News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 259
Climate Financing: World Bank Must Respond
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Mar 21 (IPS) - It’s one of the great injustices of this era that countries contributing negligible amounts to global carbon emissions are now feeling the most harrowing impacts of climate change.
Flagship UN report extolls win-win water partnerships to avert global crisis
- UN News
Water starts wars, puts out fires, and is key to human survival, but ensuring access for all hinges largely on improving cooperation, according to a new flagship UN report published on Tuesday.
Protecting and Managing the High Seas
- Inter Press Service
ROME / LONDON, Mar 20 (IPS) - On March 4 2023, the 193 members of the United Nations reached a major milestone. They agreed on a treaty to manage and protect the high seas – the marine areas that lie outside the 200 mile Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) of coastal states. The high seas are an essential part of the global ecosystem. They cover 50 percent of the Earth’s surface, produce half the oxygen we breathe, provide a home to 95 percent of the planet’s biosphere, are a critical sink for carbon dioxide, and help regulate the Earth’s temperature.
Championing Sustainability Despite Adversities in Asia & the Pacific
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK, Thailand, Mar 20 (IPS) - As we reach the midpoint of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, it is an opportune moment to reflect on the Asia-Pacific region’s progress and accelerate efforts to achieve our goals.
Origami hummingbirds to make a splash at UN Water Conference
- UN News
Flocks of paper origami hummingbirds crafted by children around the world have departed their locations to “attend” the UN Water Conference in New York from 22-24 March, carrying the future generation’s resolve to turn the tide on the global water crisis.
5 Things You Should Know About the UN 2023 Water Conference
- UN News
The UN 2023 Water Conference, which takes place at UN Headquarters from 22-24 March, is being hailed as a once-in-a-generation opportunity to accelerate progress towards universal access to safe water and sanitation by 2030.
Black Sea Grain Initiative extended on deadline day
- UN News
The Black Sea Grain Initiative, a UN-brokered deal aimed at supplying markets with food and fertilizer amid global shortages and rising prices, exacerbated by the Ukraine war, was extended on Saturday, the day it was due to expire.
Scaling up Climate-Smart Trade Policies in the Pacific
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK, Thailand, Mar 17 (IPS) - The impacts of the climate crisis are acutely felt in the Pacific region. In recent years, the region has been hit by devastating climate events, which cause widespread destruction and significant loss of lives and livelihoods across countries.
Belief in Witchcraft Costing Lives of Elderly Women in Malawi
- Inter Press Service
BLANTYRE, Mar 17 (IPS) - In December last year, a video clip went viral of two elderly women surrounded by a charged-up crowd and engulfed in a cloud of dust as they filled up a grave in a village in the Mzimba district in northern Malawi.
Announcing new youth advisers, Guterres praises their ‘unrelenting’ drive for climate justice
- UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterresthis week announced the names of seven young climate leaders selected to serve on his Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change.
Powered by
