Global Issues
News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 1017
Working Cambodian Women ‘Too Poor’ to Have Children
- Inter Press Service
PHNOM PENH, May 31 (IPS) - The movement for reproductive justice sees women's decision to have – or not have – children as a fundamental right. Should they choose to bear a child, women should have the right to care and provide for them; if they opt not to give birth, family planning services should be made available to enable women to space or prevent pregnancies.
Nearly One-Third of World’s Population Is Overweight
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 31 (IPS) - Over two billion people - or 30 percent of the world's population - are either obese or overweight, and no country has successfully reduced obesity rates to date, according to a new study published this week by the British medical journal, The Lancet.
UNDP Plans Lay-Offs, Salary Cuts and Demotions
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 30 (IPS) - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), one of the largest U.N. agencies with an estimated average annual budget of more than five billion dollars, is undergoing major structural changes - triggering large-scale staff layoffs, demotions, salary reductions and downgrading and abolition of existing senior-level jobs.
Sri Lanka Waits in Vain for the Rain
- Inter Press Service
COLOMBO, May 30 (IPS) - Stuck in mid-day rush hour traffic, commuters packed tight into a tin-roofed bus in Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo, peer expectantly up at the sky that is beating a savage heat down on the city.
Small Farmers’ Loss of Land Increases World Hunger
- Inter Press Service
UXBRIDGE, Canada, May 29 (IPS) - The world is increasingly hungry because small farmers are losing access to farmland. Small farmers produce most of the world's food but are now squeezed onto less than 25 percent of the world's farmland, a new report reveals. Corporate and commercial farms, big biofuel operations and land speculators are pushing millions off their land.
Rural Communities Push El Salvador Towards Ban on Mining
- Inter Press Service
SAN ISIDRO, El Salvador, May 29 (IPS) - Mining is not viable in this country, say Salvador Sánchez Cerén - who will be sworn in as the new president of El Salvador on Jun. 1 - and his team of environmental advisers.
Micronesia Climate Law Seeks to Inspire Global Action
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY, May 29 (IPS) - The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), a western Pacific Island state located north of Papua New Guinea and east of Palau, has become a regional pioneer in drafting national legislation centred on climate change.
Malawi’s President Joyce Banda Gains Support for ‘Fraudulent Election’ Recount
- Inter Press Service
LILONGWE, May 29 (IPS) - When Malawi's President Joyce Banda said that last week's elections were fraudulent and riddled with rampant irregularities, social media went viral calling her a loser.
Ugandan Lawyer Revolutionises Access to Justice with Just an iPhone and Facebook
- Inter Press Service
KAMPALA, May 29 (IPS) - When Gerald Abila received an iPhone as a gift almost two years ago, the Ugandan law student didn't just use it to text his friends. He used it to create what would eventually become the first organisation of its kind in East Africa — a tech savvy, multi-award winning, not-for-profit organisation that uses Facebook, Twitter, SMSes, and radio and television partnerships to provide free legal advice and consultations.
Obama Stresses Multilateralism over Militarism at West Point
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 28 (IPS) - U.S. President Barack Obama Wednesday stressed multilateralism over militarism in what was billed as a major foreign policy address and a rebuttal to an ever-louder chorus of criticism, mostly by Republicans and neo-conservatives, that his tenure has been marked by weakness and retreat.
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