Global Issues
News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 1018
U.N. Vows to Eliminate Open Defecation by 2025
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 28 (IPS) - At the height of his election campaign last October, Narendra Modi, India's Hindu nationalist leader, briefly set aside his spiritual aspirations when he told a surprised audience that economic development should take precedence over religion.
OP-ED: Why Ending Child Marriage in Africa Can No Longer Wait
- Inter Press Service
, May 28 (IPS) - Just 17 years old, Clarisse is already a mother of two, who lives with her husband and his four other wives in rural southern Chad. Three years earlier, she had watched her mom and sisters preparing food for a party one day. At first she celebrated along with everyone else, not realising it was her own wedding ceremony. When she discovered this, she was frantic.
Offsets to Cushion South African Carbon Tax
- Inter Press Service
CAPE TOWN, May 28 (IPS) - To curb greenhouse gas emissions, South Africa wants to put a tax on carbon emissions from big polluters.
Indian Girls Break Taboos on Menstrual Hygiene
- Inter Press Service
BETTIAH, India, May 28 (IPS) - Fifteen-year-old Nasreen Jehan, a student in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, proudly flaunts a yellow and red beaded bracelet encircling her wrist. This humble accessory, she tells IPS, is her most treasured possession.
Schools Reflect Segregation in Chile’s Educational System
- Inter Press Service
Somalia Warns Kenyan Refugee Expulsion Will Lead to ‘Chaos and Anarchy'
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, May 27 (IPS) - Somalia's Minister for Interior and Federalism Affairs Mohamud Moalim Yahye has told IPS that the hasty repatriation and mass deportation of its citizens by Kenya could compromise recent, critical security improvements made by regional governments against the Islamic extremist group, Al-Shabaab.
Burundi Headed for Election Turmoil as Ruling Party Allegedly Arms Youth Wing
- Inter Press Service
BUJUMBURA, May 27 (IPS) - Burundi could be heading for political violence ahead of the 2015 elections amid allegations that the ruling National Council for the Defence of Democracy-Forces for Defence of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) has been arming its youth wing.
Wary of Climate Change, Indonesia Looks to Lawmakers for Solutions
- Inter Press Service
JAKARTA, May 27 (IPS) - Comprised of over 17,000 islands that are highly susceptible to rising seas, Indonesia is taking stock of its position as the world's third leading emitter of greenhouse gases after the United States and China.
Protests Threaten to Paralyse Brazil Ahead of World Cup
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 26 (IPS) - As the FIFA World Cup approaches, the streets of Brazil are heating up with strikes and demonstrations, and there are worries that the social unrest could escalate into a wave of protests similar to the ones that shook the country in June 2013.
Divided Opinions on Feasibility of Kenya’s Option B+ Roll Out
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, May 26 (IPS) - Kenya's health sector has been facing significant challenges, ranging from a shortage of health care providers to a series of labor strikes. The problems have not only disrupted health services, but have HIV experts divided on whether to roll out Option B+ nationwide or just to pilot it in high volume facilities such as major referral hospitals.
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