News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 480
COVID’s Impact in Real Time: Finding Balance Amid the Crisis
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Oct 12 (IPS) - One enduring lesson from the COVID-19 pandemic is that any lasting economic recovery will depend on resolving the health crisis.
Gendering Agriculture so Women Take the Lead in Feeding Africa
- Inter Press Service
IBADAN, Nigeria, Oct 12 (IPS) - Africa's hopes of feeding a population projected to double by 2050 amidst a worsening climate crisis rest on huge investments in agriculture, including creating the conditions so that women can empower themselves and lead efforts to transform the continent's farming landscape.
COVID-19: Examining Theories for Africa's Low Death Rates
- Inter Press Service
Oct 11 (IPS) - As the threat of a COVID-19 pandemic emerged earlier this year, many felt a sense of apprehension about what would happen when it reached Africa. Concerns over the combination of overstretched and underfunded health systems and the existing load of infectious and non-infectious diseases often led to it being talked about in apocalyptic terms.
Scaling Up SDG4 in Crises
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Oct 09 (IPS) - Out of global crises spring opportunities for change. In crisis, change is not an option. It is a necessity. And, as Plato famously noted: "Necessity is the mother of invention." Education Cannot Wait (ECW) is an invention that sprang out of crisis and was borne of necessity.
Nobel Peace Prize to World Food Programme Delivering Life-Saving Sustenance to Millions Worldwide
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 09 (IPS) - With the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize bestowed on the Rome-based World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations and its affiliated agencies continue to hold a monopoly of one of the world's most prestigious annual awards.
What Does Building Back Better Look Like for African Women Engaged in Smallholder Agriculture and Food Businesses?
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Oct 09 (IPS) - "We need to build back better." This has been the rallying call on the COVID-19 response by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to leaders and communities around the world. It has been echoed in conference rooms and in the numerous Zoom meetings organized to discuss the pandemic. It will be especially important to apply the idea to women working in the agriculture and food sector.
Why We’re Uniting in Support of African Girl Leaders to beat AIDS & Shift Power
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA/ PARIS/ NEW YORK, Oct 09 (IPS) - The International Day of the Girl Child on 11th October is a call for us to reflect on our responsibilities. Twenty-five years ago, governments adopted the historic Beijing Declaration and the Platform for Action.
Peer Support Vital to Help Young Returnees Rebuild Their Lives in West Africa
- Inter Press Service
DAKAR, Oct 09 (IPS) - Ismaila Badji could not bring himself to leave his house for weeks after returning to Senegal. "I failed twice; at school and on the road," he said. "What's wrong with me? I'm still looking for the answer." After spending time in a Libyan detention centre, Badji returned to where he came from. He did not feel like himself, he lacked motivation and he suffered from stigma from the local community.
Does COVID-19 Imply an End to the Epoch of Science?
- Inter Press Service
AMSTERDAM/ROME, Oct 08 (IPS) - Around the 16th century there was a radical shift in the way humans perceived nature. New thinking in physics, chemistry, biology and mathematics heralded a deeper understanding of the world around us. Between the 17th and 18th century this new thinking had resulted in spate of technological inventions such as the steam engine, railways, electricity and the telephone.
Mayors Explore how COVID-19 Pandemic will Redefine Urban Cities
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 08 (IPS) - The coronavirus pandemic has the potential to bring about positive changes for cities, and give leaders the opportunity to make long-term, transformative changes as a result, according to renowned architect Norman Foster, who was speaking at the first ever Forum of Mayors 2020.
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