News headlines in November 2024, page 2
Millions of women and girls forced to flee face high risk of gender-based violence: UNHCR
- UN News
More than 60 million women and girls worldwide who are forcibly displaced or stateless face high risks of gender-based violence (GBV), but funding for lifesaving services to support them is woefully lacking, the UN refugee agency UNHCR said on Friday.
Middle East crisis: Live updates for 29 November
- UN News
As families uprooted by the war in Lebanon begin to return home following a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah militants, UN humanitarians warned that needs remain "staggering" for devastated communities. The situation is dire in Gaza too, where the enclave's people are struggling to survive "relentless bombardment and deprivation", says the UN aid coordination office, OCHA. Meanwhile at UN Geneva, a special meeting has been taking place to mark the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. UN News app users can follow here.
Eliminating Rabies in Africa Must Begin with Quality Data
- Inter Press Service
Nov 28 (IPS) - Rabies, despite being a major public health concern in Africa, is still not fully understood, due to the limited data available on it. This has slowed down efforts to eliminate it, yet the continent bears a significant burden of the disease and accounts for most of the deaths it causes globally.
Solar Project Causes Social and Environmental Conflict in Rural El Salvador
- Inter Press Service
IZALCO, El Salvador, Nov 28 (IPS) - With machete in hand, Salvadoran farmer Damián Córdoba weeds the undergrowth covering the trunk of what was once a leafy tree to show the deforestation taking place on the Santa Adelaida farm, where a company seeks to install a solar park in western El Salvador.
Humanitarian Situation in Haiti Deteriorates as Gender-Based Violence Soars
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 28 (IPS) - As gangs continuously seize more territory in the Haitian capital, Port-Au-Prince, the humanitarian crisis deepens. Gang violence in Haiti has considerably escalated following the deployment of the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission and the appointment of the new Prime Minister, Alix Didier Fils-Aimé. Attacks on civilians continue to increase in brutality as the severely underfunded MSS mission and lackluster police efforts do little to combat gang activity. Girls and women have been disproportionately affected by rampant gender-based violence.
Equitable Ocean Prediction Systems: Bridging the North-South Divide
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA / PARIS, Nov 28 (IPS) - At their recent Leaders’ Summit in Rio de Janeiro, the G20 committed to support developing countries in responding to global crises and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). To meet that pledge, the world’s leading economies need to enhance global collaboration and investment in ocean prediction systems and technology.
Lahore's Smog: With the Sun Out, the Government Lifts Restrictions
- Inter Press Service
KARACHI, Nov 28 (IPS) - Atif Manzoor, 45, the owner of the renowned blue pottery business in Multan, had every reason to feel cheerful last week when the sun finally came out. For a good three weeks, the city of Sufi shrines had been shrouded in an envelope of thick smog.
Wages are recovering after negative shift in 2022, says UN labour agency
- UN News
Pay packets around the world rose 1.8 per cent in 2023 and continued their positive trajectory in the first half of the year, rising by 2.7 per cent on the back of a strong post-COVID global recovery, the UN International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Thursday.
Guyana’s Dream to Be a Green Oil Producer
- Inter Press Service
SAN DIEGO, USA, Nov 27 (IPS) - Long before the transformative discovery of its offshore oil in 2015, Guyana had made a strong pledge to decarbonization and climate action as set forth in its Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) 2030. The development of its oil industry has led to remarkable economic growth in Guyana, including a 62.3% growth rate in 2022.
Bangladesh Bans Polythene Bags Again, Sparking Hopes for the Eco-Friendly Sonali Bag'
- Inter Press Service
DHAKA, Nov 27 (IPS) - After Bangladesh’s interim government banned polyethene bags, a new sense of hope has emerged for the Sonali bag—a jute-based, eco-friendly alternative developed in 2017 by Bangladeshi scientist Dr. Mubarak Ahmed Khan. Sonali bag, or the golden bag, is named after the golden fiber of jute from which it is made.