News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 257
Pressure from the Taliban has Contributed to Rise in Underage Marriages in Afghanistan
- Inter Press Service
Mar 24 (IPS) - The author is an Afghanistan-based female journalist, trained with Finnish support before the Taliban take-over. Her identity is withheld for security reasons.Afghan girls have been denied the right to attend school and university since the Taliban took power in August 2021. But as if this was not tragic enough, many girls have also been forced to marry too early in life.
Artisanal Miners Face Onerous Obstacles to Become Legal
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, Mar 24 (IPS) - Greed, poverty, irresponsible legal mining giants which exploited and then abandoned South Africa's mines, together with the government's failure to enforce regulations on the mining giants to rehabilitate mines before closing them, have created fertile ground for a thriving illegal artisanal mining sector called Zama Zama, many of them run by criminal syndicates.
New agenda sets sail with bold action as UN Water Conference closes
- UN News
The UN 2023 Water Conference closed on Friday with the adoption of the Water Action Agenda, a “milestone” action plan containing almost 700 commitments to protect “humanity’s most precious global common good”.
UN Water Conference: reducing cross-border tensions
- UN News
As water scarcity and the potential for conflicts between countries over resources increase, the UN is urging more nations to sign up to the Water Convention, designed to reduce tensions and improve international cooperation.
Beatriz v. El Salvador Case Could Set Precedent on Abortion in Latin America
- Inter Press Service
SAN SALVADOR, Mar 24 (IPS) - An open hearing in the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in the Beatriz v. El Salvador case is raising hopes that this country and other Latin American nations might overturn or at least mitigate the severe laws that criminalize abortion.
Burkina Faso Home to Almost Half of Closed Schools in Central & West Africa
- Inter Press Service
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso, Mar 23 (IPS) - Over a million children in Burkina Faso are currently affected by school closures with 6,134 academic institutions shut as of February 2023, an increase of over 40 per cent since the end of the last school year.
Cash Transfers, Poverty Alleviation Assists with Mental Health Study
- Inter Press Service
ACRA, Mar 23 (IPS) - Poverty alleviation policies, especially cash transfers, will not only improve the poor condition of the beneficiaries but can also play a role in strengthening the psychological health of people as well as improve the mental health of those living in poverty in low- and middle-income countries (LMICS), including Africa, a new study has said.
UN’s nuclear agency and food and agriculture wing announce key commitments to tackle global water crisis
- UN News
On the penultimate day of the United Nations Water Conference, two UN agencies announced several potentially game-changing commitments that could enable countries to quickly gather data on the state of their water resources, and boost efficiency of water use for more sustainable agriculture practices.
Amid recent slowdown in global trade, ‘green goods’ are the winning ticket
- UN News
Global trade slowed down in the second half of 2022, but demand for environmentally friendly goods stayed strong, the UN Conference on Trade and Development, UNCTAD, said on Thursday.
UN Water Conference: ‘we need a renewed sense of action’
- UN News
The UN Water Conference has been hailed as an opportunity to ramp up international cooperation to address water issues and avoid a looming crisis. Experts and UN officials agree that stronger partnerships are key to finding lasting solutions.
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