News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 228
Land Beneficiaries Lament Worsening Poverty in Resettled Areas
- Inter Press Service
BLANTYRE, Jun 30 (IPS) - Located between two heavily-deforested mountains, Nakadanga Trust in Machinga District in southern Malawi looks lifeless.
Celebrity Chefs Enlisted to Put Climate-Hardy Millets Back on the Menu
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jun 30 (IPS) - Get yourself a nice big pot full of water, dice some onions and throw in the meat of your fancy, followed by chopped tomatoes, tomato paste, dried okra powder, garden eggs and chilli peppers.
UN deputy chief praises China’s investment in tackling climate change, forging ‘new development pathway’
- UN News
The Deputy Secretary-General addressed students at China’s Peking University on Friday, describing their diligence and energy as critical to helping tackle the world’s challenges through multilateral action.
African Women Seek to Boost Innovation and Creativity in Agribusiness
- Inter Press Service
KIGALI, Jun 29 (IPS) - Adeline Umukunzi, a 28-year-old woman mushroom farmer in Musanze, a district located about 100 km north of the capital Kigali, said women have often been the unseen faces of agribusiness in Rwanda.
Questions Arise About Youth Commitment to Democracy After Nigerian Elections
- Inter Press Service
ABUJA, Jun 29 (IPS) - As Nigeria’s newly-elected president Bola Tinabu seems to be making his mark by undoing many of his predecessor’s policies - another battle is being waged in the courts between him and one of his rivals Peter Gregory Obi.
The Need for More Funding, Especially to Women, Towards Climate Adaptation Goals
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Jun 29 (IPS) - There is a significant funding gap for climate adaptation – especially for women. Public financing will not be sufficient to close this gap, but it will be crucial for supporting the most vulnerable and facilitating private sector investments where funding and support is needed most.
UN agencies head up new $115 million push for cleaner, healthier oceans
- UN News
The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and four partner agencies have been tasked with leading a new push to help countries curb the land-based pollution of coastal areas and shorelines.
Food Beyond the Reach for Millions in Horn of Africa
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jun 28 (IPS) - Four months pregnant, Ayan was close to dying of starvation when she arrived at the Kabasa camp in Dolow, on the border between Somalia and Ethiopia.
Women’s Savings in Zimbabwe Struggle Under Weight of Unstable Currency
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Jun 28 (IPS) - For years, self-employed and unemployed women in Zimbabwe formed neighbourhood "clubs" where they pooled money together for everything from buying bulk groceries to be shared at the end of the year to meeting funeral expenses.
Huge Increase in Transnational Crime in Asia 'Golden Triangle'
- Inter Press Service
MADRID, Jun 27 (IPS) - How come that in a world where technology is - or is about to be - able to detect an ant in a jungle, the traffickers of death continue to carry out their lucrative criminal activities everywhere and in all fields, from weapons to prostitution, enslavement and drugs, to deadly fake medicines, through oil, gas and poisoned food.
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