News headlines for “Free Trade and Globalization”, page 156
Traditional, Time-Tested Methods and a Modern App Helps Beat Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
PUNE, India, Apr 11 (IPS) - Even as erratic weather and extremely high temperatures increase pest infestation and affect harvests, a combination of traditional methods, integrated pest management through intercropping and multilayering is helping farmers in Ahmednagar and Aurangabad districts of Maharashtra, India.
Ukraine resilience-building programme to help most vulnerable
- UN News
A UN-led development plan for Ukraine launched on Monday, to provide immediate economic help and longer-term assistance to the millions left struggling to meet basic needs, in the wake of the Russian invasion.
Ukraine war drives international food prices to ‘new all-time high’
- UN News
Global food prices have reached “a new all-time high,” the head of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization said on Friday, “hitting the poorest the hardest.”
Ukraine war linked to ‘massive malnutrition crisis’ affecting millions in other emergencies
- UN News
The war in Ukraine has increased the risk of a “massive malnutrition crisis” for millions of children in other emergencies because of its already huge impact on global food prices, the UN said on Thursday.
Diverse, inclusive workplace: ‘Key driver of resilience and recovery’
- UN News
One-in-four people do not feel valued at work, and those who do are mostly in senior positions, according to a new report launched on Wednesday by the International Labour Organization (ILO).
Guterres unveils first recommendations of UN crisis group, set up in wake of Ukraine invasion
- UN News
António Guterres released the initial recommendations of his Global Crisis Response Group on Food, Energy and Finance (GCRG) on Tuesday, set up in response to the hunger crisis provoked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
US Migration Policy Is Enriching Cartels at the Busiest, and Most Dangerous, Part of the US-Mexico Border
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Apr 05 (IPS) - “The migrants try to organize themselves to stay safe,” a humanitarian worker told me as we stood near a town square in Reynosa, Mexico, steps away from the U.S. border. More than 2,000 people from many countries, blocked from asking for asylum in the United States, were packed into this square block, living under tents and tarps, amid port-a-potties and cooking fires. Children were everywhere.
Zimbabwe Unsafe Roads Could Drive the Economy Around the Bend
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Apr 05 (IPS) - When driving at night in Zimbabwe, watch out for a pair of eyes on the road and slow down. You may hit a giraffe inside a pothole. So goes an often-told joke.
Perils of Hunger, Food Insecurity in Southern Africa- Challenges & Opportunities
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Apr 05 (IPS) - Food systems are under severe stress around the world now. The thresholds of tolerance are already exceeding limits with millions facing acute food and water scarcity throughout all continents. Over a quarter of Africa’s population are facing hunger and food insecurity. Conflict, droughts, flooding, rising unemployment, inequality, economic crises, and the impacts of Covid-19 pandemic have been ravaging the Continent on an unprecedented scale.
Deepening Stagflation: Out of the Frying Pan into the Fire
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 05 (IPS) - The world is sailing into a perfect storm as key leaders seem intent on threatening more war, albeit while proclaiming the noblest of intentions. By doing so, they block international cooperation to create conditions for sustainable peace and shared prosperity for all.
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