News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 807
No More Dumping of Milk in Laikipia
- Inter Press Service
NG’ARUA, Kenya, Jun 07 (IPS) - Daniel Mithamo, 28, grew up knowing that dairy farming is about producing milk in large quantities. You sell a few litres, consume some with your family, and dump the rest for lack of cold storage and decent roads to access markets.
Thailand Shows the Way Towards an HIV-Free World
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Jun 07 (IPS) - Thailand has provided the world with an important milestone towards the global goal of ending pediatric AIDS. This week, the World Health Organization is formally declaring that Thailand has officially eliminated new HIV infections among children.
Q&A: Crisis and Climate Change Driving Unprecedented Migration
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 06 (IPS) - Climate change is now adding new layers of complexity to the nexus between migration and the environment.
World Oceans Day - A Death Sea Called Mediterranean
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jun 06 (IPS) - While the United Nations identifies 17 major regional seas in its planning, the Mediterranean is perhaps the most dramatic case as it has gone from being the so-called cradle of civilization to be a cemetery for thousands of asylum-seekers and migrants. And it is most probably also the most polluted water basin the whole world. See this report.
Mega Dams Remain Controversial Source of Energy
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 06 (IPS) - Although mega dams can have devastating impacts on ecosystems and indigenous communities, many of the world's poorest countries still see them as a way to fill gaping holes in their energy supplies.
What Lies Ahead for Oceans, Seas and Marine Resources
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 05 (IPS) - In September 2015, the international community adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals, including Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.
Stepping Up the Fight to End Cholera and Chikungunya Outbreaks in Mandera County, Kenya
- Inter Press Service
Mandera County, Kenya, Jun 05 (IPS) - Mandera's double whammy, the concurrent outbreaks of cholera and chikungunya, is bringing to the fore the need for accelerated epidemic preparedness and prevention systems.
Transgender in Pakistan: A "Forgotten People"
- Inter Press Service
ISLAMABAD, Jun 03 (IPS) - At an open market in the district of Mehmoodabad in Karachi, Miss Bindiya Rana, 35, starts another day at work selling clothes. Living in one of the poorer parts of the city, like many others here she faces a daily struggle to make ends meet. Yet, of strong build with dyed hair and wearing heavy make-up, she and others like her face a bigger challenge than most.
UN Planning Airdrops for Besieged Syrians but Prefers Land Convoys
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 03 (IPS) - The UN has begun plans to deliver aid to besieged Syrian towns by air but says there are a number of obstacles in the way and that delivery by land remains its preferred choice.
LGBT Communities Silenced in HIV Reduction Efforts
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 02 (IPS) - Treatment for HIV and AIDS has increased, but key populations including lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities continue to be left behind and even excluded altogether.
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