News headlines for “Natural Disasters”, page 276
U.A.E Stands By Conflicted Yemen
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Sep 07 (IPS) - As unrest and chaos plague Yemen, the U.A.E is not waiting in silence. Recognising that in spite of being impoverished Yemen has always been strategically important for U.A.E and the region, the warfare and conflict will not only gravely affect the region itself but could also obstruct the future security of the Middle East as a whole.
Yemeni Refugees Still Stuck on Wrong Side of the Water
- Inter Press Service
OBOCK, Djibouti, Sep 06 (IPS) - Tears emerge from the slit of 20-year-old Gada's black niqab face veil. After more than a minute's silence she still can't answer the question: How bad was it in Yemen before you left?
Yemen’s Children Deserve Better
- Inter Press Service
Rich Countries Should to Take Development Goals Seriously Too
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 02 (IPS) - The UN's new Sustainable Development Goals apply to all 193 UN member states, yet one year in some say that rich countries aren't taking their critical role quite as seriously as they should be.
Myanmar Turns to Kofi Annan for Help on Festering Rohingya Crisis
- Inter Press Service
YANGON/LONDON, Aug 27 (IPS) - Myanmar's government has responded to pressure from the international community to tackle religious tensions and persecution of Muslims in Rakhine State by appointing former U.N. secretary general Kofi Annan to head a commission to advise on "a sustainable solution" to the crisis.
Mexico, a Democracy Where People Disappear at the Hands of the State
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Aug 26 (IPS) - "Go and tell my dad that they're holding me here," Maximiliano Gordillo Martínez told his travelling companion on May 7 at the migration station in Chablé, in the southern Mexican state of Tabasco. It was the last time he was ever seen, and his parents have had no news of him since.
Chatterjee, new Resident Coordinator, to lead 25 UN agencies in East Africa
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, KENYA, Aug 26 (IPS) - Siddharth Chatterjee, the Representative of the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) in Kenya, has been appointed UN Resident Coordinator, where he will lead and coordinate 25 UN agencies in East Africa. At the same time, he will also serve as the Resident Representative of the UN Development Programme (UNDP).
Devastating Earthquake Demolishes Central Italy
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Aug 25 (IPS) - At 3.36am on August 24, a 6.2 magnitude earthquake wreaked havoc and destruction in central Italy.
Smart Technologies Key to Youth Involvement in Agriculture
- Inter Press Service
BONN, Germany, Aug 23 (IPS) - She is only 24 and already running her father's farm with 110 milking cows. Cornelia Flatten sees herself as a farmer for the rest of her life.
US, EU Accused of Paying Lip Service to Global Arms Treaty
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 22 (IPS) - The Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), which was aimed at curbing the flow of small arms and light weapons to war zones and politically-repressive regimes, is being openly violated by some of the world's arms suppliers, according to military analysts and human rights organizations.
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