News headlines for “Natural Disasters”, page 105
Turkey's Shaky Foundations
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Feb 14 (IPS) - Geology explains the terrible earthquake that shook Turkey and Syria on February 6 with academic coldness: the Arabian, Eurasian and African plates pressure the Anatolian plate. On the surface, geopolitics resorts to concepts like "fault", "tension" or "fracture" to explain things too. When one looks at Turkey, both disciplines’ maps can easily overlap each other, with a death toll calculated in the tens of thousands.
Outlook for 2023: Children in Polycrisis
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 14 (IPS) - The year 2022 was incredibly difficult for people around the world. We were confronted by a series of major crises, including a continuing pandemic, a major war in Europe, an energy crisis, rising inflation and food insecurity.
Worlds Deadliest Earthquake Leaves over 33,000 Dead
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, India, Feb 13 (IPS) - Almost over 33,000 people have been killed and thousands injured by the 7.8 earthquake which struck south-eastern Turkey and Syria in the early hours on Monday, February 6th. The first images that came out were of collapsed buildings, rubble strewn across streets, people trapped under rubbles, screaming for help. What followed was the unusually strong aftershock - including one quake which was almost as large as the first.
Humanitarian Aid to Earthquake Victims Hindered by Politics - & Limited Access
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 13 (IPS) - As the toll in last week’s earthquakes in Turkey and Syria exceeds a staggering 28,000 people dead and more than 78,000 injured--and counting-- the United Nations is in an emergency-footing struggling to provide humanitarian aid, along with several international humanitarian organizations.
Sleepwalking into Escalation
- Inter Press Service
HAMBURG, Germany, Feb 06 (IPS) - The decision of Germany and other NATO states to supply modern battle tanks and other armoured infantry vehicles to Ukraine takes the West’s involvement in the war to a new level.
Race to Prosperity as Least Developed Countries Top Agenda at UN Conference
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS & NAIROBI, Feb 06 (IPS) - It is a race against time to form a new global partnership to secure a better future for the world’s poorest and most vulnerable nations by 2030 in line with the UN’s SDGs. All 46 countries classified as Least Developed Countries (LDCs) are pressed for time in a bid to deliver critical development goals.
Insecurity in Nigerias Southern Kaduna: Will the Elections Change the Scenario?
- Inter Press Service
ABUJA, Feb 02 (IPS) - Tabitha Siman, a survivor of an attack at her home, says life is not worth living after her twin daughters, husband, and co-wife were killed during an attack at her home.
Who are Humanitarian Journalists?
- Inter Press Service
NORWICH / EDINBURGH / LONDON, Feb 01 (IPS) - In a new book, entitled Humanitarian Journalists: Covering Crises from a Boundary Zone, we document the unique reporting practices of a small but influential group of journalists who defy conventional approaches to covering humanitarian crises.
Afghan Refugees Fear Return as Pakistan Cracks Down on Migrants
- Inter Press Service
KARACHI, Feb 01 (IPS) - “If I return to Afghanistan, the Taliban will kill me; I’m prepared to stay in a prison in Karachi than face those ruthless people,” said 24-year-old Afghan refugee, Sabrina Zalmai*, referring to the recent crackdown on hundreds of Afghans residing without proper documents in the metropolis, who are being arrested and then deported back to Afghanistan.
Environmental Accountability, Justice & Reconstruction in Russian War on Ukraine
- Inter Press Service
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Jan 31 (IPS) - Next month (February 24) will mark one year since Russia began its full-scale war on Ukraine. This large-scale land invasion has had repercussions across the geopolitical, humanitarian, financial, and even food and energy domains. It has also had devastating ecological impacts.
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