Global Issues News Headlines for “Causes of Poverty”

Growing Movement Boycotts Krill Products as CCAMLR Fails to Protect Antarctic Ecosystems

2026-11-12T18:18:14-08:00

UNITED NATIONS, November 12 (IPS) - On October 30, the 45th annual meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR-45) concluded in Hobart, Australia. After another year of negotiations without a consensus reached on Antarctic marine protection measures or krill fishing regulations, conservation groups are urging consumers and retailers to boycott all krill products.

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Africa–Asia: Turning Demographic Change into Opportunity

2026-11-12T16:28:24-08:00

ADDIS ABABA & CAPE TOWN, South Africa, November 12 (IPS) - Although Africa and Asia face different demographic challenges, they share a common imperative: ensuring that legislation, policies and budgets translate into tangible improvements in people’s lives.

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COP31: New Research Ties Extreme Weather to Mental Health Challenges in Africa

2026-11-12T09:54:40-08:00

ANTALYA, Türkiye & BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, November 12 (IPS) - Floods. Extreme heat. Droughts. African communities have experienced it all and more.

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I Sustain My Accusation

2026-11-12T06:56:29-08:00

GENEVA, November 12 (IPS) - This is the final article in a four-part series with related titles, highlighting the responsibility of mainstream media and religious leaders for the world’s current appalling state and the calamities that may await future generations if proper measures are not taken in time. When megalomania is given a “human face,” historical facts are distorted, acts of aggression are whitewashed, unlawful wars are portrayed as vehicles of “democracy, human rights, and morality,” other people’s intelligence is undermined and mocked, bias overshadows international norms, and religion becomes an instrument of bigotry, I sustain my accusation:

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Protecting the Climate Means Protecting Territorial Rights

2026-11-12T06:16:56-08:00

ANTALYA, Türkiye, November 12 (IPS) - The world cannot claim to protect the climate and nature while opening Indigenous Peoples’ and local communities’ territories to industrial activities that threaten their rights, livelihoods and ways of life. Yet governments increasingly recognize these communities’ contributions to climate and biodiversity protection while authorizing mining, oil drilling, industrial agriculture and infrastructure projects that can undermine the very territories they safeguard.

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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2026

2026-11-11T19:06:37-08:00

For millions of women around the world, violence is not a distant threat. It is a reality experienced in homes, communities, workplaces and increasingly, online.

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COP31: Why Africa Must Rethink Nuclear Energy

2026-11-11T13:05:44-08:00

ANTALYA, Türkiye, November 11 (IPS) - Gabriel Sheunopa Manyangadze holds a placard reading “No nuclear spin, let renewables win” as a campaigner leads protesters against nuclear energy in Africa at the United Nations climate summit in Antalya, Turkey.

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FRANCE: ‘The Government Should Learn to Respect Its People, Listen to Them and Consult Them’

2026-11-11T11:20:59-08:00

CIVICUS discusses France’s student protest movement with Aminata and Mariam Touré, two sisters involved in the protests. Aminata is a member of the Popular Youth Front (Front de la Jeunesse Populaire), a collective of young people from working-class neighbourhoods.

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Gaza winter aid: ‘No more delay’, Fletcher tells governments stalling on support

2026-11-11T04:00:00-08:00

The UN’s Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, expressed deep concern about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza, as UN member states and partners have been repeatedly delaying sending their support to the Strip.

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COP31: African Development Bank to Co-Lead Global Electrification Finance Initiative

2026-11-10T12:13:10-08:00

ANTALYA, Türkiye, , November 10 (IPS) - Africa’s transition to clean energy received a potential boost at COP31 with the announcement of a new international financing coalition, co-chaired by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and World Bank from 2027.

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