News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 246
Tuberculosis Risk Factors Exacerbated by Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
BRATISLAVA, May 02 (IPS) - While there is no established causal relationship between climate change and tuberculosis (TB), studies have begun to highlight the potential impact its effects could have on the spread of the disease.
Safeguarding the Future of Independent Media & Our Democracies
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, May 02 (IPS) - There’s a now familiar groan every time the lights go out in South Africa. Due to a critical shortage of electricity, the national power utility institutes a daily regimen of scheduled power cuts.
Stamping out corruption can give SDGs $3 trillion boost
- UN News
Corruption and its staggering costs have hobbled sustainable development in all countries, but fresh efforts are making inroads, the President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) said on Tuesday at a special meeting to tackle the scourge and give the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development a much-needed boost.
Health systems show first major signs of post-COVID-19 recovery
- UN News
Health systems in most countries have started showing the first major signs of recovery three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, which has left millions dead and hundreds of millions infected, according to a new UN report launched on Tuesday.
Empowering Women is Key to Breaking the Devastating Cycle of Poverty & Food Insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa
- Inter Press Service
BALTIMORE, Maryland / DENVER, Colorado, May 01 (IPS) - Studies consistently show that women have lower rates of agricultural productivity compared to men in the region, but it’s not because they’re less efficient farmers.
Afghanistan Special Envoys Should Hold Firm Line on Rights
- Inter Press Service
BRUSSELS, Belgium, Apr 28 (IPS) - On May 1, United Nations member states’ special envoys on Afghanistan will meet in Doha, Qatar to discuss how to address the Taliban’s latest restrictions on humanitarian operations.
Energy Crisis in Cuba Calls for Greater Boost for Renewable Sources
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Apr 27 (IPS) - Long lines of vehicles outside of gas stations reflect the acute shortage of diesel and gasoline in Cuba, which has had negative impacts on an economy that is highly dependent on fuel imports and has only a small proportion of renewable sources in its energy mix.
Rising to the Challenge: The UN Road Safety Fund in a Polycrises World
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Apr 27 (IPS) - Crises may be a centuries-old phenomenon, but so too is human resilience.
UNDP Good Growth Partnership: Smallholders Key to Reducing Indonesian Deforestation (Part 2)
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, Apr 27 (IPS) - Smallholder farmers are critical to the success of Indonesia’s efforts to address deforestation and climate change. Creating an understanding and supporting this group, internally and abroad, is a crucial objective for those working towards reducing deforestation and promoting good farming practices, especially as smallholders often work hand-to-mouth and are vulnerable to perpetuating unsustainable farming practices.
UNDP Good Growth Partnership: Getting All on Board to Meet Deforestation Targets (Part 1)
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, Apr 27 (IPS) - Indonesia finds itself in a delicate balancing act of uplifting people from poverty, managing climate change and biodiversity, and satisfying an increasingly demanding international market for sustainable farming practices—and at the pivot of this complexity is the management of its palm oil sector.
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