Global Issues
News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 44
Drowning in debt: New forum in Sevilla offers borrowers chance to rebalance the books
- UN News
A new mechanism offering debt-distressed countries a way to coordinate action and amplify their voice in the global financial system, has been launched at the UN’s pivotal sustainable development conference in Sevilla.
From Parliaments to the G20: A Call to Champion Women’s Sexual & Reproductive Health & Rights
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, July 2 (IPS) - About 21 million adolescent girls get pregnant annually in low- and middle-income countries. Beyond the numbers lie lost futures and deepening cycles of poverty that undermine girls’ education, wellbeing, and, ultimately, national development.
The Juggling of Aid: How WFP is Delivering More with Less
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, July 1 (IPS) - Serious-to-severe food insecurity has been widely felt among those living through the worst, protracted humanitarian crises. For organizations like the World Food Programme (WFP), they must work under the “relentless demand” for humanitarian aid, including food.
FFD4 Must Deliver for the World’s Most Vulnerable Nations
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, July 1 (IPS) - Five years from the 2030 deadline for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we face a development emergency. The promise to eradicate poverty, combat climate change, and build a sustainable future for all is slipping away. The SDG financing gap has ballooned to over $4 trillion annually—a crisis compounded by declining aid, rising trade barriers, and a fragile global economy.
Science Is Useless if No One Understands It
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, July 1 (IPS) - Despite delivering life-saving medicines, more nutritious crops, and transformative technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), science remains widely misunderstood, polarizing, and underappreciated. Much of this, experts say, comes down to one persistent issue: poor communication.
As FfD4 Kicks Off in Spain, Global Cooperation Still Matters
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, July 1 (IPS) - As the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) kicks off in Sevilla, Spain, the stakes couldn’t be higher.
Trump Undresses Rival Trade Myths
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, July 1 (IPS) - President Trump’s tariffs have exposed neoliberal trade ideology and undermined corporate lobbying in the name of free trade. But his rhetoric has also exposed the fallacies of his own economic strategy.
‘The margins of the budget’: Gender equality in developing countries underfunded by $420 billion annually
- UN News
Developing countries currently face a staggering $420 billion annual gap in the funding needed to achieve gender equality, UN Women estimates. This gap means that programmes and services for women and girls are chronically underfunded.
Spain and Brazil push global action to tax the super-rich and curb inequality
- UN News
Spain and Brazil have launched a joint initiative to promote a higher tax take from the super-rich worldwide, aiming to tackle soaring inequality by ensuring those with the most, pay their fair share.
When Life-Saving Treatment Disappears: The Coming Crisis in Child Malnutrition
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, June 30 (IPS) - On July 1st, USAID officially shuts down and transfers operations to the U.S. State Department. Amid growing uncertainty about the future of U.S. foreign assistance structures and funding, supply chains that deliver life-saving treatment to malnourished children worldwide have broken down, triggering a global nutrition crisis.
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