Global IssuesNews headlines for “Natural Disasters”, page 22
Last Chance Saloon? Myanmar Junta Imposes Military Conscription
- Inter Press Service
MAE SOT, Thailand, Feb 15 (IPS) - The news travelled like wildfire. In the teashops, bars, and market stalls that make Thailand’s border town of Mae Sot feel far more Burmese than Thai, the feared rumours circulating at the weekend were suddenly confirmed.
Women, Girls Equal Partners in HIV Responses, Says Activist
- Inter Press Service
BRATISLAVA, Feb 14 (IPS) - UNAIDS Executive Director, Winnie Byanyima, recently made an impassioned call for governments to support women and girls from marginalized communities at the frontlines of the defence of human rights, to help ensure, among others, that global health is protected.
Nepal Farmers Face Another Year of Agricultural Drought, Threatening Food Security
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Feb 13 (IPS) - Najboon Khatun looks up at the sky every day, searching for the possibility of rain. Clouds come and go without a drop of water. “Winter crops like wheat and vegetables need water, but like last year, there has been no rainfall yet,” says 65-year-old Khatun, expressing her anguish.
What Is It Like to Live in Ecuador, One of the Most Violent Countries?
- Inter Press Service
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, Feb 12 2024 (IPS) - “For a couple of years now we’ve been seeing the violence growing so fast,” said José, who asked not to give his last name for fear of reprisals he may face in Monte Sinai, a low-income neighborhood in Ecuador’s most populous city, Guayaquil.
YangonA Junta-Ruled Bubble in a Fragmenting Myanmar
- Inter Press Service
YANGON, Myanmar, Feb 12 (IPS) - Landing in Rangoon nearly 100 years ago, a young Chilean poet described “a city of blood, dreams, and gold” with “leprous streets”. The flourishing capital of then British-ruled Burma and its major port were a must-see staging post on an Asian tour.
Proven Vector Control Interventions Needed to Stem Malaria Infections in Africa
- Inter Press Service
KIGALI, Feb 08 (IPS) - Experts recommend that the current prevention of malaria in highly endemic countries in Africa should integrate "locally appropriate" control measures to cope with the highest burden of mosquito-borne disease on the continent.
Hit by Climate Change, Authorities Seek to Improve Saffron Yields in Kashmir
- Inter Press Service
SRINAGAR, India, Feb 07 (IPS) - Saffron, the expensive spice from the Kashmir Himalayas, has been facing challenges for years, mostly related to yields and inadequate irrigation compounded by the climate crisis.
Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting in Asia Remain a Neglected Problem
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, Feb 06 (IPS) - Significant advances have been made in Africa towards ending female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for Asia, where FGM/C occurs in at least ten countriesbut governments across the region are failing to take effective action. Women’s rights organizations are calling for states to introduce much-needed laws to criminalize FGM, provide national data on the extent and nature of the practice, and adequately fund efforts to tackle this regionally neglected problem.
Moimuna Nursing Institute Ushers Hope for Vulnerable Rural Girls in Bangladesh
- Inter Press Service
THAKURGAON, Bangladesh, Feb 06 (IPS) - After passing her secondary school certificate (SCC) in 2019, Sweety Akter went door-to-door to collect money to enroll in a college, but she wasn't successful.
Road to COP29: Highest Climate Ambitions Needed to Decarbonize World
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Feb 05 (IPS) - The road to COP29 has begun in earnest in the backdrop of a global climate report indicating that not only was 2023 the warmest year in a 174-year climate record, it was the warmest by far. Record-breaking temperatures, combined with El Niño, pushed vulnerable and poor nations in the Global South to the frontlines of extreme and severe weather events.
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