/ul> <\/div><style type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\">.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image{float:left;position:relative;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%}.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image span{display:inline-block;position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;background-position:50%;background-size:cover}.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image{margin:.3em 1em 0 0;content-visibility:auto}.feedzy-rss ul{list-style:none}.feedzy-rss ul li{display:inline-block}<\/style>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1414","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arjenholterman.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1414","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arjenholterman.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arjenholterman.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arjenholterman.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arjenholterman.nl\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1414"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.arjenholterman.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1414\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1415,"href":"https:\/\/www.arjenholterman.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1414\/revisions\/1415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arjenholterman.nl\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}