News headlines for “Natural Disasters”, page 331
Report Cries out on Behalf of Iraqi Women
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 20 (IPS) - Iraqi women continue to be subject to physical, emotional and sexual violence, according to a new report by Minority Rights Group International and Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights.
The Two Koreas: Between Economic Success and Nuclear Threat
- Inter Press Service
SEOUL, Feb 18 (IPS) - The two Koreas are an odd match – both are talking about possible dialogue but both have different ideas of the conditions, and that difference comes from the 62-year-old division following the 1950-53 Korean War.
Sri Lanka Gets Temporary Reprieve Over U.N. Report on War Crimes Charges
- Inter Press Service
Maimed by Conflict, Forgotten by Peace: Life Through the Eyes of the War-Disabled
- Inter Press Service
MANNAR, Sri Lanka, Feb 16 (IPS) - It is a hot, steamy day in Sri Lanka's northwestern Mannar District. Mid-day temperatures are reaching 34 degrees Celsius, and the tarred road is practically melting under the sun.
Millennium Development Goals: A Mixed Report Card for India
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, Feb 14 (IPS) - Despite being one of the world's fastest expanding economies, projected to clock seven-percent GDP growth in 2017, India – a nation of 1.2 billion – is trailing behind on many vital social development indices while also hosting one-fourth of the world's poor.
Israel’s Obsession for Monopoly on Middle East Nuclear Power
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 13 (IPS) - As the Iranian nuclear talks hurtle towards a Mar. 24 deadline, there is renewed debate among activists about the blatant Western double standards underlying the politically-heated issue, and more importantly, the resurrection of a longstanding proposal for a Middle East free from weapons of mass destruction (WMD).
Getting Bang for the Buck on New Development Goals
- Inter Press Service
COPENHAGEN, Feb 13 (IPS) - Right now, the United Nations is negotiating one of the world's potentially most powerful policy documents. It can influence trillions of dollars, pull hundreds of millions out of poverty and hunger, reduce violence and improve education — essentially make the world a better place. But much depends on this being done well.
Nepali Children in Dire Need of Mental Health Services
- Inter Press Service
SURKHET, Nepal, Feb 13 (IPS) - On the night of Aug. 14, 2014, 10-year-old Hari Karki woke up to his grandfather's loud yelling in the family's home in Paagma, a small village in east Nepal.
“Drastic Decline” Seen in World Press Freedom
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 13 (IPS) - A leading advocacy group warns of a "worldwide deterioration in freedom of information" last year.
Warming, Wildfires and Worries
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 12 (IPS) - World leaders from government, finance, business, science and civil society are attempting to negotiate a legally binding and universal agreement on climate change at the upcoming 21st United Nations Climate Change Conference being convened in Paris in December.
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