News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 181
WMO confirms 2023 as warmest year on record ‘by a huge margin’
- UN News
With the annual average global temperature fast approaching the critical threshold of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, last year officially smashed the global temperature record, the UN weather agency (WMO) confirmed on Friday.
Palestine: Nothing Can Justify Genocide, It's Not the Time for Silence
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBurg, Jan 11 (IPS) - Far from the mayhem, destruction, and humanitarian crisis in Gaza, the South African government argued in the International Court of Justice in the Hague that it had an obligation and a right to bring a case to halt a genocide by the Israeli government and its military.
How Afghan Women Connect and Learn in the Face of Taliban Restrictions
- Inter Press Service
Jan 10 (IPS) - The author is an Afghanistan-based female journalist, trained with Finnish support before the Taliban take-over. Her identity is withheld for security reasonsThe prevalence of social media usage among Afghan women and girls has surged since the Taliban assumed control of the country in August 2021. Faced with restrictions confining them to their homes, many women find solace in the messaging app WhatsApp.
Assessing Public Debt Sustainability with a Long-Term View
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK, Thailand, Jan 10 (IPS) - When students from poor families in developing countries are offered places at prestigious universities, they are often faced with a tough choice. One option is to accept the offer and create more debt, likely through borrowing from a loan shark, to pay for tuition fees. Another option is to forgo this opportunity, which could be the first in family generations, and start working as low-wage workers.
Cooperative Farming Makes Bangladesh's Coastal Women Farmers Climate-Resilient
- Inter Press Service
PATUAKHALI, BANGLADESH, Jan 10 (IPS) - In the past, Salma Begum, 40, lost her crops every year due to natural disasters. She lives with her five-member family in Ashabaria village under Rangabali upazila, a remote coastal island in Patuakhali district.
Global unemployment to increase in 2024, warns ILO report
- UN News
Global unemployment is expected to rise this year, with growing inequality and stagnant productivity also a cause for concern on the economic horizon, the UN labour agency ILO said on Wednesday.
Technology Transfer Critical to Revolutionizing Africas Pharma Industry
- Inter Press Service
KIGALI, Jan 08 (IPS) - An agreement signed between the Rwandan government and the Africa Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation (APTF) gives impetus to Africa’s domestic industry with the hope of helping the continent tackle vaccine inequity and fill the critical gap in vaccine manufacturing.
2024 Demands Swift Action to Stem Sudans Ruinous Conflict
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Jan 05 (IPS) - Nearly nine months of war have tipped Sudan into a downward spiral that only grows more ruinous by the day. As the conflict spreads, human suffering is deepening, humanitarian access is shrinking, and hope is dwindling. This cannot continue.
Homeless Families Now a Growing Issue in Zimbabwe
- Inter Press Service
HARARE, Jan 04 (IPS) - It is do or die on the streets of Zimbabwe as homeless families battle for survival solely depending on begging. Such is the life of 69-year-old Gladys Mugabe, who lives with her disabled son in Harare Gardens, a well-known recreational park in the Zimbabwean capital, Harare.
Flagship economic report highlights why global cooperation is key
- UN News
The UN’s World Economic Situation and Prospects report for 2024 projects a slowdown in global growth from an estimated 2.7 per cent in 2023 to 2.4 per cent in 2024.
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