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Race Against Time as Hunger, Poverty Rise Amid Growing Global Uncertainties — Global Issues
IFAD president Alvaro Lario at a media conference during the first day of the 48th session of the IFAD Governing Council. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by Joyce Chimbi (rome & nairobi) Wednesday, February 12, 2025 Inter Press Service ROME & NAIROBI, Feb 12 (IPS) – Nearly one in 11 people in the …
Why Iran’s economy is shutting down
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Did The New Iphone Just Solve Homelessness?
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Global life expectancy and income hit all-time high; poverty falls worldwide
“According to the United Nations, the average global life expectancy in 2019 was 72.6 years. It dropped to 70.9 years during the pandemic before climbing to an all-time high of 73.3 years in 2024. The average real, which is to say inflation-adjusted, global gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in …
How Old Nokias Are Helping Solve Poverty
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The Impact of Global Megatrends on Poverty in Asia & the Pacific — Global Issues
Credit: World Meteorological Organization/Muhammad Amdad Hossain Opinion by Selim Raihan, Selahattin Selsah Pasali (bangkok, thailand) Friday, October 25, 2024 Inter Press Service BANGKOK, Thailand, Oct 25 (IPS) – In the coming decades, the Asia-Pacific region faces a series of challenges that threaten to exacerbate poverty. Among these, climate change, demographic shifts, …
Overlapping Crises Hinder Global Social Development and Poverty Reduction — Global Issues
Without investing in social development and crisis response, vulnerable communities are more susceptible to the impacts and stressors put on by multiple crises. Credit: UN Women_Ryan Brown by Naureen Hossain (united nations) Saturday, October 19, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Oct 19 (IPS) – Social development in a global context …
How the UK is becoming a ‘third-world’ economy
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Census Report: Household Income Lower Than 2020, Poverty Levels Jump
Americans’ incomes are lower than four years ago and inflation skyrocketed because of government spending. Poverty increased even after taking into account government assistance, data show. I ask you, who the hell would vote for that? Census data released today shows that after factoring in inflation, Americans’ median income is …
More Poverty for the Poor — Global Issues
Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Wednesday, July 24, 2024 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jul 24 (IPS) – Many low-income countries (LICs) continue to slip further behind the rest of the world. Meanwhile, people in extreme poverty have been increasing again after decades of decline. Jomo Kwame …
Forced Deportations Leave Afghan Women in Dire Poverty — Global Issues
Pakistan and Iran continue deporting Afghan refugees to their country of origin, leaving returnees in dire situations. Credit: Learning Together. Tuesday, July 09, 2024 Inter Press Service The author is an Afghanistan-based female journalist, trained with Finnish support before the Taliban take-over. Her identity is withheld for security reasons Jul …
Indonesia's Descent into Racism and Poverty (1998)
Living Dangerously: The Asian financial crisis of the late 1990s hit Indonesia hardest of all. Former professionals across the … source
Officials highlight massive poverty, humanitarian despair in Afghanistan — Global Issues
Top officials from the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) briefed ambassadors at the 15-member Council, describing the impact on civilians since the Taliban took over in August 2021. Roza Otunbayeva, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan and …
Harvard professor endorses ‘pussy boycott’ to save the planet, but her policies would cause poverty and pollution
Naomi Oreskes Left-wing Harvard professor Naomi Oreskes endorsed a “pussy boycott” to save the planet, in a “conversation on climate change” with Jane Fonda. But even if all the world’s women joined her “pussy boycott,” it would do nothing for the planet, because the policies Oreskes supports are counterproductive: They …
1.8 Million More Palestinians Doomed to Poverty if Gaza War Persists — Global Issues
The unprecedented destruction in the Gaza Strip in Palestine would condemn more that 1.8 million people to poverty if the war persists. Credit: Ashraf Amra/UMRWA by Naureen Hossain (united nations) Monday, May 06, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, May 06 (IPS) – Nearly seven months into the Gaza war, the …
5 Easy Ways to Save the World – Bjørn Lomborg
Dr Bjørn Lomborg is a researcher, writer and the founder of the think tank, Copenhagen Consensus. He has collaborated with … source
No, Its Not Just the Poverty Youre Thinking Of — Global Issues
Hyolim Lee and Eunseol Cho, interview Sharon Park at the Songdo Grace Church, Incheon, South Korea. Opinion by Hyolim Kelly Lee – Eunseol Rachel Cho (bangkok & seoul) Thursday, October 05, 2023 Inter Press Service BANGKOK & SEOUL, Oct 05 (IPS) – Four acrylic panels stood like soldiers around the perimeter …
What We Get Wrong About Race – Kenan Malik
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This TV Star Kidnaps Poor People For Money
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