News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 868
Opinion: Misinformation Hides Real Dimension of Greek “Bailout”
- Inter Press Service
U.N. Relief Agency Pledges to Open Schools ‘On Time’ for Half a Million Palestinian Refugees
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 19 (IPS) - Overcoming a serious funding shortfall, and caught between numerous regional conflicts, the United Nation's humanitarian agency for Palestinian refugees announced on Aug. 19 that it would nevertheless open schools on time for the roughly half-a-million children who rely on the international community for their education.
Islamic Declaration Turns Up Heat Ahead of Paris Climate Talks
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Aug 19 (IPS) - Following in the footsteps of Pope Francis, who has taken a vocal stance on climate change, Muslim leaders and scholars from 20 countries issued a joint declaration Tuesday underlining the severity of the problem and urging governments to commit to 100 percent renewable energy or a zero emissions strategy.
Opinion: The Writing on the Western Wall
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 19 (IPS) - The writing on the Western Wall is evident to most Israelis: "דמוגרפיה היא גורל" or "demography is destiny". Those unwilling to acknowledge the prophetic message are either deceiving themselves or simply ignoring it in order to avoid facing the implications of demography for Israel's future.
Native Protest Camp in Argentine Capital Fights for Land and Visibility
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Aug 19 (IPS) - The indigenous camp installed six months ago in the Argentine capital is virtually invisible to passersby who drive or walk quickly around it. The protesters are demanding the return of their land in the northeastern province of Formosa, which has not been fully demarcated and is caught in a web of conflicting economic interests.
Humanitarian Response in Afghanistan Falters in the Face of Intensifying Conflict
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 18 (IPS) - As the number of civilians impacted by the intensifying conflict in Afghanistan rises along with the fighting, humanitarian agencies are struggling to meet the needs of the wounded, hungry and displaced.
Kudos for Bolivia’s Success in Reducing Coca Cultivation
- Inter Press Service
VIENNA, Aug 18 (IPS) - The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has praised Bolivia for reducing coca bush cultivation for the fourth year in a row. According to the latest Coca Crop Monitoring Survey, released Tuesday in La Paz, coca cultivation declined by 11 per cent in 2014, compared to the previous year.
U.N. Marks Humanitarian Day Battling Its Worst Refugee Crisis
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 18 (IPS) - The United Nations is commemorating World Humanitarian Day with "inspiring" human interest stories of survival – even as the world body describes the current refugee crisis as the worst for almost a quarter of a century.
Time to Work Out a Plan C for Greece
- Inter Press Service
ATHENS, Aug 18 (IPS) - Just over a month ago, Greek citizens were asked to go to the polls for a referendum that posed the country with an unprecedented existential dilemma and challenged the EU with the possibility of its collapse.
Presalt Oil Drives Technological Development in Brazil
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 18 (IPS) - The extraction of deepwater oil, the most abundant kind in Brazil, is costly but foments technological and industrial development, requiring increasingly complex production equipment and techniques.
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