Global Issues
News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 47
Energy access has improved, but more funding is needed to address disparities: WHO
- UN News
Although nearly 92 per cent of the global population now has basic access to electricity, more than 666 million people still live without it, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to urge greater financial support for renewable energy.
$1 towards a girl’s education = $3 for the global economy: That's how development works
- UN News
Helping those with less isn’t charity – it’s a shared investment in a better future. Yet global development financing is under strain. An upcoming UN conference in Sevilla, Spain, aims to change that by mobilizing large-scale investment for a more just and sustainable world.
A New Solar Power Plant Powers Progress in Zimbabwe’s Renewable Energy Sector
- Inter Press Service
MUTARE, Zimbabwe, Jun 25 (IPS) - When load shedding was introduced over the past two years, Jose Tenete Domingos Lumboa had to deal with learning disruptions worsened by the backup generators in the eastern part of Zimbabwe.
Despite Strong Commitment, SDGs Progress Alarmingly Off Track 10 Years On—New UN Report Finds
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Jun 24 (IPS) - Finland now ranks first in global sustainable development goals progress. Barbados is ahead globally in its commitment to UN multilateralism or cooperation among multiple nations.
Less Investment, Less Aid: How FDI Shortfalls are Hurting Global Relief Efforts
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Jun 24 (IPS) - The world is losing interest in investing in others, especially when it comes to humanitarian aid. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has slowed to critical levels, weakening emerging markets and further slowing growth across developing nations.
Power to the people; funding community-led development in Somalia
- UN News
A story of grassroots persistence in Somalia could serve as a powerful reminder of the impact of innovative financing mechanisms as the international community meets in Spain to discuss how to fund global sustainable development.
What time is it on the Moon? It’s all relative…
- UN News
Telling the time on the Moon is more complicated than you might think, but answering the question is becoming more important amid a resurgent interest in lunar exploration. The UN is helping to ensure the Moon is governed in a coordinated and peaceful way, and agreeing on a time zone is a central element of international discussions.
Time to Redesign Global Development Finance
- Inter Press Service
SEVILLE, Spain, Jun 23 (IPS) - Can the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) be a turning point? The stakes are high. The international financial system—so important to each and every one of us—feels out of reach and resistant to change, because it is deeply entrenched in unjust power imbalances that keep it in place. We deserve better.
Afghanistan’s Children in Dire Need of an ‘Acceleration in Nutrition Action’
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Jun 23 (IPS) - Afghanistan is burdened with one of the highest rates of child wasting globally, with 3.5 million children under five years suffering from a severe form of malnutrition, leaving them dangerously underweight and unable to grow or thrive.
INTERVIEW: Visitors to Expo 2025 appreciate ‘positive vision’ of UN
- UN News
Visitors to Expo 2025, a world fair currently being held in Osaka, Japan, appreciate the “positive vison” of a shared global future promoted by the United Nations; that’s according to Naomi Ichikawa, Director of the UN Pavilion.
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