News headlines for “Food and Agriculture Issues”, page 47
Development Effectiveness & the Quality of Financing: Towards a More Holistic Approach at Seville
- Inter Press Service
STOCKHOLM Sweden / MILAN, Italy, Feb 14 (IPS) - When world leaders gather in Seville for the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) in June, they will be meeting at a pivotal moment: one defined by mounting systemic risks, a multiplication of crises, and proliferation and fragmentation of development co-operation actors and funds.
Human Insecurity from Climate Change on Vanuatu and Guam
- Inter Press Service
Feb 13 (IPS) - The climate crisis is severely endangering human well-being. While the climate security nexus is omnipresent in national security strategies and on international institutions’ agendas, political responses remain insufficient and are often problematic. Among other issues, related policies often struggle with siloization or a focus on symptoms instead of root causes.
From Recovery to Resilience: Transforming Tourism for a Sustainable Future
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 13 (IPS) - Tourism is back – and stronger than ever. With 1.4 billion international tourist arrivals recorded globally in 2024, the sector has bounced back to pre-pandemic levels, signalling a recovery from its worst crisis.
Race Against Time as Hunger, Poverty Rise Amid Growing Global Uncertainties
- Inter Press Service
ROME & NAIROBI, Feb 12 (IPS) - Nearly one in 11 people in the world and one in five people in Africa go hungry every day, a crisis primarily driven by chronic inequality, climate change, conflict and economic instability. At the current pace, hunger and extreme poverty rates show little sign of drastically receding by 2030.
Gender Inequality in Science Limits Progress Towards Solving Complex Global Challenges
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Feb 11 (IPS) - Today is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science and a time to take stock of progress, successes, and setbacks towards open and gender-inclusive science. Gender equality remains elusive in science, as only one in three scientists is a woman. Not only do these inequalities hold women back, but they also limit scientific progress.
Climatic Change Pushes Pakistan’s Trout Fish Farming Towards Collapse
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Feb 11 (IPS) - Pakistan’s once-thriving trout fish farming industry, a vital source of livelihood for communities in the country’s mountainous northern region, is now on the verge of collapse due to the devastating impacts of climate change.
Namibia’s Drought Crisis: Building Resilience for Women and Girls
- Inter Press Service
WINDHOEK, Namibia, Feb 11 (IPS) - Communities in the Kavango West region of northern Namibia have firsthand experience of the severe impacts of climate change. The dry, cracked soil and emaciated livestock provide a constant reminder of the lack of access to water in this part of the country.
Imperialism (Still) Rules
- Inter Press Service
HARARE, Zimbabwe, Feb 11 (IPS) - Many in the West, of the political right and left, now deny imperialism. For Josef Schumpeter, empires were pre-capitalist atavisms that would not survive the spread of capitalism. But even the conservative Economist notes President Trump’s revival of this US legacy.
Tanzanians with HIV Left in Crisis as USAID Funding Ends
- Inter Press Service
DAR ES SALAAM, Feb 07 (IPS) - At 9 a.m. on Monday, Mariam Msemwa clutched her clinic card tightly as she stood in line at Bagamoyo District Hospital’s HIV Clinic in Tanzania’s coastal region. The 19-year-old had been here many times before, picking up monthly doses of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs that kept her alive. But today was different. When she reached the counter, the nurse flatly told her. “There’s no more free medication, ” she said. “You’ll have to buy it yourself.”
Ending FGM Requires Strengthening Partnerships and Advocacy Efforts
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 06 (IPS) - February 6 is the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). A practice deemed a gross violation of human rights, tragically the practice persists across multiple countries in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Over 230 million women and girls alive today have been subjected to this gruesome practice, and experts warn that at least 27 million more could endure this by 2030.
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