News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 812
Climate Change Compounds Humanitarian Crises in Global South
- Inter Press Service
SAN JOSE, May 20 (IPS) - As the Global South works to overcome a history of weak institutions, armed conflict and poverty-driven forced exodus, key causes of its humanitarian crises, developing countries now have to also fight to keep global warming from compounding their problems.
Will Canada Recognise Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Developing Countries Too?
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 19 (IPS) - While Canada's long-awaited support for the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples brought hope and celebration last week, it's not yet clear whether the rights of Indigenous people in developing countries harmed by Canadian mining companies will also be included.
Now 1 in 2 World’s Refugees Live in Urban Area
- Inter Press Service
ROME, May 19 (IPS) - It is true that millions of refugees, especially in Africa and the Middle East, reside in camps. But in all they represent only one-quarter of the total number of refugees.
A Precarious Fate for Climate Migrants in India
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, May 19 (IPS) - After the sea swallowed up her home and family in the Bangladeshi coastal district of Bhola along the Bay of Bengal, farmer Sanjeela Sheikh was heartbroken. Stripped of all her belongings, her fields swamped and her loved ones dead, she contemplated suicide.
Many Cities Don't Know How Dangerous Their Air Pollution Is
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 19 (IPS) - China and India are not the only countries with an air pollution problem, 98 percent of cities in developing countries don't meet World Health Organization (WHO) air quality standards according to research published by the UN body last week.
A Latin American Humanitarian Emergency Invisible to the World
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, May 19 (IPS) - "This is a humanitarian crisis," said Bertha Zúñiga Cáceres, referring to the generalised violence in Mexico and in Honduras and other countries of Central America, which has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives and is a product of transnational crime, but is invisible to the international community.
Humanitarian Situation in Yemen Seriously Deteriorating
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 18 (IPS) - The humanitarian crisis in Yemen is very seriously deteriorating, said Office of the Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs' (OCHA) Operations Director John Ging.
Kenya's Young Inventors Shake Up Old Technology
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, May 18 (IPS) - Emma Masibo and Lucy Bwire have many things in common.
A Refugee Crisis with No End in Sight
- Inter Press Service
GAZA, Palestine, May 18 (IPS) - "We don't want charity, we want a long-term solution."
Rousseff Is (kind of) Gone. What Now?
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 17 (IPS) - As expected and widely predicted- Brazil's Federal Senate has begun the impeachment process against President Dilma Rousseff. According to Brazilian Law, the president is likely to be suspended for up to six months while arguments are put forth in the Senate, presided over by the Chief Justice. At the end of the proceedings, the president may be acquitted of all charges and returned to power or if convicted and found guilty, be deposed and banned from political activity for eight years.
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