Global Issues
News headlines for “Causes of Poverty”, page 989
No Hope for AIDS-Free Generation in Uganda as Controversial HIV Bill is Signed into Law
- Inter Press Service
KAMPALA, Aug 21 (IPS) - HIV/AIDS activists are adamant Uganda will not achieve an "AIDS-free generation" now a "backwards" HIV/AIDS Bill criminalising the "wilful and intentional" transmission of the disease has been signed into law.
Zambia’s Cash Transfer Schemes Cushion Needy Against Climate Shocks
- Inter Press Service
PEMBA DISTRICT, Zambia, Aug 21 (IPS) - "Last season, I lost an entire hectare of groundnuts because of a prolonged drought. Groundnuts are my hope for income," says Josephine Chaaba, 60, from Pemba district in southern Zambia.
Caregiving Exacerbates the Burden for Women in Cuba
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Aug 20 (IPS) - Hortensia Ramírez feels like she needs more hands to care for her 78-year-old mother, who suffers from arteriosclerosis, do the housework, and make homemade baked goods which she sells to support her family.
Karachi Residents Trapped Between Armed Assassins and Private Bodyguards
- Inter Press Service
KARACHI, Aug 20 (IPS) - With a rise in sectarian killings, extortion, drug peddling, kidnappings and land grabbing, Pakistan's sprawling port city of Karachi, home to some 20 million people, has become a hotbed of crime.
In Saving a Forest, Kenyans Find a Better Quality of Life
- Inter Press Service
KASIGAU, Kenya, Aug 20 (IPS) - When Mercy Ngaruiya first settled in Kasigau in south eastern Kenya a decade ago, she found a depleted forest that was the result of years of tree felling and bush clearing.
India: Home to One in Three Child Brides
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, Aug 20 (IPS) - Basanti Rani*, a 33-year-old farmers' wife from the northern Indian state of Haryana, recently withdrew her 15-year-old daughter Paru from school in order to marry her off to a 40-year-old man.
TNT and scrap metal eviscerate Syria’s industrial capital
- Inter Press Service
ALEPPO, Syria / GAZIANTEP, Turkey, Aug 19 (IPS) - Numerous mechanics, tyre and car body shops used to line the busy streets near the Old City of Syria's previous industrial and commercial hub.
Can Land Rights and Education Save an Ancient Indian Tribe?
- Inter Press Service
MALKANGIRI, India, Aug 19 (IPS) - Scattered across 31 remote hilltop villages on a mountain range that towers 1,500 to 4,000 feet above sea level, in the Malkangiri district of India's eastern Odisha state, the Upper Bonda people are considered one of this country's most ancient tribes, having barely altered their lifestyle in over a thousand years.
Despite Current Debate, Police Militarisation Goes Beyond U.S. Borders
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 18 (IPS) - The shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white police officer in the southern United States earlier this month has led to widespread public outrage around issues of race, class and police brutality.
Mexico’s Orphanages – Black Holes for Children
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Aug 18 (IPS) - Homes for orphans or children in vulnerable situations in Mexico lack the necessary state regulation and supervision, which leads to scandalous human rights violations.
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