Global Issues
News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 1096
Ivoirians Face an Incomplete Justice
- Inter Press Service
ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, Oct 31 (IPS) - "We are sad. We want our president back," Yao Amandine told IPS from a street corner in the Ivorian economic metropolis, Abidjan, after the International Criminal Court ruled against granting former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo a conditional release on Tuesday.
Critics Question Impact of ‘Pay for Success’ Bonds
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Oct 30 (IPS) - Standing in contrast to government social protection programmes implemented over the past decade by progressive governments in Latin America and the Caribbean, a new initiative appeals to private investment and uses non-profit service providers.
Bangladesh Workers Short of Compensation
- Inter Press Service
DHAKA, Oct 30 (IPS) - Six months after the worst man-made disaster in Bangladesh's history, safety conditions in garment factories have a chance to improve. But not the lives of survivors or the victims' next of kin.
Teen Pregnancy Rooted in Powerlessness
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 30 (IPS) - Before we begin, perhaps we can set aside the stereotypes: no, she didn't "mess herself up by following boys around", and no, it is not in fact her fault that she became pregnant.
Waiting for the Next Superstorm
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Oct 30 (IPS) - One year ago, Hurricane Sandy ravaged the Northeast United States, causing an estimated 68 billion dollars in damage and paralysing the world's financial nerve centre.
Too Many Indians Find It’s Better to Die
- Inter Press Service
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India, Oct 30 (IPS) - When Sarath, 29, a security staffer with a private firm in Kattakada town in India's southern Kerala state hanged himself at his office premises, his death became a grim reminder of what statistics in the country have been showing for some time now: more and more young Indian men are succumbing to socio-economic pressures and are committing suicide.
Women Battle On After Lanka War
- Inter Press Service
BATTICALOA/KILLINOCHCHI, Sri Lanka, Oct 30 (IPS) - The battle might have been over four long years ago, but for the women in Sri Lanka's former conflict zones in the northern and eastern provinces, the war continues.
Caught Between Two Sudans
- Inter Press Service
ABEYI, Oct 30 (IPS) - When Chris Bak returned two weeks ago to the disputed border town of Abyei, which voted this week on whether to join Sudan or South Sudan, he barely recognised it as the place where he grew up. "Everything is dirty," he told IPS. "We were just going around and around, but we didn't this place."
OP-ED: Bahraini Opposition Shuns Bogus Dialogue
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct 30 (IPS) - Bahraini opposition groups announced on Tuesday their opposition to participating in the dialogue that is supposed to start tomorrow. According to the Bahrain Mirror, the five opposition groups that signed the joint statement included al-Wifaq, Wa'd, al-Minbar, al-Tajammu', and al-Ikha'.
ICE Raids Leave Broken Homes in Their Wake
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct 29 (IPS) - Saul Merlos is an undocumented migrant from El Salvador. About two years ago, he was living and working in the southern U.S. city of New Orleans.
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