News headlines for “Natural Disasters”, page 270
Kenyans Turn to Wild Fruits and Insects as Drought Looms
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Jan 31 (IPS) - Too hungry to play, hundreds of starving children in Tiaty Constituency of Baringo County instead sit by the fire, watching the pot boil, in the hope that it is only a matter of minutes before their next meal.
Insecurity Fuelling Food Shortages in Lake Chad Basin: UN Coordinator
- Inter Press Service
Jan 30 (IPS) - Children under five years of age are not surviving due to severe food shortages in some parts of the Lake Chad region, says Toby Lanzer, UN Assistant Secretary-General and Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Sahel.
Trumps’ Global Gag a Devastating Blow for Women’s Rights
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Jan 25 (IPS) - The image of a group of men in suits making decisions about the rights of women is becoming an emblematic sign of the backlash against our human rights, particularly those related to women´s bodily integrity and reproductive and sexual freedoms.
Drought Could Cost Sri Lanka Billions
- Inter Press Service
COLOMBO, Jan 25 (IPS) - The warnings are stark, the instructions, for a change, clear.
Trump to Pull Out of the UN, Expel It from the US?
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jan 24 (IPS) - So far, Donald Trump's first decisions as president of the United States have left no doubt that he intends to implement his electoral threats, while most likely not fulfilling the promises he made as a candidate.
Pacific Islanders Call for U.S. Solidarity on Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
CANBERRA, Australia, Jan 19 (IPS) - The new political power of business magnate Donald Trump, who will be inaugurated Jan. 20 as the 45th President of the United States, will have ramifications for every global region, including the Pacific Islands.
Threat of Famine Looms in Yemen
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 06 (IPS) - Millions of Yemenis could soon face widespread famine if no action is taken to improve food access through humanitarian or trade means, an early warning system has said.
Migrants Seeking Europe Catch Their Breath in Morocco
- Inter Press Service
NADOR, RABAT and CASABLANCA, Morocco, Jan 06 (IPS) - With a stable economy and a peaceful political climate, Morocco – which has always been a transit country for migrants -- is becoming a potential new destination for settlement. The elusive dream for most of those who cross the Sahara, though, is still Europe.
Islamic Nations to Host Pledging Conference for Aid to Yemen
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 29 (IPS) - While the international community remains intensely pre-occupied with the six-year-old civil war ravaging Syria, the ongoing military conflict in Yemen has triggered a relatively neglected humanitarian crises threatening to explode.
Quality Water for All a Life and Death Issue in Bangladesh
- Inter Press Service
DHAKA, Dec 27 (IPS) - There is no exaggerating how crucial water is for human survival, particularly in countries like Bangladesh, which is crisscrossed by rivers. The level of water in a river here directly affects the lifestyles and livelihoods of the people living on its two sides, so much so that rivers and water bodies of varied sizes are an inseparable part of Bengali culture and heritage.
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