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Zimbabwe: A Humanitarian Response for the Crisis in Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe — In November 2019, the UN's Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food described Zimbabwe - a country once hailed as the bread basket of Africa - as a state on the brink of man-made starvation. Some 5.5 million inhabitants are food insecure, with over 2 million also lacking access to essential services such as healthcare and clean water. These numbers are expected to rise to over 8 million and 3.5 million respectively in 2020, affecting some 60% of the population.
A Humanitarian Response for the Crisis in Zimbabwe
Africa, Armed Conflicts, Development & Aid, Featured, Global, Headlines, Humanitarian Emergencies, Peace, TerraViva United Nations Opinion By Craig Dube Reprint | | Print | Craig Dube*, Atlantic Fellow for Social and Economic Equity, interviews Tahir Ahmad, head of humanitarian operations at Humanity First Location: Mt Hampden, 30km outside Harare The water-shortage crisis has worsened recently due to the drought. Children are missing school twice a week. Women are being abused at water sources.
Trump's Order to Bring Jobs Home from China is Toothless. But There Are Sensible Ways to Discourage Offshoring.
With China refusing to back down, Trump’s combative approach risks perpetual conflict with China — not to mention a global economic downturn, as the trade war’s effects spread through the global economy.
When Cities Shut the Water Off
When these jobs were replaced by automation, families across the country had to look for ways to make ends meet with smaller wages, fewer benefits, and the forfeiture of traditional opportunities. Detroit became the poster-child of this phenomenon, thanks to the closure of mega-auto production sites like Dodge Main, Chevrolet Gear and Axle, Cadillac Fleetwood, and so many others. The Ford Rouge Complex in Dearborn, MI used to employ just over 100,000 workers – even during the Great Depression.
Oil Wealth in Senegal: For the Many or the Few?
However, the report shows that there are shortcomings in the overall governance of Senegal’s mineral resources. At present, the sources of the data on resources baseline evaluations from petroleum extraction are the foreign companies that do the extracting, in a kind of unacknowledged de-patrimonialization. Although Senegal’s mining sector has a cadastre – a public registry of ownership and values – it does not yet have one for petroleum or mineral resources.
3 Reasons to Pay Attention to the LA Teacher Strike
The first mass teacher labor action of 2019 is unfolding in California as the United Teachers Los Angeles walked out for the first time in 30 years. This strike, which began on Jan. 14, isn’t just important to people in Los Angeles. Here are three reasons the nation should pay attention. 1. The Los Angeles case is different The Los Angeles strike stands out because of the size of the district.
Doctors Strike in Zimbabwe as Government Imposes Austerity to Attract More Chinese Investment
Ncube, just like most African policymakers who have gone the austerity route, believes that this will attract foreign investment, particularly from China, which is now considered a savior of Africa. This, he hopes, will help alleviate the financial crisis and open the market for international trade relations that will bring a much-needed foreign currency injection to boost failing local industries.
Doctors Strike in Zimbabwe as Government Imposes Austerity to Attract More Chinese Investment
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has had to cut his holiday vacation short to try to resolve an escalating strike among doctors at public hospitals over low pay and medical supply shortages. Now entering its second month, the strike comes as the government pursues a short-sighted effort to improve its reputation among international creditors by slashing public spending.
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