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Rural Entrepreneurs Thriving Against All Odds in Zimbabwe
- Inter Press Service
JURU Growth Point, ZIMBABWE, Apr 16 (IPS) - With heavy sweat drenching his face and his shirt soaked in the sweat, 39-year-old Proud Ndukulani wrestled with a homemade knife, which he dipped in some used oil, before turning the glistening knife upon a rather tough and dusty tyre obtained from what he claimed was a forklift.
Conflict’s Long Shadow Has a Name: It’s Hunger
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Apr 16 (IPS) - Scarce food and drinking water. Limited and inconsistent healthcare. Rapidly deteriorating mental health. With conflict on the rise globally, this is the grim reality for millions around the world.
Tourism ‘intrinsically susceptible’ to climate shocks, political unrest, pandemic threat
- UN News
The President of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday highlighted the urgent need to boost sustainable and resilient tourism practices to protect the environment while continuing to benefit local economies.
Indigenous Kalinago lead the way towards making Dominica ‘climate resilient’
- UN News
Dominica aims to become the world’s first “climate-resilient nation, and the indigenous Kalinago people are playing a leading role in developing the country and helping its people to thrive in the face of the climate emergency.
Leaders Need to Break the Chokehold of Debt and Austerity. Our Health Depends on it
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Apr 15 (IPS) - As leaders gather for the Spring Meetings of the IMF and World Bank amid the cherry blossom trees of Washington, DC, there is some good news to celebrate.
UN leaders urge ‘wholesale reform’ of global financial architecture
- UN News
The Secretary-General and President of the General Assembly on Monday led the clarion call for urgent reform of the global financial system, notably how to approach debt relief on behalf of the billions of citizens living in the developing world.
The Climate Alarm Is Ringing – It’s Time to Stop Silencing It
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Apr 12 (IPS) - The heat records keep tumbling – 2023 was the hottest year in recorded history. Extreme weather events keep mounting up. And yet the voices most strongly calling for action to prevent climate catastrophe are increasingly being silenced.
Food Security and Food Safety in Africa Must Go Hand in Hand
- Inter Press Service
LUSAKA, Zambia, Apr 12 (IPS) - Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has restricted international exports and sent food costs soaring – particularly for vulnerable populations still experiencing shocks from the pandemic and who can least afford to pay more to feed their families. Two years on, global food supply chains are still just as susceptible to serious disruptions caused by war, disease, and climate change. Those inevitable disruptions are leaving those on the African continent particularly vulnerable.
Wave of increased food insecurity hits West and Central Africa
- UN News
Almost 55 million people are facing further food and nutrition insecurity in West and Central Africa during the region’s three-month lean season from June through August, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday.
Myanmar: Middle class ‘disappearing’ amid uptick in brutal fighting
- UN News
The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has warned that poverty is surging and the middle class in Myanmar is “disappearing” amidst worsening insecurity and conflict.
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