Global Issues
News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 915
Civil Society and Politics March for Negev Bedouin Recognition
- Inter Press Service
JERUSALEM, Apr 04 (IPS) - There was a symbolic dimension to a recent four-day march from the periphery of Israel to the corridors of power in Jerusalem to seek recognition for Bedouin villages.
Effective War Crimes Inquiry Could Heal Sri Lanka’s Old Wounds
- Inter Press Service
COLOMBO, Apr 04 (IPS) - Jessi Joygeswaran seems like your typical 23-year-old young woman. She has an infectious smile and laughs a lot when she talks. Like many other young women anywhere in the world, her life is full of dreams.
Obama Prepares for Showdown with Congress Over Iran Deal
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 03 (IPS) - Two days after the deadline for reaching a deal over Iran's nuclear programme had passed, negotiators looked like they would be going home empty handed. But a surprisingly detailed framework was announced Apr. 2 in Lausanne, Switzerland, as well as in Washington, and in the same breath, U.S. President Barack Obama acknowledged the battle he faces on Capitol Hill.
Deforestation in the Amazon Aggravates Brazil’s Energy Crisis
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Apr 03 (IPS) - In Brazil water and electricity go together, and two years of scant rainfall have left tens of millions of people on the verge of water and power rationing, boosting arguments for the need to fight deforestation in the Amazon rainforest.
No Rest for the Elderly in India
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, Apr 02 (IPS) - As more and more people in India enter the ‘senior citizen' category, ugly cracks are beginning to appear in a social structure that claims to value the institution of family but in reality expresses disdain for the bonds of blood.
Opinion: Challenging the Power of the One Percent
- Inter Press Service
SAO PAULO, Apr 02 (IPS) - When you are faced with the task of moving an object but find it is too heavy to lift, what is your immediate and most natural response? You ask someone to help you lift it. And it makes all the difference.
U.N.'s Next Stop: Humanitarian Summit to Resolve Exploding Refugee Crisis
- Inter Press Service
KUWAIT CITY, Apr 02 (IPS) - As the world's spreading humanitarian crisis threatens to spill beyond the borders of Syria and Iraq into Libya and Yemen, the United Nations is already setting its sights on the first World Humanitarian Summit scheduled to take place in Istanbul next year.
Millions of Dollars for Climate Financing but Barely One Cent for Women
- Inter Press Service
BALI, Indonesia, Apr 02 (IPS) - The statistics tell the story: in some parts of the world, four times as many women as men die during floods; in some instance women are 14 times more likely to die during natural disasters than men.
Opinion: Where Does Nigeria Go From Here?
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK/ABUJA, Apr 02 (IPS) - After several tension-filled months, a majority of Nigerians swept in an opposition leader and former military man, Muhammadu Buhari, to succeed incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan, whose failure to contain a terrorist wave in the northern states doomed his re-election chances.
Curbing Tobacco Use – One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
- Inter Press Service
ABU DHABI, Apr 02 (IPS) - The numbers are in, and there's not much to celebrate: every year, about six million people die as a result of tobacco use, including 600,000 who succumb to the effects of second-hand smoke.
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