News headlines for “Natural Disasters”, page 266
The Ebola Crisis: Lessons Learned for Developing Nations
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 11 (IPS) - The Group of 77 has pointed out that the Ebola crisis of 2014-2015 proved that "no country is immune from a disease outbreak, no matter where it emerges"
World Must Act Now on Lake Chad Basin Crisis: FAO DG Graziano da Silva
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Apr 11 (IPS) - Food assistance is a priority and the only way to prevent the crisis from worsening in the Lake Chad Basin, is to support food production according to José Graziano da Silva, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Humanity and Social Justice, a Must for the Future of Work - Ryder
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Apr 10 (IPS) - "The future of work must be inspired by considerations of humanity, of social justice and peace. If it is not, we are going to a dark place, we are going to a dangerous place," said the head of the leading world body specialised on labour issues.
No U.S. Refuge for Syrians Even After Military Strikes
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 07 (IPS) - U.S. President Donald Trump Thursday night described the deepening Syrian refugee crisis as partial justification for the first direct U.S. airstrike against the Syrian government, even though the United States still bans all refugees from Syria.
Tomatoes, Limes and Sex-Selective Abortions
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 07 (IPS) - When Bimla Chandrasekharan saw that women who gave birth to baby girls were being sent out of the house by their angry husbands and mothers-in-law she realised a basic biology lesson was needed.
UN Strengthens Kenya’s Resilience to Disaster
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Apr 07 (IPS) - Kenya's lack of capacity to cope with wide-scale disaster has seen thousands of households continue to live precarious lives, especially in light of erratic and drastically changing weather patterns.
Work, What Future? Seven Big Questions Needing Urgent Response
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Apr 06 (IPS) - Around the world, profound changes in the nature of work are underway, that's clear. So it is a fact that the on-going transformations in the world of labour are disrupting the connection between work, personal development and community participation.
"Devastating Consequences” for Women, Girls as U.S. Defunds UN Agency
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 05 (IPS) - The U.S. has withdrawn all of its funding to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), an agency that works on family planning and reproductive health in over 150 countries.
Brazilian Capoeira Heals Wounds in the DRC
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANIERO, Brazil, Apr 03 (IPS) - On the earthen floor, to the sound of a single-string percussion instrument called a Berimbau, Congolese children stand in a circle practicing rhythmic movements with their arms and feet and chanting.
Two UN Experts Found Dead in DRC, Search Continues for Interpreter, Drivers
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 30 (IPS) - The bodies of two UN experts have been found in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) two weeks after their team went missing.
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