News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 418
Central Banks Must Address Pandemic Challenges
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 03 (IPS) - Hopes for an inclusive global economic recovery are fast fading. As rich countries have done little to ensure poor countries’ access to vaccines and fiscal resources, North-South “fault lines” will certainly widen.
Resumption of China-US Contacts: Use of Protocol as Peacetime Weapon in an Unstable World
- Inter Press Service
SINGAPORE, Aug 02 (IPS) - It had been four long months since the meeting in Alaska between Chinese and American officials, their first interaction since President Joe Biden assumed office in January this year.
Increasing Revenue & Protecting Public Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Inter Press Service
CAPETOWN / BANGKOK, Aug 02 (IPS) - The COVID-19 pandemic has taken its toll on millions of families and damaged the economy of countries around the globe.
Rich countries with higher vaccination rates have opened up their economy ahead of poor countries that are still struggling to fight the pandemic.
After Vilifying the UN, US Returns to the World Body
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 02 (IPS) - Ed Koch, a sharp-tongued Mayor of New York city (1978-89), once stopped short of using a four-letter word to denounce the United Nations.
Instead, he opted for a five-letter word dismissing the UN as a “sewer” relegating it to the lower depths of degradation.
WTO Inches Closer To Agreement on Harmful Fishing Subsidies
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Aug 02 (IPS) - After more than 20 years of negotiations, the World Trade Organization (WTO) has moved a step closer to an agreement on ending harmful fishing subsidies. The deal would set new rules for the global fishing industry and limit government funding that contributes to unsustainable fishing and the depletion of global fish stocks.
A year after the Beirut explosions: a UN Resident Coordinator blog
- UN News
On August 4th, 2020, a devastating blast in a warehouse destroyed much of the centre of the Lebanese capital, Beirut. Many neighbourhoods were destroyed, downtown Beirut looked like a war zone. Thousands were injured and some 200 people tragically lost their lives on that day and the days that followed. For many, their property and livelihoods were literally blown away.
Sink or swim: Can island states survive the climate crisis?
- UN News
Small island nations across the world are bearing the brunt of the climate crisis, and their problems have been accentuated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has severely affected their economies, and their capacity to protect themselves from possible extinction. We take a look at some of the many challenges they face, and how they could be overcome.
When Branded as a Born Criminal: The Plight of India’s De-Notified Tribes
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, India, Jul 30 (IPS) - Branded as being born ‘criminal’ 150 years ago under British colonial rule, De-Notified Tribes (DNTs) continue to bear the brunt of the various laws that stigmatised them since 1871.
Are UN’s Sustainable Development Goals in the Doldrums Due to the Corona Virus?
- Inter Press Service
BRUSSELS, Belgium / JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, Jul 30 (IPS) - A short answer to this question is yes, but it is obvious and predictable failure was visible for some time. This debate started before 2015, the year in which the Sustainable Development Goals (or SDGs) were adopted as successors to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) agreed in 2000. The 8 MDGs were expanded to 17 massive goals and 169 targets.
DR Congo, Ituri. Fleeing War, Weaving Life in IDP Camps of Bunia
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jul 29 (IPS) - He moves aside the curtain, thin as gauze, and then bends over. The darkness dazzles for a few seconds when one enters the house—actually, a den made of earth where air and light filter through the narrow entrance. Jean de Dieu Amani Paye holds her tiny baby, wrapped in an elegant fabric, in his arms. He was a teacher of French and Latin and had a small business. He also cultivated the land: cassava, corn, sorghum, and beans.
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