News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 867
Breaking the Media Blackout in Western Sahara
- Inter Press Service
LAAYOUNE, Occupied Western Sahara, Aug 23 (IPS) - Ahmed Ettanji is looking for a flat in downtown Laayoune, a city 1,100 km south of Rabat. He only wants it for one day but it must have a rooftop terrace overlooking the square that will host the next pro-Sahrawi demonstration.
Opinion: Brazil Poised on Verge of Unstable Equilibrium
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 22 (IPS) - As the political situation in Brazil appears to be reaching a state of unstable equilibrium, or more bluntly, as it is transformed from instability to impasse, the economy continues to deteriorate.
Climate Change Shrinking Uganda’s Lakes and Fish
- Inter Press Service
KAMPALA, Aug 22 (IPS) - Climate change is reducing the size of several species of fish on lakes in Uganda and its neighbouring East African countries, with a negative impact on the livelihoods of millions people who depend on fishing for food and income.
China’s Economy Has Sounded the Alert; Will Latin America Listen?
- Inter Press Service
SAN JOSE, Aug 22 (IPS) - For years, Latin America has exported its raw materials to China's voracious factories, fuelling economic growth. But now that the Asian giant is putting a priority on domestic consumption over industrial production, how will this region react?
UAE Wins Hearts and Minds at World Exhibition in Milan
- Inter Press Service
MILAN, Aug 21 (IPS) - She only turned nine last June. But Mahra Mustafa has become a celebrity at the Expo Milan. She stars as Sara in ‘The Family Tree', a short film on the UAE's heritage being screened at the United Arab Emirates pavilion. Sara is in fact the face of young, dynamic and innovative Emirates.
UK, France Agree to New Measures to Tackle Migration Crisis
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 21 (IPS) - In response to the rapidly growing numbers of refugees and asylum seekers flooding European shores, France and the UK have announced new measures to crack down on English Channel crossings.
Opinion: Mexico’s Gruesome War Against Migrants
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Aug 21 (IPS) - "Pray for me."
Those are the last words Eva Nohemi Hernández Murillo told her mother, Elida Yolanda, through a patchy phone line on the evening of Aug. 22, 2010.
Q&A: MDG Victories Take Spotlight at South-South Awards
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 21 (IPS) - Next month, the South-South Awards will be taking place for the fifth time, honouring the achievements and contributions of heads of state and government, as well as representatives from the private sector and civil society in promoting sustainable development in the Global South.
U.N. Official Says Human Suffering in Yemen ‘Almost Incomprehensible’
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 20 (IPS) - With a staggering four in five Yemenis now in need of immediate humanitarian aid, 1.5 million people displaced and a death toll that has surpassed 4,000 in just five months, a United Nations official told the Security Council Wednesday that the scale of human suffering is "almost incomprehensible".
The Future Tastes Like Chocolate for Some Rural Salvadoran Women
- Inter Press Service
, Aug 20 (IPS) - Idalia Ramón and 10 other rural Salvadoran women take portions of the freshly ground chocolate paste, weigh it, and make chocolates in the shapes of stars, rectangles or bells before packaging them for sale.
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