News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 220
New Economic and Social Council leadership takes the helm
- UN News
The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) which oversees sustainable development across the UN, elected its new President on Thursday, marking the start of its new session.
Exchange Rate Movements Due to Interest Rates, Speculation, Not Fundamentals
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jul 26 (IPS) - Currency values and foreign exchange rates change for many reasons, largely following market perceptions, regardless of fundamentals. Market speculation has worsened volatility, instability and fragility in most economies, especially of small, open, developing countries.
TB Preventive Treatment: the Need for Choice
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, Jul 26 (IPS) - Before COVID-19 came along, the two most lethal infectious diseases were HIV and tuberculosis (TB). Even though HIV still lingers, with 1.5 million people contracting the infection every year, epidemiologists point to the availability of many HIV prevention options as a primary reason for the decreasing caseload.
A Shot in the Arm Can Prevent Cervical Cancer
- Inter Press Service
KARACHI, Jul 26 (IPS) - “Listen to your body, and if there is anything strange happening, do not ignore it,” is the advice of 57-year-old Afshan Bhurgri, a cancer survivor.
Transforming food systems, key to get SDGs back on track: Mohammed
- UN News
The UN on Wednesday launched an initiative for accelerated transformation in food systems, with the Deputy Secretary-General highlighting key objectives to help get the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) back on track.
UNESCO calls for global ban on smartphones in schools
- UN News
A new UN report raised concerns on Wednesday about the excessive use of smartphones, calling for them to be banned in schools worldwide. According to the UN's education, science and culture agency UNESCO, the over-use of mobile phones impacts learning.
Biodigesters Light Up Clean Energy Stoves in Rural El Salvador
- Inter Press Service
SUCHITOTO, El Salvador, Jul 25 (IPS) - A new technology that has arrived in rural villages in El Salvador makes it possible for small farming families to generate biogas with their feces and use it for cooking - something that at first sounded to them like science fiction and also a bit smelly.
Education is a Life-Saving Intervention in Emergencies, says South Sudans Education Minister
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 25 (IPS) - In times of crisis, education is an essential component of humanitarian intervention packages, South Sudan’s Minister of General Education and Instruction Awut Deng Acuil told IPS in an exclusive interview.
Africa’s food ‘transformation’ impossible without game changing solutions: FAO
- UN News
A full-scale Africa-led agrifood systems transformation will not be possible without game changing solutions, greater investments in smallholder farmers, embracing new technology and new partnerships at all levels.
‘Disaster emergency’ in Asia-Pacific, warns ESCAP
- UN News
Asia and the Pacific has a “narrow window” to protect its hard-won gains, as climate change supercharges disasters and impacts billions there, the UN’s development body spanning the vast region said on Tuesday.
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