News headlines for “World Hunger and Poverty”, page 85
The UN Food Systems Summit: How Not to Respond to the Urgency of Reform
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Mar 22 (IPS) - At a critical juncture on the road to the UN Food Systems Summit, three UN rights experts warn that it will fail to be a 'people's summit' unless it is urgently rethought.Global food systems have been failing most people for a long time, and the COVID-19 pandemic has made a critical situation even worse. 265 million people are threatened by famine, up 50% on last year; 700 million suffer from chronic hunger; and 2 billion more from malnutrition, with obesity and associated diet-related diseases increasing in all world regions.
Policy Inconsistencies and Poor Research Slow Young Farmers in Africa
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Mar 16 (IPS) - It is not everyday that a young farmer registers success in his enterprise and vows this is what he will do for the rest of his life. Yet this is the story of Lihle Moyo, a 27-year-old farmer from Gwanda, about 160km south of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's second-largest city.
Peace & Security in Armed Conflicts Mean Presence of Food & Absence of Gunfire
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 12 (IPS) - In 1941, the people of Greece were facing a horrific winter. The Axis powers had plundered local supplies and introduced an extortionate tax on Greek citizens. Allied forces imposed a cruel blockade, cutting off imports. Prices skyrocketed. Hundreds of thousands of civilians perished.
Malawian Youth Wipe Away Unemployment Tears with Agribusiness
- Inter Press Service
BLANTYRE, Malawi, Mar 10 (IPS) - After getting tired of searching for employment for seven years, Feston Zale from Chileka area in Malawi’s Southern Region decided to venture into agribusiness.
What Africa Expects of New WTO Chief Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Mar 09 (IPS) - When on 15 February the chair of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO’s) General Council, Ambassador David Walker of New Zealand, announced that Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala would be the new Director-General, the mood among delegates was of relief.
The Ethics of AI to Ensure Food Security and Development
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Mar 08 (IPS) - One year after the call for a group of international and religious organizations and important multinational companies to incorporate ethics into the design of artificial intelligence (AI), Pope Francis said in a tweet: “I hope that more and more people of good will cooperate in the promotion of the common good, the protection of those lagging behind and the development of a shared algor-ethics”.
Women Are the Future of Africas COVID-19 Recovery
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Mar 06 (IPS) - The COVID-19 pandemic is arguably one of the biggest disruptors to modern day life as we know it. The economic and social disruption caused by the pandemic is devastating; millions of people have lost their lives, tens of millions of people are at risk of falling into extreme poverty and nearly half of the global work force is at risk of losing their livelihoods. Africa is facing its first economic recession in 25 years due to the impact of the pandemic.
How Households Increased Food Waste is Feeding Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 04 (IPS) - Twenty percent of all food bought by households, retailers, restaurants and other food services in 54 countries around the world was thrown away in 2019 -- contributing to some 931 million tonnes of food waste and feeding climate change.
International Women’s Day, 2021 - Removing Barriers to Women’s Leading Role in African Agriculture
- Inter Press Service
IBADAN, Nigeria, Mar 04 (IPS) - Africa’s population will double by 2050 if growth rates continue their trajectory, but the creation of jobs is not keeping pace, with up to five times more young people seeking employment each year as there are new posts to fill. And, on top of this, the COVID pandemic is plunging Africa into its first recession in 25 years.
What Role Can South-South Cooperation Play in Post COVID-19 Recovery?
- Inter Press Service
BEIJING, Mar 02 (IPS) - Five years ago, at the 70th anniversary of the foundation of the United Nations, world leaders adopted the ambitious Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development. The Agenda was to be accomplished through the achievement of 17 Sustainable Development Goals by 2030: eradicating poverty, ending hunger, addressing climate change – just to name a few.
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