News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 858
OIinion: India, Where Have All the Women Gone?
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, Sep 28 (IPS) - Women account for less than half of India's population but their participation in the workforce is way below that of men. They account for 27 per cent of the workforce. If – and it is a big if – their number were to increase to the same level as men in the workforce, the country's output of good and services would expand by 27 per cent, argues Christine Lagarde, managing director of the Internatgional Monetary Fund.
Report Condemns Atrocities of Houthi Rebels in Yemen
- Inter Press Service
ABU DHABI, Sep 28 (IPS) - (WAM) - A new report from a human rights group operating in Yemen says that human rights violations have reached unprecedented levels, with more than 3,000 people murdered by the insurgent Houthi militia and its allies in Yemen.
Mexican Government Depends More and More on Private Business Partners
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Sep 28 (IPS) - The Mexican government has increasingly turned to public–private partnerships (PPPs) to build infrastructure in the energy industry and other areas. But critics say this system operates under a cloak of opacity and is plagued by the discretional use of funds.
U.N.’s New Development Goals Need Funds, Political Commitment for Success
- Inter Press Service
UN0ITED NATIONS, Sep 28 (IPS) - The U.N.'s much-ballyhooed Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), unanimously adopted by over 150 world leaders at a three-day summit meeting, which concluded Sep. 27, has been touted as the biggest single contribution to humanity since the invention of sliced bread.
Pope’s Outspoken Views Rattle U.S. Conservatives but Not U.N.
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 26 (IPS) - Pope Francis' outspoken views on some of the politically-charged hot button issues – including refugees, migration, human rights, climate change, Iran's nuclear deal, U.S.-Cuban relations and the global arms trade – have touched a raw nerve in the United States.
Opinion: Secret Trade Negotiations Threaten Sustainable Development Goals
- Inter Press Service
AMSTERDAM, Sep 25 (IPS) - World leaders and Pope Francis met in New York Friday to announce 'a plan to transform our world', the Sustainable Development Goals.
Forced Disappearance, a Cancer Eating Away at Mexico
- Inter Press Service
IGUALA, Mexico, Sep 25 (IPS) - The soup kitchen of the San Gerardo parish in the southwestern Mexican state of Guerrero has become a memorial to horror. Long rows of photos have been hung on the walls of the large hall – the faces of dozens of people who were "disappeared", abducted, extracted from their lives without a trace.
Opinion: The Pope, Partisanship and the Common Good
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sep 24 (IPS) - Pope Francis delivered two very strong messages in his speech to Congress Thursday morning: let's work together and let's protect the vulnerable.
Opinion: Recognize the Aspirations of ACP Group of Developing Countries
- Inter Press Service
BRUSSELS, Sep 24 (IPS) - The significance of the issues covered in the post-2015 development agenda, to be adopted at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit on 25-27 September, cannot be over-emphasized.
Opinion: Gov’ts Should Take Action on Renewed Commitments to Women and Girls
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Sep 24 (IPS) - Heads of states from around the world will meet at the United Nations this week to commit to 17 goals, which will set out the entire international development agenda for the next 15 years. A central aim will be to end poverty and fight injustice and inequality.
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