News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 208
The Baloch Girls Remain Stranded at the School Gates
- Inter Press Service
GWADAR, Pakistan, Sep 13 (IPS) - Ten years ago I ran an academy for girls in Dohr Gatti, a small slum on the outskirts of Gwadar, a coastal city in Balochistan, southwestern Pakistan. Most of the girls were between the ages of eleven and fifteen and had the little opportunity to receive a formal education.
Human Trafficking: Women Lured by Promise of Jobs, Sold as Brides
- Inter Press Service
BUDGAM, INDIA, Sep 13 (IPS) - It has been over a decade since 32-year-old Rafiqa (not her real name) was sold to a villager after being lured by the promise that she would be employed in the handicrafts industry of Indian-administered Kashmir.
Enhancing Mining Revenue
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Sep 13 (IPS) - The commodity boom early this century was mainly driven by mineral prices. Yet, mining’s contribution to developing countries’ revenue has been modest, largely due to massive tax evasion and avoidance.
The Africa Climate Summit: Anti-Colonial Rhetoric Meets Green Colonialism
- Inter Press Service
OAKLAND, California, Sep 13 (IPS) - In the wake of the recent Africa Climate Summit, which convened in Nairobi from September 4-6, 2023, the world’s attention was drawn to the pressing challenges facing the African continent as it grapples with the devastating effects of climate change.
Experts make case for tackling climate and sustainable development together
- UN News
A new UN report delivers a strong message to world leaders heading to New York for the General Assembly’s annual high-level week: tackling the climate and sustainable development crises together will help accelerate overall progress on the 2030 Agenda.
‘Robust progress’ towards SDGs in Thailand: A UN Resident Coordinator blog
- UN News
Thailand has made what has been described as “robust progress” towards meeting the targets of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) but a “whole of society approach” is needed to maintain momentum according to the UN Resident Coordinator in the country.
Peace our ‘most fundamental job’, says Guterres
- UN News
Today “peace is under assault” across communities, countries and regions, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday, underscoring the need for global solidarity and mutual trust.
Over 330 million children worldwide living in extreme poverty
- UN News
One in every six children is forced to survive on less than $2.15 a day, according to a new report from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Bank released on Wednesday.
The Perspective of Global Governance for Achieving the SDGs - From the viewpoint of sociology of domination.
- Inter Press Service
TOKYO, Japan, Sep 12 (IPS) - Sustainable development is the challenge of how to build a society in which humanity can live with dignity in this global environment.
What Happens in the Arctic Does Not Stay in the Arctic
- Inter Press Service
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Sep 12 (IPS) - While climate change is relentlessly progressing, threatening life on earth, world leaders continue to meet while planning for a future where this immense menace to human existence remains a minor item on the agenda.
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