News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 830
Rural Costa Rican Families Flourish in the Shade
- Inter Press Service
LOS REYES, Costa Rica, Mar 15 (IPS) - Before they got involved in farming, Luis Diego Murillo and Xinia Solano paid their bills and put food on their table with Luis's salary as a foreman on construction sites, an unstable job that kept him on the move.
Are We Entering Into a Long Term Stagnation?
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Mar 15 (IPS) - Larry Summers, Clinton's minister of treasury, has made few friends in life. At that time, he was instrumental in eliminating the Glass Stegall Banking Law, which since 1933 separated the bank's customer deposits from the financial activities of the Stock Exchange, releasing a flood of money which created the present monster financial system.
Clean Water, Sanitation & Hygiene For All by 2030
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 15 (IPS) - Last year we watched with cautious optimism as UN chief Ban Ki-moon welcomed the new Sustainable Development Goals, and called upon the world to meet them.
Tribute to a Slain Environment Activist
- Inter Press Service
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Mar 15 (IPS) - Berta Isabel Cáceres Flores, was in her early 20s when she co-founded the Council of Popular and Indigenous Organisations of Honduras (Cophin), a group that campaigned for the rights of indigenous communities in the South American nation.
Outsourcing Jobs, Insourcing Labour & Increasing Profits
- Inter Press Service
‘Worse Than World War I’
- Inter Press Service
MADRID, Mar 14 (IPS) - When the leaders of 28 European states enjoy again this week their exclusive flights, luxurious suites and official limousines, to meet for a new summit in Brussels to adopt a final decision on their proposed plan of using refugees as bargaining chips, 20.000 Syrians will most probably be still starving in the Idomeni camp in Greece, in a situation that has been described as "worse than World War I."
Post COP21: Costa Rica’s Innovation Must Become the Global Norm
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 14 (IPS) - The Paris agreement means countries and corporations will be compelled to act much more quickly on making agricultural commodity production more sustainable. Companies must look beyond their supply chains. Farmers need support to overcome barriers such as: struggle with ineffective farming practices, lack of investment and fluctuating commodity prices.
Can Europe Survive – Back to a Better Yesterday?
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Mar 11 (IPS) - The last formal act of European disintegration was the last negotiation between 28 European leaders and the Prime Minister of Turkey. The deal, against all international treaties, is a total capitulation to European values. Europe will give Turkey 6 billion dollars, and in exchange Turkey will keep refugees from coming to Europe. Or better, will screen everybody, and send to Europe only the Syrians who are eligible for political asylum.
Clean Clothes – Fashion Free of Slave Labour in Argentina
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Mar 10 (IPS) - In Argentina, there are now 20 brand names that guarantee that their garments are produced by workers in decent working conditions, thanks to the Clean Clothes network, aimed at eradicating slave labour in the garment industry, which illegally employs some 30,000 people in sweatshops around the country.
Enriching Education in Bangladesh
- Inter Press Service
CHAIPAINAWABGANJ, Bangladesh, Mar 10 (IPS) - About a year ago, seven year-old Afroza Khatun dropped out of school as her mother could not continue supervising her homework.
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