News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 194
Carbon Market Greenwashing Systems Deepen Inequalities in Global South - Experts
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Nov 10 (IPS) - Somalia, Syria, DRC Congo, Afghanistan, Yemen, Chad, South Sudan, Central African Republic, Nigeria, and Ethiopia are the 10 countries at greatest risk of climate disaster globally despite collectively contributing just 0.28 percent of global CO2 emissions. A climate-induced humanitarian crisis continues to unfold across these countries and many others in the global South, including Kenya, which declared drought a national disaster in September 2021.
Healthcare Crisis Follows Deadly Earthquake in Nepal
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Nov 10 (IPS) - Emergency health services are grappling with the enormous challenge of providing essential care to individuals affected by a deadly earthquake that claimed the lives of at least 153 and around 400 people wounded in western Nepal.
Gaza conflict could spark rise in poverty, UN agencies warn
- UN News
Nearly 20 years of development progress could be wiped out in the Occupied Palestine Territories if the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues for a second full month, according to a UN report published on Thursday.
$20 million appeal to support Palestine labour market
- UN News
The International Labour Organization (ILO) is seeking $20 million to respond to the critical needs of hundreds of thousands of Palestinian workers and employers affected by the current conflict between Israel and Hamas.
PPPs Fiscal Hoax Is a Blank Financial Silver Bullet
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Nov 08 (IPS) - Public-private partnerships (PPPs) for infrastructure and service provision are both costly and risky. Worse, PPPs typically fail to ensure universal, let alone fair access to public amenities.
Fossil fuel producers ‘literally doubling down’, new UNEP report warns
- UN News
Contrary to pledges to cut fossil fuel production, government policies worldwide will add up to a doubling of production in 2030, a new report from the UN environment agency (UNEP) revealed on Wednesday.
Community Efforts Boost Wastewater Treatment in El Salvador - Video
- Inter Press Service
CHIRILAGUA, El Salvador, Nov 07 (IPS) - Neither the central government nor most of El Salvador's 262 municipalities have had the capacity to install enough wastewater treatment plants to prevent it from being discharged directly into the environment.
World News in Brief: UNCTAD development finance call, Nepal quake update, religious freedom in Nicaragua
- UN News
The world risks failing the 880 million people living the world’s Least Developed Countries if soaring debt and a chronic lack of international funds prevent them from getting ahead.
More action needed to write ‘final chapter’ of TB
- UN News
Tuberculosis (TB) response is bouncing back from disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, but more effort is needed to end the disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
Amidst Tears and Grief, Afghan Women Call Out To the World
- Inter Press Service
Nov 06 (IPS) - The author is an Afghanistan-based female journalist, trained with Finnish support before the Taliban take-over. Her identity is withheld for security reasons“When the sun rises in the morning, I see the light but I don't feel like I'm having a bright day. I think about how different these days are from our past days”.
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