Global Issues
News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 1092
This Bird Has Flown - Forever
- Inter Press Service
CAJÍO, Cuba/RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 11 (IPS) - The extinction of a single species (a fish off the coast of Cuba, a bird in the Brazilian forest) creates a void that can trigger a whole series of repercussions, from the alteration of ecosystems to increased hunger.
Ethiopia’s Indigenous Excluded from Rapid Growth
- Inter Press Service
OMO VALLEY, Ethiopia, Nov 11 (IPS) - As the construction of a major transmission line to export electricity generated from one of Ethiopia's major hydropower projects gets underway, there are growing concerns that pastoralist communities living in the region are under threat.
Foul Play Ahead of Russian Olympics
- Inter Press Service
MOSCOW, Nov 11 (IPS) - Despite an endorsement from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for their adherence to environmental standards in preparations for next year's Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russian authorities are cracking down harder and harder on people trying to expose the environmental cost of projects related to the Games.
Closer, But No Deal Over Iran’s Nuclear Programme
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Nov 10 (IPS) - Despite rising hopes amid an unexpected turn of events, negotiations here between Iran and six world powers have ended without an agreement over Tehran's nuclear programme.
Caught Between Afghani and Pakistani
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Nov 10 (IPS) - Seventeen-year-old Usmanullah Shah has never been to Afghanistan, the land of his forefathers. The son of Afghan parents who fled to Pakistan 34 years ago to escape war, he shudders at the thought of going there.
Libya’s Berbers Close the Tap
- Inter Press Service
ZWARA, Libya, Nov 09 (IPS) - "Oil tankers won´t get crude from this port until Tripoli finally meets our demands," says Younis, one of the Amazigh rebels today blocking one of Libya´s largest gas and crude oil plants.
A Shortage of ARVs and a Surplus of Stigma in Côte d’Ivoire
- Inter Press Service
ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, Nov 08 (IPS) - At the Cocody-Anono community health centre, south-east of the Ivorian economic capital of Abidjan, Bertine Bahi* regularly attends awareness sessions on Preventing Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) for women living with HIV.
Syria’s Economy May Be Devastated for 30 Years
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov 08 (IPS) - The almost three-year-old Syrian civil war has been a "silent war on human and economic development", destroying the ability of ordinary Syrian citizens to maintain basic livelihoods, according to a report launched here Wednesday by two United Nations agencies.
Iran's Zarif Talks Possible Details on Nuclear Deal
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Nov 08 (IPS) - Raising expectations for a deal over its controversial nuclear programme, Iran's chief negotiator Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that a joint statement on the framework of a nuclear deal could be issued as early as Friday here amid ongoing negotiations with the P5+1 group of world powers.
U.S. a Favourite Roost of Vulture Funds
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov 07 (IPS) - Aggressive creditors and investors are seriously undermining the ability of poor countries to deal sustainably with debt issues, academics and anti-poverty campaigners told a briefing at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
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