News headlines for “Human Population”, page 147
Why Empowering National Human Rights Institutions Helps on the Quest for Healthy Earth?
- Inter Press Service
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada, Mar 24 (IPS) - We are living in a critical time. As we face existential environmental challenges from climate crises to the mass extinction of species, it is difficult sometimes to see solutions and new ideas. This is why we all need to celebrate and give visibility to creative and courageous efforts of people and organizations striving towards a healthy planet for all.
Women & Climate: Planting a Global Forest in a Connected World
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK and TORONTO, Mar 23 (IPS) - In January of this year, Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, shocked much of the world when they announced they would be stepping down from their roles as senior royals.
Never Give up on Women’s Rights – Edna Ismail
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Mar 20 (IPS) - For Dr Edna Adan Ismail maternal health and midwifery is deeply personal. In an interview with Women Deliver Young Leader Musu Bakoto Sawo, Ismail recalls her mother's devasting experiences which impacted on her own life's choices.
Young People Bring Solar Energy to Schools in the Argentine Capital
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Mar 19 (IPS) - "The idea came to a group of schoolmates and me in 2014, but we never thought it could become a reality," says Sebastián Ieraci, 23, as he points to a multitude of photovoltaic solar panels shining on the roof of the Antonio Devoto High School in the Argentine capital.
Why Nigeria Knows Better How to Fight Corona Than the US
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 18 (IPS) - The coronavirus disease, otherwise known as COVID-19, was first reported in Wuhan, China on the last day of December 2019. When it began to spread rapidly, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared it a public health emergency of international concern on 30 January 2020.
Gender 'Could be Coronavirus Key'
- Inter Press Service
Population 2020: Demographics can be Potent Driver of Pace & Process of Economic Development
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Mar 17 (IPS) - "Demography is destiny" is an oft-cited phrase that suggests the size, growth, and structure of a nation's population determines its long-term social, economic, and political fabric.
I Am Generation Equality: Storytelling for Equality
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Mar 16 (IPS) - When you flip through grade one Bangla school textbooks there is very little written about the progress women have made in Bangladesh since the Beijing Conference for Women in 1995.
Why Rich Countries must Protect Developing Nations from Coronavirus Pandemic
- Inter Press Service
BRASTISLAVA, Mar 16 (IPS) - Governments in wealthy, first world countries must not ignore the plight of poorer nations battling the coronavirus or the disease will not be brought under control, global development experts have said.
Fight, Not Flight, Must Be the Strategy for Flattening the COVID-19 Curve
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 16 (IPS) - The number of coronavirus cases in Kenya has jumped to three after the government confirmed two more cases. President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced a raft of proactive measures to prevent the spread of the virus.
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