News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 253
Lost decade looms for debt-ridden developing countries: UNCTAD
- UN News
Debt-ridden developing countries face years of economic pain brought on by a global growth slowdown, high interest rates and reduced investment, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) warned on Wednesday.
In Zimbabwe, Golf Is Giving Cyclone Idai Survivors Hope
- Inter Press Service
CHIMANIMANI, Zimbabwe, Apr 11 (IPS) - Trust Makanidzani’s golf practice session with his friends is disrupted by a howling wind and a heavy pelting of water that thundered against rooftops at Chimanimani Golf Course in the eastern part of Zimbabwe.
The Saudi's New Geostrategic Doctrine
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Apr 11 (IPS) - The resumption of diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and the Saudis’ diplomatic overtures toward Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, are part and parcel of the Saudis’ overall reassessment of their geostrategic interests, which rest on three distinctives goals: regional stability, exerting greater regional and international influence, and uninterrupted oil exports. These three fundamental goals are tightly linked and are within the Saudis’ reach.
IMF lowers global economic growth outlook as ‘fog thickens’
- UN News
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecast in their latest World Economic Outlook published on Tuesday, that global growth will bottom out at 2.8 percent this year before rising modestly to around three percent in 2024, representing a 0.1 per cent fall on its January projections.
Afghan Tailors Flee to Pakistan After Ban on Stitching Womens Clothing
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Apr 10 (IPS) - "I had my shop in Afghanistan but came here after the Taliban's warning against stitching women's clothes. Now, I am working on daily wages in a shop owned by a local tailor master," Noor Wali, 32, told IPS.
India's Bihar Leads Efforts to Strengthen Global Poverty Alleviation Through South-South Knowledge Exchange
- Inter Press Service
PATNA, India, Apr 10 (IPS) - Under the Bihar Rural Livelihoods Promotion Society, Bihar’s government announced the development of a new Program for Immersion and Learning Exchange (ILE) to be headquartered in Patna.
UN commission examines threats to global education goal
- UN News
Despite global promises and progress, some 263 million children and young people are out of school, indicating that achieving quality education for all by 2030 is “seriously off track”, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed warned on Monday.
Detoxifying Security: Recommendations for the G7 Summit on Nuclear Weapons
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Apr 10 (IPS) - The current war in Ukraine has shown that nuclear deterrence is deeply flawed. It relies on the assumption of “rational actors” in power and credibility of threats, which we know are far from reality, especially in times of conflicts.
At the Mercy of the Algorithm
- Inter Press Service
MILAN, Italy, Apr 10 (IPS) - Excessive reliance on algorithmic management has raised concerns regarding its opaque decision-making mechanisms and implication for workers.
First Person: Passion to feed a healthier Gambia
- UN News
The majority of food consumed in The Gambia is imported, but a growing number of young entrepreneurs are starting food production companies, encouraged by the availability of UN-supported training.
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