News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 193
Argentines Get Used to the Fact that Inflation Can Always Get Worse
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Nov 16 (IPS) - People in Argentina have become accustomed to the fact that nothing costs the same today as it did the week before and they take price hikes in stride with resignation, says Mariano Cohen. "Almost nobody gets angry or complains anymore. They just don't buy something if they can't afford it," he explains in his disposable goods store in Villa Crespo, one of Buenos Aires' most commercial neighborhoods.
Good for Girls and Good for the Planet: Eco-Friendly Sanitary Towels
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Nov 16 (IPS) - ’Going Green’ seems to Dr Jacquline Kisato's favorite catchphrase as she passionately explains her eco-friendly sanitary towel, a product she expects will help empower women and young girls while also putting money into farmers’ pockets.
Stories from the UN Archive: Marlon Brando, the UN’s first frontman for water
- UN News
What do Bolivia, Marlon Brando and the UN have in common?
IPEF: New Cold War Weapon Backfires
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Nov 15 (IPS) - US President Joe Biden’s Indo-Pacific Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) is the economic arm of his administration’s Indo-Pacific Strategy, aimed at countering China’s influence in the region.
‘No end in sight’ to rising greenhouse gas emissions, UN weather agency warns
- UN News
Greenhouse gas emissions reached a record high in 2022 with “no end in sight to the rising trend”, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in a report published on Wednesday.
Smallholder Farmers Gain Least from International Climate Funding
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Nov 14 (IPS) - Smallholder farmers from the Global South benefit from a grossly disproportionate 0.3% of international climate finance despite producing a third of the world's food and despite holding the key to climate-proofing food systems.
Time to Convert Climate Change Rhetoric into Action, Says WFP's Gernot Laganda
- Inter Press Service
HYDERABAD, INDIA, Nov 14 (IPS) - 'If you ask what climate justice is, then the litmus test for climate justice is at the local level. So, climate justice needs to be judged by how many people are protected from climate-vulnerable conditions that they have no hand in creating.' – Gernot Laganda, Director of Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction at the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
It is crucial to narrow the gaps and ensure that climate finance goes to where people are most vulnerable, says Gernot Laganda, Director of Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction at the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)—especially as the most fragile states only receive USD 2.1 per capita while non-fragile states receive USD 161.
New Robotic-Assisted Surgery Offers Inspiring Hope for Rwanda
- Inter Press Service
KIGALI, Nov 13 (IPS) - In a newly established Centre of Excellence located in Masaka, a suburb of the Rwandan capital city, Kigali, an expanded lab, complete with innovative facilities and specialized instruments, is now giving surgeons a conducive environment to simulate how to perform minimally invasive surgeries.
New round of talks on global plastic pollution treaty underway in Nairobi
- UN News
Negotiators from around the world gathered in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday for fresh talks over a landmark international treaty to combat plastic pollution.
Shared Responsibility: Eradicating Hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, Nov 10 (IPS) - Mario Lubetkin is FAO Assistant Director-General and FAO Regional Representative for Latin America and the CaribbeanThe figures published by the latest Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition 2023 are cause for great concern. The document is clear: hunger continues to significantly affect Latin America and the Caribbean.
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