Global Issues
News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 26
Climate Change is Deepening Child Poverty in Latin America and Caribbean
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, September 4 (IPS) - 2025 has been marked by a significant escalation of the climate crisis and its effects on vulnerable populations, as the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warn that average global temperatures could exceed the 1.5°C threshold within the next five years. In Latin America and the Caribbean, rising temperatures and emissions continue to strain access to essential services and deepen poverty, particularly among children.
Trump’s Tariff Tsunami Hits Brazil
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, September 4 (IPS) - Since January 2025, Donald Trump’s second presidency has been focused on securing the global supremacy of the United States. It justifies a package of international coercive and intimidatory measures, accompanied by an aggressive, arrogant rhetoric. Right at the outset, the new administration announced a veritable tsunami of tariffs and immediately implemented them as a sign of its new independence.
We Are Making Progress in the Fight Against Hunger, but Not Everyone Equally
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, September 3 (IPS) - In perspective, good news: world hunger is beginning to decline. The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2025 (SOFI 2025) reported a drop in the proportion of people suffering from hunger, from 8.5% in 2023 to 8.2% in 2024. Latin America and the Caribbean has played a pivotal role in this progress.
Guterres hails Papua New Guinea as an example of diversity, dialogue and climate action
- UN News
The Pacific Island nation of Papua New Guinea is proof that embracing differences can be the world’s greatest strength, the UN Secretary-General said in a speech to parliamentarians in the capital, Port Moresby, on Wednesday.
Togo’s Young Generation Challenges Six Decades of Dynastic Rule
- Inter Press Service
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, September 2 (IPS) - In late June, thousands flooded the streets of Lomé, Togo’s capital, presenting the ruling dynasty with its biggest challenge in decades. The catalyst was constitutional manoeuvring by President Faure Gnassingbé to maintain his grip on power. In March 2024, his government pushed through constitutional amendments that transformed Togo from a presidential to a parliamentary system. This created a new position, the President of the Council of Ministers – effectively Togo’s chief executive – elected by parliament rather than by popular vote, and with no term limits. Gnassingbé assumed this new role in May, making it abundantly clear the changes were only about keeping him in power indefinitely.
From Matriarchy to Victims: An Ongoing Story of Indigenous Women in Canada
- Inter Press Service
TORONTO, September 2 (IPS) - If European colonialism had never happened in Canada, matriarchy would still have been strong in Indigenous culture.
Afghanistan quake: Aid teams still scrambling to reach survivors
- UN News
In remote eastern Afghanistan, aid workers are continuing to race to assist survivors of Sunday’s devastating earthquake as the death toll continues to climb, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.
Guterres calls for strengthening multilateralism in address to Shanghai Cooperation Organization
- UN News
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for strengthening multilateralism in an increasingly divided world in remarks to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Tianjin, China, on Monday.
African Debt & Climate Change: How the ICJ’s Vanuatu Ruling Could be Used for Broader Justice
- Inter Press Service
PRETORIA, South Africa, September 1 (IPS) - African sovereign debtors in distress face terrible choices. They are often forced to choose between fully paying their creditors and financing the needs of their populations – health, education, renewable energy, water.
DRC: Reforesting Sites Once Used by War Displaced People
- Inter Press Service
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo, August 29 (IPS) - The Youth Circle for Nature Conservation and Community Development is working toward the reforestation of sites where displaced people lived near the town of Goma.
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