Global Issues
News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 950
Climate Change Creates New Geography of Food
- Inter Press Service
LIMA, Dic 12 (IPS) - The magnitude of the climate changes brought about by global warming and the alterations in rainfall patterns are modifying the geography of food production in the tropics, warned participants at the climate summit in the Peruvian capital.
Want Economic Growth? Lessen Inequality
- Inter Press Service
PARIS, Dic 12 (IPS) - For years, many policy makers, including economists, have clung to the belief that if states do nothing to boost income equality, market forces will cause wealth to trickle down to the poorest citizens and contribute to overall growth.
Afghan Concern Over Western Disengagement
- Inter Press Service
KABUL, Dic 11 (IPS) - The U.S./NATO International Security Assistance Force Joint Command lowered its flag for the last time in Afghanistan on Dec. 8, after 13 years. The ISAF mission officially ends on Dec. 31, and will be replaced on Jan. 1, 2015 by "Resolute Support", a new, narrow-mandate mission to train, advise and assist the Afghan National Security Forces.
Africa Sets Demands for Post-2015 Climate Agreement
- Inter Press Service
LIMA, Dic 10 (IPS) - The post-2015 global climate change agreement should be flexible and fully resourced or else condemn Africa to another cycle of poverty resulting from the adverse effects of climate change.
The Rapid Rise of Green Bonds
- Inter Press Service
LIMA, Dic 10 (IPS) - Most countries joining the growing list of nations pursuing clean geothermal power have been confronted with a huge financial challenge.
OPINION: The Role of the Media and Visibility for Malnutrition Around the World
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Dic 10 (IPS) - The vast international and national media impact of the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2), held in Rome from Nov. 19 to 21, demonstrated the growing interest that nutritional problems are arousing worldwide, primarily because the media themselves are increasingly reporting issues related to poverty and exclusion.
Starvation Strikes Zimbabwe's Urban Dwellers
- Inter Press Service
HARARE, Dic 09 (IPS) - As unemployment deepens across this Southern African nation and as the country battles to achieve the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) ahead of the December 2015 deadline, thousands of urban Zimbabweans here are facing starvation.
Marginalised Communities Warn of AIDS/TB “Tragedy” in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- Inter Press Service
KIEV, Dic 09 (IPS) - Marginalised communities and civil society groups helping them are warning of a "tragedy" in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA) as international funding for HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis (TB) programmes in the regions is cut back.
Only Half of Global Banks Have Policy to Respect Human Rights
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Dic 09 (IPS) - Just half of major global banks have in place a public policy to respect human rights, according to new research, despite this being a foundational mandate of an international convention on multinational business practice.
Divestment Campaign Aims to Bleed Dry the Fossil Fuel Industry
- Inter Press Service
LIMA, Dic 08 (IPS) - Even as the presence of major oil and gas corporations is nearly ubiquitous at the U.N. climate talks in the Peruvian capital known as COP20, fossil fuel divestment campaigns have gained ground in various countries and are moving to counter the influence of the "dirty energy" lobby here.
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