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Decent Work Crucial To Eliminating Poverty and Hunger
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Nov 03 (IPS) - Over the eight years since the onset of the global financial crisis in 2008, the ranks of the unemployed have swollen to over 200 million worldwide. That number captures only a fraction of those who remain vulnerable and insecure, since more than four-fifths of the global workforce is outside the formal sector, with poor access to unemployment or other traditional social security benefits.
Opinion: Eliminating Malaria in the Americas: An Opportunity We Cannot Afford to Miss
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 03 (IPS) - An issue mostly associated with Africa and Asia, malaria may not initially come to mind when we think of the Americas.
Zimbabwe's Mega Dam Project Could Flounder in the Face of Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, ZIMBABWE, Nov 03 (IPS) - Zimbabwe's planned Batoka Gorge power project on the Zambezi River is expected to generate 2,400 megawatts (MW) of electricity, upward from an initial 1,600 MW, but the worsening power cuts that are being blamed on low water levels have renewed concerns about the effects of climate change on mega dams.
Nicaragua’s Interoceanic Canal, a Nightmare for Environmentalists
- Inter Press Service
MANAGUA, Nov 03 (IPS) - The international scientific community's fears about the damage that will be caused by Nicaragua's future interoceanic canal have been reinforced by the environmental impact assessment, which warns of serious environmental threats posed by the megaproject.
Interview: “‘We’re Not Independent Enough,” says ASEAN Rights Commission Chair
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 02 (IPS) - (IPS Asia-Pacific) – Although it is six years old, few know what the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) does. It has been called toothless, though its creation was seen as a step forward given the principle of non-interference in the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
IITA’s Solution Puts Smallholders’ Food, Nutrition and Income in a Bag
- Inter Press Service
LAGOS, Nigeria, Nov 02 (IPS) - Sometimes the best solutions can appear to be so simple that it's hard to imagine why they weren't invented centuries ago.
How Climate Change Threatens Zambia’s Already Fragile Nutrition Record
- Inter Press Service
PEMBA, Southern Zambia, Oct 31 (IPS) - It is slightly after 10 o'clock in the morning and 48-year-old Felix Muchimba of Siamuleya village in Pemba district has just finished having breakfast – a traditional drink called Chibwantu, made of maize meal and grit.
Central America Seeks Recognition of Its Vulnerability to Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
SAN JOSE, Oct 30 (IPS) - For decades, the countries of Central America have borne the heavy impact of extreme climate phenomena like hurricanes and severe drought. Now, six of them are demanding that the entire planet recognise their climate vulnerability.
Opinion: Integrating Water, Sanitation and Health are Key to the Promise of the UN Global Goals
- Inter Press Service
AMMAN, Oct 30 (IPS) - The 193 member states of the United Nations have adopted an ambitious 15-year sustainable development agenda, the 2030 Global Goals.
Nepal Appeals to U.N. to Help Lift Economic Blockade
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 30 (IPS) - A coalition of independent Nepali citizens – including diplomats, journalists, women's rights leaders, medical doctors and former U.N. officials – is calling on the international community and the United Nations to take "effective steps" to help remove an "economic blockade" imposed on Nepal.
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