News headlines for “Natural Disasters”, page 89
Younger Generation Needed in Efforts to Change the Leprosy Perceptions, Says Miss World Brazil
- Inter Press Service
Nairobi, Nov 08 (IPS) - Deep-rooted discrimination against persons affected by leprosy or Hansen’s disease has marginalized individuals and communities. As social pariahs, opportunities to pursue their dreams are limited because, at best, they live at the periphery of society and, more often than not, are ostracized.
COP27: Egypts Repressive Regime Under FireWhile it Hosts a Key Climate Summit
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 08 (IPS) - The COP27 climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh has triggered a negative fallout for Egypt’s authoritarian regime which stands accused of human rights abuses -- and has been widely condemned for its longstanding repressive campaign against dissidents and civil society organizations (CSOs).
COP27: Why Global Action is Needed to Decarbonise Industries Everywhere
- Inter Press Service
VIENNA, Nov 07 (IPS) - Ahead of this year’s COP27 in Egypt, industry and government representatives from 15 developing countries across Asia, Latin America and Africa met in a series of consultations about the challenges and opportunities they face in decarbonizing some of their most energy intensive industries like steel, cement and concrete.
COP27: The Thorny Road to Sharm El Sheikh
- Inter Press Service
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 07 (IPS) - The 27th Conference Of Parties (COP27) on Climate Change comes at a time when we are facing unprecedented challenges due to the magnitude and the interconnected nature of our multiple structural crises. The world's average temperature is now at 1.1℃.
Myanmar and ASEAN: Time is not on the Side of Democracy
- Inter Press Service
BRUSSELS, Nov 04 (IPS) - For 10 days in November, the world's diplomatic attention will largely be focused on three major diplomatic meetings in Southeast Asia.
These include the Group of 20 (G-20) Summit on November 15-16 in Bali, Indonesia, and the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit, which will be held November 18-19 in Bangkok, Thailand.
COP27: A Climate Summit Following Empty Promises & Funding Failures
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 04 (IPS) - The COP 27 climate summit is taking place amid a rash of political, economic and environmental upheavals, including missed funding and emission targets, increased pollution and climate devastation, rising global inflation, cuts in Western development assistance and the negative after-effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Anti-Microbial Resistance Strategies Need Urgent Attention to Prevent Unnecessary Deaths in Africa
- Inter Press Service
ACCRA, Nov 03 (IPS) - African countries must find a way of fighting Anti-Microbial Resistance in the healthcare system to avoid unnecessary deaths.
Tackling Recurring Hunger Crises at the Horn of Africa - Beginning with Somalia
- Inter Press Service
URBANA, Illinois, USA, Nov 02 (IPS) - The statistics are stark. The crisis is unprecedented. Yet again, according to the United Nations, famine looms in Somalia, with hundreds of thousands already facing starvation. In addition, droughts, and catastrophic hunger levels have left over 500,000 children malnourished and at risk of dying. This is already nearly 200,000 more than the 2011 famine. Urgent immediate actions must be taken now, both to address the crisis in the short-term and long-term.
COP27 Climate Summit is an Opportunity to Promote Peace
- Inter Press Service
STOCKHOLM / MUNICH, Nov 01 (IPS) - Peace is precious. The past few months have offered daily reminders of this simple fact. War in Ukraine. Russian and North Korean nuclear threats. Growing tensions over Taiwan. Huge population displacements. Energy crisis. Economic turmoil. Rising global hunger and inequality.
A New Digitalisation Effort in Bangladesh Could Change Community Health Globally
- Inter Press Service
DHAKA, Bangladesh, Oct 31 (IPS) - The digital transformation of thousands of community health workers in Bangladesh has dramatically enhanced their work, while enabling the creation and tracking of a healthcare database covering 64 million people. The resulting model holds remarkable promise for the health of the world, especially in the context of evolving pandemics.
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