Global IssuesNews headlines for “Natural Disasters”, page 44
Most African Govts (3 in 4) Spend More on Arms, Less on Farms
- Inter Press Service
MADRID, Mar 03 (IPS) - The data is shocking: three-quarters of African Governments have already reduced their agricultural budgets while paying almost double that on arms.
UN Falls Short of Aid Pledge to Yemen Despite Peace Efforts
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Mar 03 (IPS) - At a high-level UN event, global donors pledged US$1.2 billion in aid operations to Yemen in 2023. Millions of Yemenis require humanitarian assistance as the country continues to suffer from the fallout of a prolonged civil war.
Earthquake Relief Efforts in Syria Shouldn't Overlook Those With Disabilities
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Feb 28 (IPS) - Emina Cerimovic is a senior disability rights researcher at Human Rights Swatch.A few days ago, I saw a photo shared to Twitter of Sham, a young Syrian girl rescued from under the rubble in northwest Syria, sitting upright in her hospital bed, According to the Syrian Civil Defense, a volunteer humanitarian group also known as the White Helmets, Sham will lose both her legs because of injuries from the quake.
Beyond Zero Discrimination: A New Social Contract for Health and Care Workers
- Inter Press Service
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Feb 24 (IPS) - While its origins may be rooted in the discrimination faced by people living with HIV, Zero Discrimination Day has evolved to celebrate commitments to the fundamental human right of being treated equally in law and in practice.
Ticking Time Bombs for the Most Defenceless: The Children (II)
- Inter Press Service
MADRID, Feb 23 (IPS) - While the world’s biggest powers and their giant private corporations continue to attach high priority to their military –and commercial– dominance, both of them being shockingly profitable, entire generations are being lost to deadly armed conflicts, devastating climate catastrophes, diseases, hunger and more imposed impoverishment.
BRAC Resets Program Aimed at Empowering Adolescent Girls in Africa
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 22 (IPS) - BRAC’s Empowerment and Livelihood Program (ELA) has benefitted tens of thousands of girls, and its recently released report shows an organization willing to adapt to the circumstances to continue to ensure adolescent girls and young women receive meaningful sexual and reproductive health rights support.
Ticking Time Bombs for the Most Defenceless: The Children (I)
- Inter Press Service
MADRID, Feb 22 (IPS) - Today, there are more children in need of desperate humanitarian assistance than at any other time since World War II.
Pakistans Free Healthcare Insurance Benefits Women, Poor
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Feb 22 (IPS) - A free health insurance initiative started in Pakistan has benefited poor patients, especially women who have outnumbered men in using the cashless health services under the Sehat Card Plus programme.
Role of Regional Economic Cooperation in Inclusive Digital Transformation in Asia
- Inter Press Service
BEIJING, The People's Republic of China, Feb 21 (IPS) - Digitalization is a key driver of competitiveness and development. As the world takes the path to unprecedented digital advancement, Asia continues to be a powerhouse of digital transformations in a wide range of areas from microchip manufacturing to electric vehicles, from digital currency to e-commerce.
UN Hobbled by Junta and Under Pressure Over Myanmar Aid Crisis
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK, Feb 21 (IPS) - Nearly 18 million people – about one-third of Myanmar’s population – need humanitarian aid this year because of civil war and the post-coup economic crisis, according to the latest United Nations estimates.
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