News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 551
UN Agency for Palestinians in Crisis as Chief Quits
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 07 (IPS) - The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees was in "crisis mode" on Wednesday after director Pierre Krahenbuhl resigned amid a misconduct probe over whether he fast-tracked his girlfriend into a top aid job, analysts said.
Four Ways the African Development Bank Can Support a More Secure Africa
- Inter Press Service
ABUJA, Nov 07 (IPS) - Free movement of people and goods across Africa increases the risk of transmission of infectious diseases. The continent must realise that it is no longer a question of if disease outbreaks will occur, but instead, of when, and how fast.
Urgent Need to Replace Competition with Cooperation in the Aral Sea Basin
- Inter Press Service
NUR-SULTAN CITY, Kazakhstan, Nov 07 (IPS) - The water resources in Central Asia's Aral Sea Basin support the lives and livelihoods of about 70 million people — a population greater than Thailand, France, or South Africa.
Italy’s Olive-Oil Industry Sees Simmering Threats from Climate Change and Nasty Bacteria
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Nov 06 (IPS) - Poor weather and disease have killed millions of trees and decimated yields in Italy's olive country, and consumers can taste the difference.
Burkina Faso: Climate Change Triggers Rural Exodus
- Inter Press Service
OUAGADOUGOU, Nov 06 (IPS) - Ibrahim Harouna and his neighbours sit under a tree at his uncle's house, playing chess and chatting amid the simmering heat of Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso.
Europe’s Green Deal is Turning Red
- Inter Press Service
KIEL, Germany, Nov 06 (IPS) - Global temperatures are set to rise by a catastrophic 3°C by the end of the century unless we take major action. The next 10 years in particular are crucial.
The Fight for Bread Became a Fight for Freedom
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 05 (IPS) - My name is Alaa Salah. I am 22 years old and I grew up in Khartoum. Before the revolution, I was a student of architectural engineering. I did not grow up around politics, but in an ordinary middle-class family—my mother is a designer and my father owns a construction company.
Trade Liberalization for Development?
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR and SYDNEY, Nov 05 (IPS) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank and the World Trade Organization (WTO), all dominated by rich countries, have long promoted trade liberalization as a ‘win-win' solution for "all people—rich and poor—and all countries—developed and developing countries", arguing that "the gains are large enough to enable compensation to be provided to the losers".
Prepare to Win: Tsunami Awareness and Preparedness
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 05 (IPS) - Once considered rare in their occurrence, in the last 10 years tsunamis have struck nearly every year: from Samoa to Chile, and from Iceland to New Zealand.
Africans Charged More Than 3.5 Times the 'Affordable' Rate for Mobile Data
- Inter Press Service
Nov 04 (IPS) - People living in Africa are charged an average of 7.1 per cent of their monthly salary for a gigabyte (GB) of mobile data, more than 3.5 times the threshold considered affordable.
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