Global Issues
News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 54
Girls in Kenya Are Repurposing the Invasive Mathenge Tree Into Furniture
- Inter Press Service
KAKUMA, Kenya, Jun 06 (IPS) - Char Tito is hammering nails into wood at Kakuma Arid Zone Secondary School in Turkana County, northern Kenya. The 16-year-old is making a traditional chair under the scorching sun outside one of the classroom blocks.
While Population Rises, Jobs Decline: Global Job Markets Tied to U.S. Consumerism
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 06 (IPS) - While Asia and the Pacific seem to be booming in employment and GDP growth, reports reveal a possible volatile and fragile market pegged to U.S. consumerism.
CIVICUS’ New Leader Speaks on Global Declines in Civic Freedom
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS / NEW YORK, Jun 05 (IPS) - On June 1, CIVICUS Global Alliance, announced the appointment of Mandeep Tiwana as its new Secretary-General. With his tenure underway, Tiwana sat down with an IPS correspondent to discuss CIVICUS’s work in promoting civic freedom and solidarity in an increasingly autonomy-restrictive world.
Portugal: No Longer an Exception to Europe’s Far-right Rise
- Inter Press Service
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Jun 05 (IPS) - For decades, Portugal stood as a beacon of democratic stability in an increasingly unsettled Europe. While neighbours grappled with political fragmentation and the rise of far-right movements, Portugal maintained its two-party system, a testament to the enduring legacy of the 1974 Carnation Revolution that peacefully transitioned the country from dictatorship to democracy. It was long believed that Portugal’s extensive pre-revolution experience of repressive right-wing rule had effectively inoculated it against far-right politics, but that assumption is now demonstrable outdated. An era of exceptionalism ended on 18 May, when the far-right Chega party secured 22.8 per cent of the vote and 60 parliamentary seats, becoming the country’s main opposition force.
Hundreds of Cholera Cases Are Declared Per Day in Sudan
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 05 (IPS) - A particularly virulent outbreak of cholera was detected in the Khartoum State of Sudan and is a direct result of the Sudanese Civil War, warns the United Nations.
United States, Ukraine among new members elected to UN Economic and Social Council
- UN News
The General Assembly on Wednesday elected a new slate of members to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the principal body responsible for coordinating the Organization’s work on sustainable development and economic issues.
The Africa Our Youth and Women Want
- Inter Press Service
HARARE, Zimbabwe, Jun 03 (IPS) - History rarely remembers those who waited quietly. In Africa, it is those who dare to act, to resist, to lead, and to dream aloud who have shaped the continent’s most defining moments.
Can East Asia Show the Way?
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jun 03 (IPS) - With two-fifths of the world economy, East Asia can inspire others by creatively responding to the US President’s tariff challenge by promoting fair, dynamic and peaceful regional cooperation.
‘Despite Deep-rooted Prejudice Against Dalits, Encouraging Shifts Are Emerging among Young Urban People’
- Inter Press Service
Jun 02 (IPS) - CIVICUS discusses the challenges facing Nepal’s Dalit community with Rup Sunar, chairperson of the Dignity Initiative, a Kathmandu-based research and advocacy organisation working to dismantle caste-based discrimination.
World News in Brief: Guterres condemns antisemitic attacks, ILO to debate pros and cons of working online, Sudan, Ukraine updates
- UN News
The UN Secretary-General on Monday reinforced his stand against all acts of antisemitism following the horrific attack in Boulder, Colorado, at the weekend and vandalism in France targeting Jewish landmarks.
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