News headlines for “Natural Disasters”, page 249
Let’s Harness the Egalitarian Spirit of Sport for Global Cohesion
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 24 (IPS) - 24 October has been celebrated as United Nations Day since 1948.
In his message to the world the UN Secretary General, Mr Antonio Guterres remarked, "When we achieve human rights and human dignity for all people – they will build a peaceful, sustainable and just world".
Lack of International Action on Rohingya Crisis Called a “Disgrace”
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 23 (IPS) - As the crisis in Myanmar reaches unprecedented levels, frustration is at its peak as the international community remains slow to respond and act cohesively.
Innovation for Climate-Smart Agriculture Key to Ending Hunger in Kenya
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 23 (IPS) - Some parts of Kenya are reeling from the effects of probably the worst drought in the last 20 years. With nearly 3.4 million people food insecure, Kenya's food security prognosis looks gloomy, with climate change and natural resource depletion set to pose even greater risks in the long term.
One of the World’s Most Dangerous PIaces For Aid Workers
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 19 (IPS) - I will travel to the Central African Republic early next week to spend United Nations Day with a peacekeeping operation in order to pay tribute to peacekeepers across the world.
An Inequality Beyond Wealth: Gaps in Women’s Health
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 18 (IPS) - While many often focus on wealth disparities, economic inequality is often a symptom and cause of other inequalities including women's access to sexual and reproductive health.
What Do You Really Eat When You Order a Steak, Fish or Chicken Filet?
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Oct 18 (IPS) - The world is running out of antibiotics to combat the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned while announcing the World Antibiotic Awareness Week on 13-19 November.
New Villages Bloom in the Shadow of a Mountain’s Wrath
- Inter Press Service
MEDAN, Indonesia, Oct 17 (IPS) - Repeated volcanic eruptions of Mount Sinabung since 2010 have displaced thousands of people, leaving villages around the mountain deserted, with volcanic ash, lava and mud covering the soil, trees and empty houses.
Peace and stability must be restored in the Middle East and North Africa so as to alleviate poverty
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Oct 17 (IPS) - On the occasion of the 2017 International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, the Chairman of the Geneva Centre for Human Rights Advancement and Global Dialogue H. E. Dr. Hanif Hassan Ali Al Qassim observed that the unprecedented rise of violence and insecurity in the Arab region combined, breed poverty and societal decline.
Driven to Extremes–How Poverty Fuels Extremism, and How to Help Africa’s Youth
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 17 (IPS) - Poverty is a blight, and one that disproportionately affects sub-Saharan Africa. It is a vast and complex issue whose tentacles reach into many areas, including climate change, sustainable development and–crucially–global security. The link between poverty and violent extremism is compelling, and means that if we want to address extremism, we must fight inequality too.
International Day of Rural Women
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Oct 16 (IPS) - On this International Day of Rural Women, the world celebrates women and girls in rural areas and the critical role they play in enhancing agricultural and rural development, improving food security and eradicating rural poverty.
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