News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 781
Boko Haram: Recruited by Friends and Family
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Oct 12 (IPS) - A recent study supported by the government of Finland has found widespread misconceptions regarding what drives people to join Islamist militant groups like Boko Haram.
Report Details UN Failings in Juba, South Sudan Violence
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 11 (IPS) - UN peacekeepers were reportedly unable and, at times, unwilling to respond effectively to violent clashes in Juba, South Sudan in July 2016 according to a new report by the Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC).
Few Families Overcome Forced Displacement by Hydropower Plants in Brazil
- Inter Press Service
PORTO VELHO, Brazil, Oct 10 (IPS) - The construction of mega-hydropower plants in Brazil has been a tragedy for thousands of families that have been displaced, and a nightmare for the companies that have to relocate them as required by local law.
Life Goes On, Barely, After 50 Years of Occupation
- Inter Press Service
AIDA CAMP, West Bank, Oct 10 (IPS) - Over almost five decades of Israeli occupation, the number of Palestinian refugees has grown with every generation, saturating basic services in the 19 camps that are home to about 200,000 people in the West Bank run by the United Nations.
Low Food Prices: Good for Your Pocket, Bad for Small Farmers
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Oct 10 (IPS) - What would be your reaction if you were told that food prices are steadily declining worldwide? Good, very good news, you may say. But do the 600 million small, family farmers, those who produce up to 80 per cent of food in some regions, think the same way? Definitely not at all.
Gang Violence Drives Internal Displacement in El Salvador
- Inter Press Service
CALUCO, El Salvador, Oct 07 (IPS) - A basketball court in this small town in western El Salvador was turned overnight into a shelter for some two dozen families forced to flee their homes after a recent escalation of gang violence.
Developing Countries Share Sustainable Development Philosophies
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 06 (IPS) - Countries of the Global South, also known as developing countries, share many principles in common when it comes to implementing the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.
Unexpected Eritrean Journalistic Voice Rises in Ethiopia
- Inter Press Service
ADDIS ABABA, Oct 06 (IPS) - It took Eritrean journalist Estifo seven years to save up enough money to pay a fixer to get him and his family from the capital, Asmara, to the shared border with Ethiopia. After they crossed the border by foot, they turned themselves in to the Ethiopian authorities and claimed asylum as refugees.
Coffee Producers in Costa Rica Use Science to Tackle Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
LLANO BONITO, Costa Rica, Oct 05 (IPS) - "Our coffee production per hectare has dropped due to early ripening of the fruit and diseases," Maritza Cal coffee farmer in the mountains in southern Costa Rica, told IPS.
Wage and Fiscal Policies for Economic Recovery
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 05 (IPS) - The new US census data released in late September show that 3.5 million people in the US climbed out of poverty, as the tepid economic recovery continues. Employers are finally creating more jobs and paying higher wages than seven years after the Great Recession started following the 2008 financial crisis.
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