Global Issues
News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 55
Frontline Ukrainian families face perilous task of farming mined fields
- UN News
As Ukrainian and Russian delegations meet for a second round of preliminary peace talks in Turkïye on Monday, rural communities faced their own challenge: finding something to eat.
South Asian Cities Faced Relentless, Record-Breaking Heatwaves Last Year
- Inter Press Service
BENGALURU, India / COLOMBO Sri Lanka, Jun 02 (IPS) - From the blistering heat of Delhi’s streets to Colombo’s humid corners, workers in the informal economy are silently enduring the toll of labour on their bodies and livelihoods.
Abundance of Renewable Energy Attracts Major Data Centers to Brazil
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 30 (IPS) - Brazil hopes to soon reap benefits of its largely renewable energy matrix. Data centers, whose demand is growing with the strides made by artificial intelligence, are the new frontier for these still-uncertain investments.
Lawmakers Work to Build Women’s Representation in Politics and the Workplace
- Inter Press Service
SARAJEVO & JOHANNESBURG, May 30 (IPS) - Jelena Pekić, MP of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (House of People) and Deputy Speaker of the Canton Sarajevo Assembly, Lana Prlić, MP of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (House of Representatives) and Marina Riđić, Assistant Representative, UNFPA Bosnia and Herzegovina, spoke to IPS ahead of the Study Tour on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Africa in Control of Its Digital Future: Mobilising Domestic Resources & Strategic Partnerships
- Inter Press Service
TUNIS, Tunisia/ ABUJA, Nigeria, May 30 (IPS) - AAs political, financial and social leaders met on 27 May 2025 in Abidjan, Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, for the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB), the continent stands at a crucial turning point. Digitalisation can be the engine of inclusive and resilient development, but only if approached with local leadership and strategic vision.
‘We Are Witnessing Ecocide in West Papua, One of the World’s Richest Biodiversity Centres’
- Inter Press Service
May 29 (IPS) - CIVICUS discusses the devastating impact of palm oil extraction in West Papua with Tigor Hutapea, legal representative of Pusaka Bentala Rakyat, an organisation campaigning for Indigenous Papuan people’s rights to manage their customary lands and forests.
Funding Shortfalls Threaten Haiti's Future
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 29 (IPS) - The humanitarian situation in Haiti has deteriorated significantly in the recent weeks as rates of violence, hunger, and displacement soar amid a severe lack of funding. As armed gangs continue to seize more territory in the capital, Port-Au-Prince, as well as in areas in the Artibonite and Centre Department, humanitarian organizations have found themselves unable to keep up with the growing scale of needs.
Can Money Change the World?
- Inter Press Service
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, May 29 (IPS) - While headlines often focus on crises, inequality, or instability, they rarely highlight one of the most powerful tools for transformation: development finance. Can money change the world? Yes—if mobilized with strategic vision, sustainability, and equity.
Climate Justice Movement in Nigeria to Tackle Oil Polluters Launched
- Inter Press Service
ABUJA, May 29 2025 (IPS) - Greenpeace Africa earlier in May brought together over 40 Nigerian civil society groups in Abuja to launch the Climate Justice Movement, the first of its kind in the country. The goal is to unite various climate efforts nationwide and address the severe impacts of climate change on Nigeria and the African continent.
Can These Prehistoric Sea Creatures Survive Climate Change?
- Inter Press Service
BHUBANESWAR, India,, May 29 (IPS) - While a rise in temperature brings an uncertain future for the olive ridley sea turtles, the efforts of international conservation organizations that ban the trade in turtle meat, leather, and shells; the Indian government; coast guards; and village volunteers, including fishermen, have made a huge difference in ensuring their continued existence. Even young village children are eager to do their bit to make sure the turtles survive.In November, tens of thousands of male olive ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) start congregating on just five kilometers of nearshore in Odisha in eastern India. They wait for the females of the species to arrive.
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