News headlines for “Natural Disasters”, page 285
Majority of Vulnerable Refugees Will Not Be Resettled in 2017
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 17 (IPS) - Only a small percentage of the world's most vulnerable refugees will be resettled in 2017, according to new figures released by the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) this week.
New Guidelines Aim to Help Migrants Experiencing Crises
- Inter Press Service
Building Africa's Energy Grid Can Be Green, Smart and Affordable
- Inter Press Service
PEMBA, Zambia, Jun 16 (IPS) - It's just after two p.m. on a sunny Saturday and 51-year-old Moses Kasoka is seated outside the grass-thatched hut which serves both as his kitchen and bedroom.
The 50 Essential Products That Could Help People With Disabilities
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 15 (IPS) - Wheelchairs, hearing aids, white canes and braille typewriters are just some of the products that help people with disabilities to participate fully in everyday life.
Western Nations, Blaming Cash Crunch, Pull out of UNIDO
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 15 (IPS) - The 134-member Group of 77, the largest single coalition of developing countries, has expressed serious concern over the "unprecedented" withdrawal of nine member states from the Vienna-based UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
Drought Dries Up Money from Honey
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Jun 15 (IPS) - "It is everything" is how smallholder farmer Nyovane Ndlovu describes beekeeping, which has long been an alternative sweet source of income for drought-beaten farmers in Zimbabwe.
Governments Slow to Respond to Elder Abuse
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Jun 15 (IPS) - Although instances of elder abuse are widespread around the world, many government responses have been inadequate.
Climate-Proofing Agriculture Must Take Centre Stage in African Policy
- Inter Press Service
KIGALI, Rwanda, Jun 14 (IPS) - After over a year of extreme weather changes across the world, causing destruction to homes and lives, 2015-16 El Niño has now come to an end.
Seeds for Supper as Drought Intensifies in South Madagascar
- Inter Press Service
BEKILY, Madagascar, Jun 14 (IPS) - Havasoa Philomene did not have any maize when the harvesting season kicked off at the end of May since like many in the Greater South of Madagascar, she had already boiled and eaten all her seeds due to the ongoing drought.
AIDS Meeting Was Bold but Disappointing, Organisations Say
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 13 (IPS) - Though the High Level Meeting on Ending AIDS ended with the adoption of bold and life saving targets, many organisations have expressed their disappointment in its outcomes.
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