Global IssuesNews headlines for “Natural Disasters”, page 16
Conflict Deprives Children of Education in Northern Syrian IDP Camps
- Inter Press Service
IDLIB, Syria, Jun 18 (IPS) - Twelve-year-old Walid Al-Hussein, displaced from the city of Kafranbel to a camp for internally displaced people (IDP) in northern Idlib on the border with Turkey, has given up his dream of becoming a lawyer.
1,000 Days—Afghan Girls' Voices Campaign Enters Second Phase
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Jun 13 (IPS) - The global community is marking a tragic milestone for human rights, children's rights, and girls' rights, as it has been 1,000 days since girls were banned from attending secondary school in Afghanistan. The ban has wiped out decades’ worth of education and development gains, as approximately 80 percent of school-aged Afghan girls and young women are out of school.
UN, World Leaders Ramp Up Plans for Gaza Ceasefire and Recovery
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 13 (IPS) - This week has seen noteworthy steps from the international community to put an end to the ongoing hostilities in the Gaza Strip since the start of the hostilities between Hamas and Israel.
African Activists Call on the West to Finance Climate Action
- Inter Press Service
BONN, Jun 13 (IPS) - As the technical session of the global climate negotiations enters the final stretch in Bonn, Germany, climate activists from Africa have expressed fears that negotiators from the developed world are dragging their feet in a way to avoid paying their fair share to tackle the climate crisis.
Turning the Tide: Health Community Turns to UNFCCC for Inclusivity
- Inter Press Service
BONN, Jun 11 (IPS) - There is a rapid realization that climate change is impacting health, which is why the recently adopted World Health Organization's Climate Change and Health Resolution is considered pivotal.
Climate Finance: The Planet is Speaking, Listen and Respond with Justice
- Inter Press Service
BONN & NAIROBI, Jun 11 (IPS) - As the planet groans under record-breaking temperatures and extreme weather events, Africa, which is responsible for only two to three percent of global emissions, stands out disproportionately as the most vulnerable region in the world.
Quiet Revolution Underway as IFADs Innovative Solutions Rise to Global Rural Challenges
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI & ROME, Jun 06 (IPS) - Technology and innovation are at the center of the International Fund for Agricultural Development’s strategy to fulfill its global mission to eradicate poverty and hunger in the developing world, IFAD’s President Alvaro Lario told IPS in an exclusive interview.
World Environment Day: UN Secretary-General Reckons with ‘A Moment of Truth’ on Climate Action
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Jun 05 (IPS) - Coming at a time of record-breaking global temperatures over the last twelve months, the UN chief calls on world leaders, including the G20 and G7 members, to commit to their climate action goals as laid out in the Paris Agreement. Experts across multiple industries are also encouraged to do their part to mitigate the impact of the climate crisis.
Bringing Drought and Floods, El Niño Hits the Most Fragile in Southern Africa
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jun 04 (IPS) - Kaponde Likando does not know how his family will survive until the next farming season. “We are not going to have anything (to harvest),” said the 60-year-old from Chingobe village in southern Zambia after his maize, sorghum, groundnut and sweet potato crops failed. “This has been the very opposite of what we expected.”
Commonwealth Secretary-General Calls for Concrete Finance Commitments for Small Island Developing States
- Inter Press Service
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, Jun 03 (IPS) - Commonwealth Secretary-General Baroness Patricia Scotland is calling for concrete commitments to climate finance that will acknowledge the multi-dimensional vulnerability faced by the world’s small island developing states (SIDS).
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