News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 432
2021: The Year that Matters for the Poorest People on the Planet
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Jun 01 (IPS) - This year is being described as pivotal for climate change. That’s not only because we’re reaching a point of no return when it comes to the rise in global temperature, it’s because the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties – commonly known as COP26 – is due to take place in November in Glasgow.
Africa’s Forgotten Crisis
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Jun 01 (IPS) - World leaders need to act for children and youth struggling to survive and thrive.A few weeks ago, I traveled with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi to the Modale refugee site in the Nord-Ubangi province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). What we witnessed there was a profound humanitarian crisis that has left 4.7 million children and youth in need of urgent, life-saving, life-changing educational support.
Pandemic Relief Policies Need More Resources, Better Design
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 01 (IPS) - Pandemic relief measures in developing countries have been limited by modest resources, fear of financial market discipline and policy mimicry. COVID-19 has triggered not only an international public health emergency, but also a global economic crisis, setting back decades of uneven progress, especially in developing countries.
Is Sharing More than Water the Key to Transboundary Governance in the Meghna River Basin?
- Inter Press Service
DHAKA, May 31 (IPS) - Kajol Miah is a rice farmer from the Bangladesh side of the Meghna River Basin. And in towns on the Indian side of the river basin, Bangladeshi rice is in great demand.
Latin Americas Challenge of Financing Energy Recovery
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, May 31 (IPS) - Hit by the pandemic's socioeconomic and health impacts, Latin America is facing the challenge of financing an economic recovery based on a sustainable energy sector and a transition to clean sources of energy.
Its Time to Reimagine Our Relationship with Nature
- Inter Press Service
AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands, May 31 (IPS) - Our natural earth is dying. It is on the brink of collapse.
Due to human impacts the planet is losing species – its biodiversity – at a rate so alarming it’s said to be comparable to the 5th mass extinction 65 million years ago, bringing the era of the dinosaurs to an end. Just 15% of the world’s forests remain intact, and only 3% of the world’s oceans are free from human pressures.
First Person: Learning a recipe for freedom in Nigeria
- UN News
When Nigerian Blessing Ojukwu became pregnant after she was raped, her family disowned her. She was forced to live with her abuser, who continued to attack her. Now, a UN-backed initiative is giving her, and others in similar situations, a chance to become financially independent, and start new lives.
UN chief calls for a global partnership to address COVID, climate change and achieve SDG’s
- UN News
Speaking in a key international partnerships summit, António Guterres said that if governments embrace together the goals of phasing out coal, enhancing climate commitments, and investing in the Global Goals, there is an opportunity to rise to 'the biggest challenge of our lives'.
Why Experts are Saying Its a Make or Break Moment for Forests
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 28 2021 (IPS) - A new global report on forests says that while the COVID-19 pandemic is the latest threat to achieving ambitious forest protection goals, it has brought the importance of forests to global well-being into sharp focus, and that this recognition must now be met with collection action.
Are There Clinically Meaningful Differences Between anti-COVID-19 Vaccines?
- Inter Press Service
NEW JERSEY, USA, May 28 (IPS) - Despite claims by the industry and some politicians, there are no clinically meaningful differences among the variety of vaccines approved under emergency use authorisation (EUA).
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