News headlines for “Natural Disasters”, page 73
WFP in Gaza: ‘We Need a Long Ceasefire That Leads to Peace so We Can Operate’
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Aug 15 (IPS) - Corinne Fleischer, WFP's regional director for the Middle East, North Africa and Eastern Europe, describes Gaza as "a terrible situation getting worse." Over the past two weeks, 21 United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) food distribution points have been closed under evacuation orders.
Rizwana Hasan Vows to Ensure Justice for Those Killed During Bangladesh’s Quota Reform Movement
- Inter Press Service
DHAKA, Aug 14 (IPS) - Justice for all those who died and suffered injuries during the recent student-led quota reform movement in Bangladesh and reforms to the systems to ensure that this justice takes place are not negotiable, an adviser to the Bangladesh interim government, Syeda Rizwana Hasan, told IPS in an exclusive interview
South Sudan: World’s Youngest Nation at a Crossroads
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 13 (IPS) - Thirteen years since becoming an independent state, South Sudan faces profound humanitarian challenges. South Sudan's first Independence Day was imbued with a great sense of hope.
Digital Trade & the Sustainable Development Goals: A Dynamic Agenda
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK, Thailand, Aug 12 (IPS) - The rapid growth of digitalization has fundamentally altered commerce, impacting production and facilitating the movement of goods. The 2023 Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Report (APTIR), has pointed out that although digital trade revenues of Asia and the Pacific account for a significant share of global trade, this growth is uneven, with trade concentrated in a few areas, leading to disparities across the region.
Gaza Children's Education, Mental Health Targeted With Emergency Grant
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 08 (IPS) - Since October 2023, 625,000 children enrolled in schools across Gaza have had no access to education, and more than 370 schools have sustained damage from attacks, according to the United Nations.
Pacific Community Photographic Winners Bring Impacts of Climate Change to Life
- Inter Press Service
PACIFIC ISLANDS, Aug 08 (IPS) - The Pacific Community's photographic competition winners reflect the devastating climate impacts on beautiful and sensitive environments, documenting the most pressing issues the communities who live on the islands face today.
Explainer: Why Kenya is Considered a High Climate Risk for Development Banks
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Aug 07 (IPS) - Climate change-related extreme weather jeopardizes Kenya's development agenda; even though it contributes very little to global warming, it is marked as a high-risk country by development banks.Kenya contributes less than 0.1 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions every year, yet development banks have flagged the East African nation as a high climate risk. This is due to extreme weather changes that are increasingly threatening the country's development agenda, widening socio-economic inequalities, and deepening rural poverty and hunger.
UN Calls for ‘Peaceful, Orderly and Democratic Transition’ Following Protests in Bangladesh
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 06 (IPS) - After weeks of violent clashes against protestors, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned from her position and fled the country on Monday. Preparations are underway for an interim government to take over with the backing of the military, political parties, student leaders of the protest movement and all other groups involved in the transition. A UN spokesperson has urged that all parties involved in the current transition should work together to ensure a peaceful and democratic transition.
Nigeria: Why #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria Protests Gained Traction
- Inter Press Service
ABUJA, Aug 06 (IPS) - Thousands of Nigerians have taken to the streets to protest against bad governance, corruption, soaring inflation, and the rising cost of living, in what has been termed "10 Days of Rage" and believed to mirror Kenyan protests organized by the youth.
Activists Challenge Pharma Company Gilead Over HIV Medication
- Inter Press Service
MUNICH, Aug 02 (IPS) - Campaigners and experts have demanded a breakthrough HIV intervention hailed as “the closest thing to an HIV vaccine” must be made available as soon and as cheaply as possible to all who need it as its manufacturer faces protests over its pricing.
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