News headlines for “Natural Disasters”, page 81
Africa, Now Squeezed to the Bones
- Inter Press Service
MADRID, Apr 19 (IPS) - As many as 45 African countries –out of the Continent's 54 nations–, all of them grouped in what is known as Sub-Saharan Africa, have now been further squeezed to their bones, as funding shrinks to lowest ever levels, and as a portion of the so-called aid goes back to the pockets of rich donor countries.
Myanmars Forgotten War Lurches Deeper into Horror
- Inter Press Service
KAYIN STATE, Myanmar, Apr 17 (IPS) - Food is passed around a campfire, and a guitar strums as cool night air tumbles down mountain cliffs, relieving the jungle of its heat.
Vulnerable Countries Need Action on Loss and Damage Today and Not at COPs To Come
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Apr 14 (IPS) - In March 2023, more than 600 people died in Malawi after Tropical Cyclone Freddy dumped heavy rain, flooding the southern part of the country, displacing over half a million people, and damaging property and livelihoods.
Afghan Tailors Flee to Pakistan After Ban on Stitching Womens Clothing
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Apr 10 (IPS) - "I had my shop in Afghanistan but came here after the Taliban's warning against stitching women's clothes. Now, I am working on daily wages in a shop owned by a local tailor master," Noor Wali, 32, told IPS.
India's Bihar Leads Efforts to Strengthen Global Poverty Alleviation Through South-South Knowledge Exchange
- Inter Press Service
PATNA, India, Apr 10 (IPS) - Under the Bihar Rural Livelihoods Promotion Society, Bihar’s government announced the development of a new Program for Immersion and Learning Exchange (ILE) to be headquartered in Patna.
Food Shortages Deepen in Cyclone-Devastated Vanuatu
- Inter Press Service
PORT VILA, Vanuatu, Apr 04 (IPS) - One month after the Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu was hit by two Category 4 cyclones within three days, food scarcity and prices are rising in the country following widespread devastation of the agriculture sector.
CIVICUS Report Exposes a Civil Society Under Attack
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Mar 31 (IPS) - As conflict and crises escalate to create human emergencies that have displaced over 100 million people worldwide, civil society’s vital role of advocating for victims and monitoring human rights cannot be over-emphasised.
The Need for a Strong Legal Treaty on Business & Human Rights
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Mar 31 (IPS) - The ongoing discussions on an internationally treaty, described as a “legally binding instrument” on business and human rights, remains one of the most neglected issues that should instead command the attention of the public.
The LGBTIQ+ Community Still Oppressed in Venezuela
- Inter Press Service
CARACAS, Mar 30 (IPS) - The vulnerability and struggles of the LGBTIQ+ community in Venezuela were once again highlighted when the Supreme Court finally annulled the military code statute that punished, with one to three years in prison, members of the military who committed " acts against nature.”
The Fight for Yemen's Future Is a Global Responsibility
- Inter Press Service
SA’ANA, Yemen, Mar 30 (IPS) - As Yemen enters its ninth year of war, its people are facing a humanitarian crisis of horrifying proportions. In my role as Oxfam's Yemen Country Director, I have witnessed firsthand the effects of the humanitarian catastrophe, worsened by economic collapse and sharp increases in the cost of food and other essential commodities.
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