Global Issues News Headlines for “Causes of Poverty”

Politics: U.N. in Final Push for 2015 Development Goals

2009-11-20T00:00:00-08:00

A special U.N. summit of world leaders, scheduled to take place next year, is expected to make 'a final push' to help reach the world body's widely-touted development goals by the targeted date of 2015.

Botswana-Politics: I Lost the Election, But I Am a Winner

2009-11-20T00:00:00-08:00

When Kgomotso Mogami threw her name into the hat to contest the Gaborone Central parliamentary seat it was easy for many people to write her off.

Climate Change: The Danish Example

2009-11-20T00:00:00-08:00

Whether a new internationally binding treaty to reduce greenhouse gases and forestall climate change will be signed next month remains to be seen. What is clear though, is that if there is a place in the world that deserves to be the stage where this treaty ought to be signed, it is the Danish capital of Copenhagen.

Q&A: 'Karzai Assigned a Rabbit to Take Care of the Carrot'

2009-11-20T00:00:00-08:00

In the aftermath of national elections widely condemned as fraudulent, the United States and its allies are wondering what to do about Afghanistan.

Rights-Laos: How Women Cope With Disability - Part 1

2009-11-20T00:00:00-08:00

Before 2002, Chanhpheng Sivila held training workshops for the many Lao disabled women and men at her own house.

Q&A: Maternal Mortality Rates ‘One of the Saddest Cases’ in Asia

2009-11-20T00:00:00-08:00

Nearly 15 years after a landmark international conference to advance the rights and freedoms of women, the picture in the Asia-Pacific region is mixed, says a leading women’s rights advocate and senior United Nations official.

Energy-Tanzania: Charcoal A Dirty Trade-Off

2009-11-19T00:00:00-08:00

The sun is setting slowly over Dar es Salaam's Tabata Changombe neighbourhood. Ameenah and Skukulu Juma lean against the corrugated iron walls of their makeshift charcoal shop.

Africa: Growing Use of Cellphones for Family Planning

2009-11-19T00:00:00-08:00

The growth of cellphone use, particularly in the developing world, is providing health experts with a new channel of communication to provide family planning information.

Q&A: Recognise the Benefits of Slowing Population Growth

2009-11-19T00:00:00-08:00

Family planning: key to reducing child mortality and improving maternal health; a way to put less strain on the environment; and a smaller population makes the challenge of providing adequate education and health services that little bit easier.

Development: Child Rights Make Headway, But Millions Still Suffering

2009-11-19T00:00:00-08:00

The international community, which has been hit by a financial meltdown and a global food crisis, claims it is doing its best to protect and safeguard the rights of children worldwide.