News headlines for “Natural Disasters”, page 300
Kurdish Highlanders Fear the Sky
- Inter Press Service
QANDIL MOUNTAINS, Iraq, Nov 06 (IPS) - You can find those popular Turkish chocolate and orange biscuits, and there are also shovels for the coming winter snow. There's also no shortage of those popular watches boasting the face of Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).
Urgently Needed: Studies Linking Land Degradation, Migration, Conflict and Political Instability
- Inter Press Service
ANKARA, Turkey, Nov 05 (IPS) - Some 135 million people could be displaced by 2045 as a result of land desertification, according to a recent UK ministry of defence report. This figure could rise to 200 million who are displaced by other climate change impacts like natural disasters by 2050, said British environment refugee specialist Norman Myers.
Central America Seeks Recognition of Its Vulnerability to Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
SAN JOSE, Oct 30 (IPS) - For decades, the countries of Central America have borne the heavy impact of extreme climate phenomena like hurricanes and severe drought. Now, six of them are demanding that the entire planet recognise their climate vulnerability.
Pakistani Communities Reel in the Wake of Massive Earthquake
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Oct 28 (IPS) - "My grandmother rushed inside the room to save me. Roof suddenly collapsed and she died," said 12-year-old Mushtari Bibi.
A New Framework in an Age of Migration
- Inter Press Service
, Oct 12 (IPS) - With the worldwide numbers of displaced people at all-time highs, migration has become the watchword for humanitarian crises.
United Arab Emirates and Cuba Forge Closer Ties
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Oct 06 (IPS) - Cuba and the United Arab Emirates agreed to strengthen diplomatic ties and bilateral cooperation during an official visit to this Caribbean island nation by the UAE minister of foreign affairs, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
As the Mediterranean Refugee Crisis Endures, International Morality Ebbs
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Oct 01 (IPS) - As the world suffers its biggest upheaval of human mobility, with 60 million people forced to desert their homes or countries due to persecution, armed conflicts, starvation and hunger that are a veritable danger to their lives, the response from the international community has been rather laggard.
Human Rights Activists Condemn Houthi Militia's Atrocities Against Women in Yemen
- Inter Press Service
Geneva, Sep 30 (IPS) - (WAM) -- Arab and Yemeni human rights activist monitoring the civil war in Yemen say that women have been subjected to grave human right violations at the hands of the rebel Houthi militia and an allied insurgent group under the command of former president Ali Abdullah Saleh.
Opinion: Renewed Optimism or Higgledy-Piggledy Vision?
- Inter Press Service
Philadelphia and Boston, Sep 30 (IPS) - The 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) and the whopping 169 targets were adopted in the largest ever United Nations Summit, attended by Prime Ministers, Presidents and the Pope, among other luminaries, in New York. These goals encompass world peace, the environment, gender equality, elimination of poverty and hunger and much, much more.
‘Why is it Easier to Find Money to Destroy People than Protect Them?’ Asks U.N. Chief
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 28 (IPS) - Speaking at the opening session of the high-level debate of the U.N. General Assembly Monday, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said a politically troubled world is suffering from a lack of empathy.
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