News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 548
Winning the ‘No Food Loss’ Battle: The Case of Japan
- Inter Press Service
ARKANSAS, Nov 20 (IPS) - Humankind since almost the time that there is recorded history has grappled with the question of ‘how many is too many?' The response is expectedly complex as it varies across time and space. The pace of population growth was slow till about approximately 250 years or so. It is only since the middle of the eighteenth century that there has been a palpable acceleration in population growth.
As Donors Ramp up Polio Funding, Worries of Comeback Persist
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 20 (IPS) - Efforts to wipe polio off the face of the planet took a step forward this week, with a multibillion-dollar fundraiser in the Middle East helping eradication schemes tackle a virus that disproportionately kills and cripples children in poor countries.
The 2019 Global Gender Summit
- Inter Press Service
The 2019 Global Gender Summit will be held from 25-27 November 2019 in Kigali Rwanda.
Liberation, Not Liberalization, Responsible for China’s Economic Miracle
- Inter Press Service
BERLIN and KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 (IPS) - Any balanced assessment of the so-called Chinese economic miracle will recognize that it was extremely successful, not only during the reform period from 1979, but also since Liberation in 1949 despite the setbacks of the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution.
“Transformational Benefits” of Ending Outdoor Defecation
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 18 (IPS) - Ending the practice of defecating in the open, rather than in a toilet, will have “transformational benefits” for some of the world's most vulnerable people, says the UN's partner sanitation body, the WSSCC (Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council).
Bringing Silicon Valley to Kathmandu Valley
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Nov 18 (IPS) - For those who think that Nepal is too underdeveloped to make full use of artificial intelligence (AI), think again. That is exactly what they used to say about computers and mobile phones in the 1990s.
Africa is Better Placed Than Ever for Investment
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Nov 18 (IPS) - The Presidents Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa, Paul Kagame of Rwanda, Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana and Prime Minister Agostinho do Rosario of Mozambique engaged in a discussion titled, Invest in Africa's Space: Conversation with African Heads of State, moderated by Dr. Victor Oladokun, African Development Bank Group Director of External Relations and Communications, at the Africa Investment Forum, Johannesburg, 11 November 2019.
Net Food Importer Turkey Grapples with Challenges of Food Self-sufficiency
- Inter Press Service
VIENNA, Nov 18 (IPS) - Despite latest research showing Turkey lagging in overall food sustainability, progress in sustainable agriculture appears to be a bright spot in the country's troubled agriculture industry.
Los Angeles Joins a Global Movement to Protect Human Right to Water
- Inter Press Service
OTTAWA, Canada, Nov 15 (IPS) - On November 6, Los Angeles became the first major city in the United States to earn the designation of "Blue Community" – a bold move that will keep water protected from privatization.
Empower Young People to Sustain Our Planet, and Let Peace and Prosperity Thrive
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 15 (IPS) - We need to empower young people to sustain our planet, and let peace and prosperity thrive says UN's Resident Co-ordinator in Kenya, Siddharth Chatterjee speaks to IPS on reflections on the ICPD25 Summit.
The Nairobi Summit is about the Future of Humanity and Human Prosperity.
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