News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 931

  1. Indigenous Storytelling in the Limelight

    - Inter Press Service

    BERLIN, Feb 26 (IPS) - In recent years, the Berlin International Film Festival, known as the Berlinale, has established a European hub for indigenous voices across a number of platforms, including its NATIVe – A Journey into Indigenous Cinema series and Storytelling-Slams in which indigenous storytelling artists share their stories before opening the floor to contributions from the audience.

  2. Human Rights in Asia and the Pacific: A “Regressive” Trend, Says Amnesty International

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, Feb 25 (IPS) - The cradle of some of the world's most ancient civilizations, home to four out of the planet's six billion people, and a battleground for the earth's remaining resources, Asia and the Pacific are poised to play a defining role in international affairs in the coming decade.

  3. A New Forensic Weapon to Track Illegal Ivory Trade

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, Feb 25 (IPS) - The wildlife trade monitoring network, TRAFFIC, is deploying a new forensic weapon - DNA testing - to track illegal ivory products responsible for the slaughter of hundreds of endangered elephants in Asia and Africa.

  4. Opinion: Water and the World We Want

    - Inter Press Service

    HAMILTON, Canada, Feb 25 (IPS) - We have entered a watershed year, a moment critical for humanity.

  5. Better to Die at Sea, than Languish in Poverty

    - Inter Press Service

    COLOMBO, Feb 25 (IPS) - Weerasinghearachilage Ruwan Rangana had it all planed out last year in September: the big break that would change his life and those of his extended family had finally arrived.

  6. Analysis: Mega-Cities, Mortality and Migration, A Snapshot of Post-U.N. World Population

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, Feb 25 (IPS) - As the international community marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, one question worthy of some reflection is: Is world population better or worse off demographically since the establishment of the U.N.?

  7. Falling Oil Prices Won't Derail St. Lucia's Push for Clean Energy

    - Inter Press Service

    CASTRIES, Feb 25 (IPS) - At Plas Kassav, a roadside outlet in Canaries, a rural community in western St. Lucia, a busload of visitors from other Caribbean countries, along with tourists from North America and Europe, sample the 12 flavours of freshly baked cassava bread on sale.

  8. Big Trouble in the Air in India

    - Inter Press Service

    NEW DELHI, Feb 25 (IPS) - Like many others of her age, 15-year-old Aastha Sharma, a Class 10 student at a private school in India's capital, New Delhi, loves being outdoors, going for walks with her friends and enjoying an occasional ice-cream. But the young girl can't indulge in any of these activities.

  9. Analysis: Collaboration Key for a Clean India

    - Inter Press Service

    NEW DELHI, Feb 24 (IPS) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call to action for a 100 percent Open Defecation Free (ODF) India by 2019 was announced as part of the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) or Clean India Campaign last year.

  10. Tackling Corruption at its Root in Papua New Guinea

    - Inter Press Service

    SYDNEY, Feb 24 (IPS) - Corruption, the single largest obstacle to socioeconomic development worldwide, has had a grave impact on the southwest Pacific Island nation of Papua New Guinea. While mineral resource wealth drove high gross domestic product (GDP) growth of eight percent in 2012, the country is today ranked 157th out of 187 countries in terms of human development.

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