News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 5
UN social policy commission closes with calls to turn pledges into action
- UN News
With inequality deepening and trust in public institutions under strain, the UN’s main forum on social policy wrapped up its annual session on Tuesday with a renewed push to turn global commitments on social justice into action.
Women and girls in science: Dismantling barriers, closing gender gaps
- UN News
Although women are more likely than young men to pursue higher education, they make up only 35 per cent of science graduates.
In Bahrain; work, dignity and the quiet rise of home-grown enterprise
- UN News
From a crochet hook in a Cairo living room to digital marketplaces reaching across borders, women entrepreneurs are demonstrating how creativity, persistence and targeted support can translate into livelihoods — even when formal employment is out of reach.
A Business Necessity: Align With Nature or Risk Collapse, IPBES Report Warns
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe & MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, February 9 (IPS) - Business can still remain profitable while protecting the environment but invest in nature-positive operations, says a landmark report by the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), which finds that global companies have contributed to the escalating loss of biodiversity.
Goal 1: End Poverty in all its Forms –Everywhere
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, February 9 (IPS) - Eradicating extreme poverty for all people everywhere by 2030 is a pivotal aim of the Sustainable Development Goals. Extreme poverty, defined as surviving on less than US$3.00 per person per day at 2021 purchasing power parity, has witnessed remarkable declines over recent decades.
‘When Rains Come, Our Hearts Beat Faster’
- Inter Press Service
SRINAGAR & NEW DELHI, February 9 (IPS) - When the rain begins in Kashmir’s capital Srinagar, Ghulam Nabi Bhat does not watch the clouds with relief anymore. He watches them with calculation. How much can the gutters take? How fast will the river rise? Which corner of the house will leak first? Where should the children sleep if the floor turns damp?
Floods and Food Security: The Hidden Cost to Crops and Soil
- Inter Press Service
URBANA, Illinois, US, February 6 (IPS) - South Africa, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe are currently experiencing severe flooding. According to the World Health Organization, 1.3 million people have been affected. In addition, hundreds of people have died , infrastructure has been destroyed, access to health services has been disrupted, and the risks of water- and mosquito-borne diseases are rising.
When Protection Meets the Sea: Rethinking Marine Protected Areas with Fishing Communities
- Inter Press Service
DELHI, February 5 (IPS) - Melanie Brown has been fishing salmon in Bristol Bay, Alaska, for more than 30 years. An Indigenous fisherwoman and a coordinating committee member of the World Forum of Fisher Peoples, she speaks about the sea with deep care and lived knowledge.
To Fix the Rupture, Trade is not Enough
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Nepal, February 5 (IPS) - Will trade be enough to navigate the current waves of chaos and disorder that are underpinning the ongoing rifts among competing powerful and hegemon nations and the rest?
‘We Are Seeing an Economic Transition, but No Democratic Transition’
- Inter Press Service
CIVICUS discusses the situation following the US intervention in Venezuela with Guillermo Miguelena Palacios, director of the Venezuelan Progressive Institute, a think tank that promotes spaces for dialogue and democratic leadership.
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