Global Issues
News headlines for “Conflicts in Africa”, page 193
Demand for lifesaving aid up 10 per cent this year: UN relief chief
- UN News
The number of people in need has risen by around 10 per cent this year so far, the UN’s humanitarian affairs chief said on Thursday.
Former Child Labourer, now Lawyer, Passes on the Light of Freedom to Others
- Inter Press Service
Durban, May 19 (IPS) - Amar Lai’s first memories are working alongside his parents and siblings in a quarry, breaking rocks. He was aged four.
Debt Distress in Africa: Problems and Ways Forward
- Inter Press Service
PRETORIA, South Africa, May 19 (IPS) - The COVID pandemic has had a profoundly negative impact on Africa’s sovereign debt situation. Currently, 22 countries are either in debt distress or at high risk of debt distress.
Mali’s withdrawal from G5 Sahel, Joint Force ‘a setback’ for the region
- UN News
Mali’s decision on 15 May to withdraw from the G5-Sahel group and its Joint Force is “unfortunate” and “regrettable”, a senior United Nations official told the Security Council on Wednesday, as she urged countries in the region to redouble efforts to protect human rights, amid protracted political and security crises.
Technology for Tracing the Work of Child Labour Could Help End the Practice
- Inter Press Service
DURBAN, May 18 (IPS) - Technology used to trace the origin and price of consumer goods to ensure farmers earn fair profits could easily be adapted as a tool to fight child labour Fair Trade living wage and income lead Isa Miralles told delegates at the 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour.
Political Will and Partnerships Key to Ending Child Labour, says ILOs Joni Musabayana
- Inter Press Service
Durban, May 18 (IPS) - With a strong commitment from governments, businesses, labour and consumers, the scourge of child labour can be eliminated, says Dr Joni Musabayana, Director of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Pretoria, South Africa.
First polio outbreak in 30 years declared in Mozambique
- UN News
Health authorities in Mozambique declared an outbreak of wild poliovirus on Wednesday after confirming that a child in the country’s north-eastern Tete province, had contracted the disease.
Africa Expected to Strongly Support Durban Call to Action on Child Labour
- Inter Press Service
Durban, May 17 (IPS) - Global goals to eradicate child labour will not be achieved without a breakthrough in Africa, where most of the world’s 160 million children entrapped in child labour work in rural regions, mostly in agriculture with their families.
Call to Invest ‘Serious Resources’ in Education, to Stem Tide of Child Labour
- Inter Press Service
Durban, May 17 (IPS) - "Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to eliminate child labour." So said Dennis Sinyolo, Director of Education International's African Regional Office in Accra, Ghana adapting liberation icon and late South African president Nelson Mandela's famous quote about how education can change the world.
Its Time To Globalise Compassion, Says Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi
- Inter Press Service
Durban, May 16 (IPS) - A mere 35 billion US dollars per annum – equivalent to 10 days of military spending – would ensure all children in all countries benefit from social protection, Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi told the 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour.
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