News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 251
Chiles Water Vulnerability Requires Watershed and Water Management
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, Apr 19 (IPS) - Good management of the 101 hydrographic basins which run from the Andes mountain range to the Pacific Ocean is key to solving the severe water crisis that threatens the people of Chile and their main productive activities.
Africa, Now Squeezed to the Bones
- Inter Press Service
MADRID, Apr 19 (IPS) - As many as 45 African countries –out of the Continent's 54 nations–, all of them grouped in what is known as Sub-Saharan Africa, have now been further squeezed to their bones, as funding shrinks to lowest ever levels, and as a portion of the so-called aid goes back to the pockets of rich donor countries.
INTERVIEW: Making family planning choices simpler for 8 billion
- UN News
Women’s bodies should not be held captive to choices made by governments or individuals, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) has said, as it launched its flagship State of the World’s Population Report for 2023.
‘Meaningful’ youth involvement in decision-making critical to sustainable future: Guterres
- UN News
A just, equitable and sustainable future for all will simply not be possible without the involvement of the world’s 1.2 billion young people, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a policy brief published on Thursday.
End ‘alarmist narratives’ on population growth and recognize women’s rights: UNFPA
- UN News
Women’s bodies must not be held captive to government policies or “alarmist narratives” concerning population growth, the UN sexual and reproductive agency (UNFPA) said in major new report published on Wednesday.
Localizing SDGs Means Truly Empowering Citizens
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Apr 18 (IPS) - The Future We Want was the groundbreaking outcome of the Rio+20 Summit, the summit, held in 2012, where the idea of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was first conceptualized.
UN advisory board charts fresh path to better global governance
- UN News
There needs to be a major shift in global governance to better tackle such current and looming challenges as the climate crisis and rising security threats, according to a new UN report published on Tuesday.
UN predicts restrictions on women’s rights will worsen economic catastrophe
- UN News
The draconian restrictions on women’s ability to study and work have contributed to the calamitous socio-economic situation in Afghanistan, with devastating consequences for the population, according to a UN report released on Tuesday.
We can Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals but it will take Courage & Urgent Transformations
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 17 (IPS) - The world is at a crossroads. This week, the United Nations Secretary-General, government ministers and senior leaders are gathered in New York at the ECOSOC Financing for Development Forum. (scheduled to take place April17-20).
Zambia: UN experts concerned over delay in the country’s debt restructuring
- UN News
UN independent human rights experts on Monday said they were deeply concerned over delays in reaching an agreement on the restructuring of Zambia’s debt and its corresponding negative human rights impact on peoples’ lives there.
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