Global Issues
News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 1089
Bank Crash Hits Women Harder
- Inter Press Service
REYKJAVIK, Nov 17 (IPS) - Women in Iceland have been more badly affected by the economic collapse in 2008 than their male counterparts, both in terms of physical and mental health, studies show.
"World Toilet Day" No Joke for Billions Without Sanitation
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 16 (IPS) - The United Nations has a longstanding tradition of commemorating political milestones - like the abolition of the slave trade - or sustaining day-long vigils on controversial issues such as a ban on nuclear tests.
Treating the Injured Leaves its Wounds
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Nov 16 (IPS) - Ajab Gul is haunted by bloody scenes. He hears women crying and children screaming. "I can't sleep," says the 25-year-old health worker at a well-known Pakistani hospital in the frontier city that tends to terror victims.
Obama Gets More Time for Iran Nuclear Deal
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov 16 (IPS) - The administration of President Barack Obama appears to have succeeded in preventing Congress from enacting new sanctions against Iran before the next round of nuclear-related talks between the U.S. and other great powers and Tehran scheduled for Geneva Nov. 20.
Bachelet Poised for Easy Win in Fed-Up Chile
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, Nov 15 (IPS) - Voters fed up with the extremely unequal distribution of wealth and power in Chile are expected once again to elect a centre-left government Sunday.
Japan Bails Out on CO2 Emissions Target
- Inter Press Service
WARSAW, Nov 15 (IPS) - Japan announced Friday that it will renege on its carbon emissions pledge, likely ending any hope global warming can be kept to 2.0 degrees C.
Indonesia’s Forest Communities Victims of 'Legal Land Grabs'
- Inter Press Service
JAKARTA, Nov 15 (IPS) - Indonesia's rainforests are facing "legal land grabs", allege NGOs. Its ancient communities are finding that their ancestral lands are slipping into the hands of foreign companies for oil palm cultivation, as demand for the product grows in Europe, India and China.
Fishing Communities Will Face Warmer, Acid Oceans
- Inter Press Service
WARSAW, Nov 15 (IPS) - Eating fish has been an integral part of the Caribbean's cultural traditions for centuries. Fish is also a major source of food and essential nutrients, especially in rural areas where there are scores of small coastal communities.
Brazil Headed Towards an Energy Revolution
- Inter Press Service
WARSAW, Nov 15 (IPS) - Energy consumption and production are undergoing fundamental shifts but the world is still on course to a 3.6 degree C hotter climate according a report released during the U.N. climate talks in Warsaw.
Concerns Over Role of Cooperates at Climate Talks
- Inter Press Service
WARSAW, Nov 15 (IPS) - As deliberations continue in earnest at the 19th United Nations Conference on Climate Change in Warsaw, negotiators from the Global South welcome a focus on financing adaptation – but reject a new emphasis on a role for the private sector.
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