News headlines for “Natural Disasters”, page 259
WHO Urges Govt’s to Raise Taxes on Tobacco
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 19 (IPS) - Seven million people die each year from tobacco-related deaths, according to a new report published by the World Health Organisation today.
Educating Children One Radio Wave at a Time
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 19 (IPS) - Nigeria's conflict has displaced more than a million children, leaving them without access to education. However, an innovative radio program aims to transform this bleak scenario.
East Africa's Poor Rains: Hunger Worsened, Crops Scorched, Livestock Dead
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jul 19 (IPS) - Poor rains across East Africa have worsened hunger and left crops scorched, pastures dry and thousands of livestock dead, the United Nations food and agriculture agency has warned in a new alert.
Extreme Weather Wiping Out Hard-Won GDP Gains in Hours
- Inter Press Service
BRUSSELS, Belgium, Jul 14 (IPS) - With Antigua and Barbuda joining St. Kitts and Nevis as the two eastern Caribbean nations to attain middle-income country status, a senior diplomat has identified climate change as a major factor preventing other nations in the grouping from attaining a similar status.
Promoting Sustainable Population Growth, Key to Raising Human Rights Standards
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Switzerland, Jul 11 (IPS) - The world population has witnessed a remarkable growth during the recent decades. In 1965, it stood at 3.3 billion people. In 2017 –52 years later-- the global population reached a staggering 7.5 billion people corresponding to more than a doubling of the Earth's residents over the last half-century.
An African Atlas for Youth and Sustainable Development
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 07 (IPS) - As its population changes, Africa has the potential to transform its society into one that is productive and prosperous, according to a new report.
Death Toll Rises in the Mediterranean Sea as EU Turns Its Back
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 06 (IPS) - The failure of European Union (EU) to buckle up safety for migrants and refugees reaching its shore has been condemned by Amnesty International in a report today.
“Long March to Justice”: Appointed Judge to Investigate Syrian War Crimes
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 06 (IPS) - A former French judge has been appointed as the head of an independent team tasked with investigating war crimes in Syria.
Funding Climate Resilience Benefits All Nations – Yes, the U.S. Too
- Inter Press Service
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Jul 04 (IPS) - A leading climate change mitigation and adaptation activist and former climate negotiator in the Caribbean says that the United States could protect its economic and political interest by helping the region to go green.
Progress on World Hunger Has Reversed
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 03 (IPS) - World hunger has increased, reversing years of progress, said a UN specialised agency.
During its biennial conference held in Rome, Italy from 3-8 July, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) noted that the world is facing it's worst food crisis since World War II.
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