News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 862
Mental Health Another Casualty of Changing Climate
- Inter Press Service
MANILA, Sep 08 (IPS) - Jun* is in chains, tied to a post in the small house that resembles a fragile nipa hut. His brother did this to prevent him from hurting their neighbours or other strangers he meets when he's in a ballistic mood. Jun has been like this for three years now, but since Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines two years ago, his symptoms have worsened.
Opinion: From Inequality to Inclusion
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Sep 08 (IPS) - Recent years have seen a remarkable resurgence of interest in economic inequality, thanks primarily to growing recognition of some of its economic, social, cultural and political consequences in the wake of Western economic stagnation.
Rich Gulf Nations Tight-Lipped on Growing Refugee Crisis
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 08 (IPS) - As Western and Central European nations seem overwhelmed by the growing refugee crisis – triggered mostly by the inflow of hundreds and thousands of displaced people largely from Syria, Libya, Afghanistan and Iraq – one lingering question remains unanswered: why aren't some of the rich Arab Gulf nations reaching out to help these hapless refugees?
Opinion: Women’s Major Role in Culture of Peace - Part Two
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 07 (IPS) - Another reality that emerges very distinctly in culture of peace is that we should never forget when women – half of world's seven billion plus people - are marginalised and their equality is not established in all spheres of human activity, there is no chance for our world to get sustainable peace in the real sense.
Opinion: Promoting Culture of Peace Through Dialogue - Part One
- Inter Press Service
, Sep 07 (IPS) - This week, for the fourth time in a row, the annual gathering of the apex intergovernmental body of the United Nation deliberating on peace and non-violence will take place at the U.N. headquarters in New York.
Women Revolutionise Waste Management on Nicaraguan Island
- Inter Press Service
ALTAGRACIA, Nicaragua, Sep 07 (IPS) - A group of poor women from Ometepe, a beautiful tropical island in the centre of Lake Nicaragua, decided to dedicate themselves to recycling garbage as part of an initiative that did not bring the hoped-for economic results but inspired the entire community to keep this biosphere reserve clean.
Opinion: Protecting Lives Must Come First in Law Enforcement
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Sep 07 (IPS) - Everyone has the right to life. This principle is enshrined in Article 3 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and appears in numerous international treaties and national laws.
World Running Out of Time to Save Oceans
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 07 (IPS) - The United Nations is posting a new environmental warning: the world is running out of time to prevent the gradual degradation of the world's oceans and the widespread destruction of marine life.
Opinion: Short-Term Goals are the Key to an Effective Climate Treaty
- Inter Press Service
Opinion: Paris Will Be Make or Break for the Planet
- Inter Press Service
BONN, Sep 05 (IPS) - December 2015 will define the course of humanity's survival at the crunch U.N. climate conference in Paris, known in technical jargon as the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21).
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