News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 815
Mass Migration, EU, European Nationalisms
- Inter Press Service
Antwerp, Alfaz, May 11 (IPS) - We are dealing with mass migration, basically into EU, and European nationalisms, many in favor of exits from the EU.
Why this mass migration, maybe to the point of Völkerwanderung, mainly into EU–but then what kind of EU–and why the European nationalisms now found one way or the other in many member states?
Hunger, a Matter of Global Security
- Inter Press Service
ROME, May 11 (IPS) - Desperate, frustrated, and with little hope for the future, on 17h December 2010, the Tunisian Mohamed Bouazizi doused himself in petrol and set himself alight. Thus began the popular revolution that toppled the dictatorship of Zine El AbidineBen Ali, in power since 1987, and with it a domino effect that spread across North Africa and the Middle East.
Biomass Could Help Power Africa’s Energy Transition
- Inter Press Service
KAMPALA, Uganda, May 11 (IPS) - As fuel, firewood remains the dominant source of energy in Uganda. It has a long history of being unsustainably harvested, leading to severe depletion of the country's forest cover. But with new technology, biomass is now cleaning up its act.
Loans For All, Laws For All
- Inter Press Service
ROME, May 11 (IPS) - On the evening of Tuesday, 10 May 2016, Professor Muhammad Yunus addressed an audience that included prominent government officials and dignitaries not only from Italy, but also from countries like Afghanistan, Indonesia, Liberia, reflecting the scope of Yunus' work to alleviate global poverty. The event was hosted by the International Development Law Organization (IDLO), a Rome-based organization that advocates for development through promoting the rule of law worldwide. Professor Yunus was recently named to the International Advisory Council of IDLO.
Kenyan Refugee Camp Closures will have Disastrous Consequences
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 11 (IPS) - The Kenyan government's decision to close its refugee camps will have disastrous consequences and must be reconsidered, international organisations have stated.
Climate Change Leaves Kashmir’s Economy High and Dry
- Inter Press Service
SRINAGAR, India, May 10 (IPS) - Trudging barefoot on his two-acre piece of land, 57-year-old Mukhtar Ahmad has little hope of growing any crops this year due to the sudden dry spell that has struck Kashmir's winter.
UN Releases Plan to Increase Refugee Responsibility Sharing
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 10 (IPS) - The UN wants to create a new Global Compact to encourage countries to share the responsibility for hosting the 19 million refugees who have fled their home countries.
Asia’s Indigenous Communities Marred by Militarisation
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 10 (IPS) - Militarisation in indigenous territories in Asia is exacerbating conflict and human rights violations, said Secretary-General of the Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact Joan Carling at an event during the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) held here Monday.
WFO Calls for Farmer-Centred Sustainable Development
- Inter Press Service
LIVINGSTONE, Zambia, May 09 (IPS) - Over 600 delegates representing at least 570 million farms scattered around the world gathered in Zambia from May 4-7 under the umbrella of the World Farmers' Organisation (WFO) to discuss climate change, land tenure, innovations and capacity building as four pillars on which to build agricultural development.
MSF Withdrawal Part of Ongoing Debate Over Humanitarian Aid
- Inter Press Service
, May 09 (IPS) - Aid organisations have differing views about the upcoming World Humanitarian Summit, after Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) pulled out last week some still hope the Summit will help bring about much needed change.
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