News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 515
How South Africa can Address Digital Inequalities in E-learning
- Inter Press Service
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Apr 30 (IPS) - South Africa's education system is complex, with historical inequalities dating back to apartheid. Most of the country's pupils come from disadvantaged backgrounds. Language is an issue; most pupils do not speak English as a mother tongue, yet English dominates in many classrooms. And, as the COVID-19 crisis has showed, there's a huge digital divide at play.
Amid Covid-19 Hunger Fear Mounts in Bangladesh
- Inter Press Service
DHAKA, Bangladesh, Apr 29 (IPS) - The world is at risk of widespread famines caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The devastating economic impact of Covid-19 is seeing a huge rise globally in the number of hungry people.
Argentina’s Debt Restructuring “Groundhog Day”… or Maybe Not? Three Key Points
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Apr 29 (IPS) - On April 17, the Alberto Ángel Fernández administration in Argentina officially unveiled its offer for debt restructuring on USD 66 billion foreign currency-denominated bonds.
Starting on that date, the offer is valid for 20 days, a period during which difficult negotiations with bondholders are expected to take place.
Based on the first reactions from some of creditor groups, one could well get the sense that the offer is "dead on arrival."
Pandemic Lays Bare Africa’s Deficits, but Youth Will Grow the Future
- Inter Press Service
IBADAN, Nigeria, Apr 29 (IPS) - Africa's frailties have been brutally exposed by the coronavirus pandemic. The virus has reached nearly every country on this continent of 1.3 billion people and the World Health Organization warns there could be 10 million cases within six months. Ten countries have no ventilators at all.
India & China Ranked World’s Biggest Military Spenders Trailing US
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 29 (IPS) - China and India, which went to war back in 1962 largely over a disputed Himalayan border-- and continue a longstanding battle for military supremacy in Asia-- have set a new record in arms spending.
Electricity Demand During Lockdown: Evidence from Argentina
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Apr 28 (IPS) - Electricity demand normally depends on such variables as retail electricity rates, daytime temperature, time and day of the week, economic activity and consumer type (i.e. residential, commercial, industrial, etc.).
Understanding the Hunger Surge Caused by the COVID-19 Recession to Mitigate It Before It Is Too Late
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Apr 28 (IPS) - Many uncertainties haunt the world's campaign to counter the COVID-19 pandemic, but one thing is now sure: Global economic activity will suffer greatly, with large-scale consequences for the incomes and welfare of all, but especially for the most vulnerable food import-dependent countries.
COVID-19 - How Eswatini’s Garden Farmers are Keeping the Vegetable Supply Flowing
- Inter Press Service
MALKERNS, Eswatini, Apr 28 (IPS) - During the COVID-19 partial lockdown in Eswatini, garden farmers say they are proud that they are able to make a small contribution towards a healthy nation during the pandemic.Nobukhosi Cebekhulu (68) and Khetsiwe Tofile (64) are small-scale vegetable farmers who are producing from their permaculture home gardens in Malkerns, Eswatini.
Staring at a Human Security Catastrophe
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, Apr 28 (IPS) - The defining images of South Asia's battle against Covid-19 are hundreds of thousands of migrants, many with children on their shoulders, trudging from New Delhi, Kathmandu or Dhaka to their far-flung villages. They are daily wage earners engaged in construction, small enterprises, plying rickshaws or street selling in the informal sector.
With lockdowns and economic activity shut down to combat the virus, these migrants lost their low-paying jobs and were forced to flee to their rural homes. Those who remained in these cities face food insecurity, rising joblessness and risk falling deeper into poverty.
All-of-Government, Whole-of-Society Involvement Needed to Fight Virus
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 28 (IPS) - The Covid-19 pandemic is now widely considered more threatening than any other recent viral epidemic. Most believe that many more have been infected or even died than officially confirmed.
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