News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 765
Ecuador Revives Campaign for UN Tax Body
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 27 (IPS) - The Republic of Ecuador, currently chair of the largest single coalition of developing countries at the United Nations, is reviving a longstanding campaign for the creation of an inter-governmental UN tax body and the elimination of tax havens and illicit financial flows.
Measures Are Proposed to Address Violence in Mapuche Land in Chile
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, Jan 26 (IPS) - The lands where the Mapuche indigenous people live in southern Chile are caught up in a spiral of violence, which a presidential commission is setting out to stop with 50 proposals, such as the constitutional recognition of indigenous people and their representation in parliament, in a first shift in the government´s treatment of native peoples.
Protecting the Rights of Women Migrant Workers
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 26 (IPS) - International migration is a complex phenomenon dealing with overlapping issues relating to the human rights of migrants, mixed migration flows, international protection, smuggling and trafficking, as well as other push and pull factors affecting migration.
Can Africa Slay Its Financial Hydra?
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Jan 26 (IPS) - Thanks to growing investor interest, increasing respect for democratic reforms, and its vast food production potential, the Africa Rising narrative is only getting better.
Decades-Old U.S. Sanctions on Sudan Lifted
- Inter Press Service
United Nations, Jan 26 (IPS) - Among his final actions, President Obama lifted U.S. sanctions against Sudan, a move welcomed by some.
On January 13, the Obama administration announced its change to the 20-year old policy, stating that it is "easing" comprehensive unilateral sanctions on Sudan.
Trade War Threat Grows
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 26 (IPS) - New American President Donald Trump has long insisted that the United States has been suffering from poor trade deals made by his predecessors. Renegotiating or withdrawing from these deals will be top priority for his administration which views trade policy as key to US economic revival under Trump. What will that mean?
Trumps’ Global Gag a Devastating Blow for Women’s Rights
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Jan 25 (IPS) - The image of a group of men in suits making decisions about the rights of women is becoming an emblematic sign of the backlash against our human rights, particularly those related to women´s bodily integrity and reproductive and sexual freedoms.
Populism, Wrong Medicine Against Corruption, Inequality
- Inter Press Service
BERLIN, Jan 25 (IPS) - 2016 showed that around the world systemic corruption and social inequality reinforce each other, leading to popular disenchantment with political establishments and providing a fertile ground for the rise of populist politicians, warns a new report by an international anti-corruption watchdog.
Trump to Pull Out of the UN, Expel It from the US?
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jan 24 (IPS) - So far, Donald Trump's first decisions as president of the United States have left no doubt that he intends to implement his electoral threats, while most likely not fulfilling the promises he made as a candidate.
Learning Alliances Help Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices Take Root
- Inter Press Service
IBADAN, Nigeria, Jan 24 (IPS) - Development advocates and professionals are very keen on harnessing the power of agriculture to promote the cause of climate change these days. And rightly so, because agriculture is both a major emitter of greenhouse gases and so a potential force for mitigation, and because billions of people will need to eat, and so adaptation is an absolute necessity.
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