Global IssuesNews headlines for “Natural Disasters”, page 50
Myanmar and ASEAN: Time is not on the Side of Democracy
- Inter Press Service
BRUSSELS, Nov 04 (IPS) - For 10 days in November, the world's diplomatic attention will largely be focused on three major diplomatic meetings in Southeast Asia.
These include the Group of 20 (G-20) Summit on November 15-16 in Bali, Indonesia, and the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit, which will be held November 18-19 in Bangkok, Thailand.
COP27: A Climate Summit Following Empty Promises & Funding Failures
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 04 (IPS) - The COP 27 climate summit is taking place amid a rash of political, economic and environmental upheavals, including missed funding and emission targets, increased pollution and climate devastation, rising global inflation, cuts in Western development assistance and the negative after-effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Anti-Microbial Resistance Strategies Need Urgent Attention to Prevent Unnecessary Deaths in Africa
- Inter Press Service
ACCRA, Nov 03 (IPS) - African countries must find a way of fighting Anti-Microbial Resistance in the healthcare system to avoid unnecessary deaths.
Tackling Recurring Hunger Crises at the Horn of Africa - Beginning with Somalia
- Inter Press Service
URBANA, Illinois, USA, Nov 02 (IPS) - The statistics are stark. The crisis is unprecedented. Yet again, according to the United Nations, famine looms in Somalia, with hundreds of thousands already facing starvation. In addition, droughts, and catastrophic hunger levels have left over 500,000 children malnourished and at risk of dying. This is already nearly 200,000 more than the 2011 famine. Urgent immediate actions must be taken now, both to address the crisis in the short-term and long-term.
COP27 Climate Summit is an Opportunity to Promote Peace
- Inter Press Service
STOCKHOLM / MUNICH, Nov 01 (IPS) - Peace is precious. The past few months have offered daily reminders of this simple fact. War in Ukraine. Russian and North Korean nuclear threats. Growing tensions over Taiwan. Huge population displacements. Energy crisis. Economic turmoil. Rising global hunger and inequality.
A New Digitalisation Effort in Bangladesh Could Change Community Health Globally
- Inter Press Service
DHAKA, Bangladesh, Oct 31 (IPS) - The digital transformation of thousands of community health workers in Bangladesh has dramatically enhanced their work, while enabling the creation and tracking of a healthcare database covering 64 million people. The resulting model holds remarkable promise for the health of the world, especially in the context of evolving pandemics.
Russian Dispute Over Drones Threaten to Escalate World Food Crisis
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 31 (IPS) - A war of words between Russia on the one hand, and the US, Britain, France and Germany on the other—specifically on the deployment of drones in Ukraine—has triggered an unintended consequence: a new world food crisis.
ECW's Yasmine Sherif Asks Donors to Redouble Efforts for DRC Displaced Children
- Inter Press Service
Kinshasa, Oct 28 (IPS) - Director of Education Cannot Wait (ECW) director Yasmine Sherif said that she was “deeply moved” by the resilience of children she met during her week-long visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo, where more than 3 million children between the ages of 6 and 11 are out of school. However, there was a desperate need for funding.
Migration for Many Venezuelans Turns from Hope to Nightmare
- Inter Press Service
CARACAS, Oct 28 (IPS) - Thousands of Venezuelans who have crossed the treacherous Darien jungle between Colombia and Panama, or who have made the perilous journey through Central America and Mexico to reach the United States, have found themselves stranded in countries that do not want them, unable to continue their journey or to afford to return to their country.
Droughts Dont Need To Result in Famine: Ethiopia and Somalia Show What Makes theDifference
- Inter Press Service
Oct 28 (IPS) - The Horn of Africa is facing its worst drought in 40 years. Scientists suspect that a multi-year La Niña cycle has been amplified by climate change to prolong dry and hot conditions.
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