News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 559
No to Ageism, Yes to Intergenerational Equality
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK, Thailand, Oct 01 (IPS) - As we are celebrating the International Day of Older Persons today, we recognize that population ageing is a human success story, a story of longer and often healthier lives of the world's people. The many faces of older persons that we see in Asia and in the Pacific, and, indeed, all over the world, attest to this fact.
Still, however, ageing is considered a threat. There is talk about the "burden of ageing", exploding healthcare costs, and concerns about plummeting economic growth due to the shrinking labour force. In many cities of Asia-Pacific, we see advertisement for "anti-ageing cosmetics" and surgeries. The current ideal is that we must be young, dynamic and without wrinkles or grey hair, especially older women.
Barbados Prime Minister Warns of Backlash of Mass Migration Because of Climate Crisis
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 01 (IPS) - The Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley tells IPS her patience is running thin, as she challenges the world to tackle the climate crisis.
Confronting New Climate Reality in Asia & the Pacific
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK, Thailand, Oct 01 (IPS) - Last week, world leaders gathered at the United Nations in New York for the Climate Action Summit. Their goal was simple: to increase ambition and accelerate action in the face of a mounting climate emergency.
Countercyclical Fiscal Policy Needed to Counter Global Economic Downturn
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Oct 01 (IPS) - A conjuncture of developments, short- and medium-term, have conspired to further slow the world economy. In recent months, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), among others, has acknowledged that global economic prospects are worsening, forcing it to make not one, but at least five consecutive growth forecast revisions, all downward.
Medical Centres Cover Every Village in Tibet
- Inter Press Service
LHASA, Sep 30 (IPS) - Tibetan medicine is one of the world's oldest known traditional medicines, originally developed during the pre-Buddhist era in the kingdom known as Shang Shung. IPS correspondent Crystal Oderson visited one of the major Tibetan health facilities in Lhasa.... and got a glimpse of the age old tradition.
Q&A: How Vietnam went from Zero to Hero in Developing Solar Projects and What Other Countries Can Do for Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 27 (IPS) - A week ago, downtown New York witnessed one of the most historic moments in the climate action moment — hundreds of thousands of people attended the Climate Strike, where teen activists delivered powerful speeches and blows to world leaders for not taking climate change seriously.
Investments to Cushion African Countries against Climate Shocks Not Enough
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 27 (IPS) - African Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina unveiled millions of dollars of new pledges at the United Nations this week amid growing fears of climate change ravaging the continent and derailing anti-poverty targets.
Finance Global Green New Deal for Sustainable Development
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Sep 27 (IPS) - The United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) can only be achieved by 2030 with the political will to change international economic rules and mobilize resources needed for a massive public sector-led investment push to reinvigorate world economic progress sustainably, says UNCTAD's Trade and Development Report 2019 (TDR 2019).
Oceans in Crisis as they Absorb the Brunt of Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Sep 26 (IPS) - Warnings of strong winds, high waves and reduced visibility along the East African coastline are increasingly common.
But local fisher folk like Ali Sombo from Kwale County, situated along Kenya's Indian Ocean Coastline, don't always heed the warnings by the Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD) to stay clear of the open sea during rough waters.
Climate Emergency: A Humanitarian Call to Action
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, United States, Sep 26 (IPS) - We saw this coming. As humanitarians, our risk assessments in different parts of the world have always factored in the potential for extreme weather events and the spread of vector-borne diseases, of drought, desertification, and mass displacement. Emergency first responders like us work up scenarios for interventions and gain experience each time we put our planning to the test in real crises.
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