News headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 18

  1. UNICEF Calls for Global Support to Protect Displaced and Starving Children in Haiti

    - Inter Press Service

    UNITED NATIONS, October 14 (IPS) - New figures from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) show that displacement has surged significantly in Haiti, deepening existing security and humanitarian crises in a country where nearly 90 percent of the capital is controlled by armed gangs.

  2. Nations confront deep divisions over carbon emission cuts to global shipping

    - UN News

    The UN maritime agency opened a special session in London on Tuesday, where nations are debating – and may adopt – a landmark framework to curb greenhouse gas emissions for global shipping, amid intense debate and open US opposition.

  3. Why are over 670 million people going hungry?

    - UN News

    More than eight per cent of the world population or around 673 million people are not getting enough to eat and going hungry, according to the UN.

  4. Strengthening East Asian Cooperation via ASEAN?

    - Inter Press Service

    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, October 14 (IPS) - Global South cooperation arrangements must evolve to better respond to pressing contemporary and imminent challenges, rather than risk being irrelevant straitjackets stuck in the past.

  5. Darjeeling’s Wake-Up Call: Expert at IUCN Congress Calls for Agile Climate Finance

    - Inter Press Service

    ABU DHABI, October 13 (IPS) - As global conservation leaders gather in Abu Dhabi for the IUCN World Conservation Congress, communities in the hills of Darjeeling, thousands of kilometers away, are still counting their losses. In early October, heavy rains triggered deadly landslides that buried homes, blocked key roads, and left several people dead. The destruction has once again exposed how vulnerable India’s mountain regions are to extreme weather.

  6. Parliamentarians Seek Solutions for Digital Child Abuse

    - Inter Press Service

    TOKYO & JOHANNESBURG, October 13 (IPS) - Vulnerable children are being targeted online faster than parliamentarians and law enforcers can act, a conference convened by the Asian Population and Development Association (APDA) heard. Yet, with international cooperation and sharing of ideas, lawmakers believe the scourge of online abuse can be addressed.

  7. Guiding Disaster Risk-Reduction Investments Through AI-Powered Tools

    - Inter Press Service

    BANGKOK, Thailand, October 13 (IPS) - The theme of this year’s International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, “Fund Resilience, Not Disasters,” called for the urgent need to shift from reactive spending on recovery to proactive investment in disaster risk reduction.

  8. The ‘food heroes’ cultivating global change

    - UN News

    People around the world who are transforming food systems in their local communities are being recognised and supported by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

  9. Trade, debt and investment at the heart of upcoming UN meeting, as global unpredictability hits people’s livelihoods

    - UN News

    The world’s poorest are being squeezed by trade uncertainty, heavy debt burdens and falling investment, the UN trade and development agency UNCTAD warned a week before ministers gather in Geneva for its largest meeting in four years.

  10. Can AI create a fairer future for persons with disabilities?

    - UN News

    For millions of persons living with disabilities worldwide, artificial intelligence could be a game changer. At Purple Fest in Goa, India, entrepreneurs are showing how AI is turning assistive technology into everyday empowerment.

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