News headlines for “Natural Disasters”, page 101
A Letter from Kabul
- Inter Press Service
KABUL, Afghanistan, May 04 (IPS) - I am writing from Kabul where I have been living for this past 11 months. I consider myself a friend of Afghanistan, a country full of contrasts that I know since 1986; I have lived here for a little over 12 years.
Tuberculosis Risk Factors Exacerbated by Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
BRATISLAVA, May 02 (IPS) - While there is no established causal relationship between climate change and tuberculosis (TB), studies have begun to highlight the potential impact its effects could have on the spread of the disease.
Holistic Education Support in Colombia Extended to Counter Snowballing Learning Crisis
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK & NAIROBI, Apr 24 (IPS) - The largest external displacement crisis in Latin America’s recent history is unfolding as countries open their borders to an influx of refugees from Venezuela following unprecedented political turmoil, socio-economic instability, and a humanitarian crisis.
No Parent Should Ever Be in the Position We Find Ourselves, Say Mothers of LGBTQ+ in Uganda
- Inter Press Service
KAMPALA, Apr 21 (IPS) - The mothers of LGBTQ+ individuals in Uganda have taken a stand against Bill passed by the Ugandan Parliament proposing the death penalty for aggravated homosexuality, life imprisonment for the "offense of homosexuality," and up to 20 years in jail for promoting homosexuality.
Africa, Now Squeezed to the Bones
- Inter Press Service
MADRID, Apr 19 (IPS) - As many as 45 African countries –out of the Continent's 54 nations–, all of them grouped in what is known as Sub-Saharan Africa, have now been further squeezed to their bones, as funding shrinks to lowest ever levels, and as a portion of the so-called aid goes back to the pockets of rich donor countries.
Myanmars Forgotten War Lurches Deeper into Horror
- Inter Press Service
KAYIN STATE, Myanmar, Apr 17 (IPS) - Food is passed around a campfire, and a guitar strums as cool night air tumbles down mountain cliffs, relieving the jungle of its heat.
Vulnerable Countries Need Action on Loss and Damage Today and Not at COPs To Come
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Apr 14 (IPS) - In March 2023, more than 600 people died in Malawi after Tropical Cyclone Freddy dumped heavy rain, flooding the southern part of the country, displacing over half a million people, and damaging property and livelihoods.
Afghan Tailors Flee to Pakistan After Ban on Stitching Womens Clothing
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Apr 10 (IPS) - "I had my shop in Afghanistan but came here after the Taliban's warning against stitching women's clothes. Now, I am working on daily wages in a shop owned by a local tailor master," Noor Wali, 32, told IPS.
India's Bihar Leads Efforts to Strengthen Global Poverty Alleviation Through South-South Knowledge Exchange
- Inter Press Service
PATNA, India, Apr 10 (IPS) - Under the Bihar Rural Livelihoods Promotion Society, Bihar’s government announced the development of a new Program for Immersion and Learning Exchange (ILE) to be headquartered in Patna.
Food Shortages Deepen in Cyclone-Devastated Vanuatu
- Inter Press Service
PORT VILA, Vanuatu, Apr 04 (IPS) - One month after the Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu was hit by two Category 4 cyclones within three days, food scarcity and prices are rising in the country following widespread devastation of the agriculture sector.
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