News headlines for “Human Population”, page 147
Female Genital Mutilation: Not just an Emotional and Health Impact on Women but a $1.4 Billion Dollar Cost to Communities
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 13 (IPS) - When society doesn't act to prevent Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) it has a massive economic cost -- over $1 billion -- on communities globally. And while the practice is starting to become less common over time, experts say a large number of women and girls still remain affected.
Restoring Competition in ''Winner-took-All'' Digital Platform Markets
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Feb 13 (IPS) - Digital platforms are at the centre of the global economy and daily lives of consumers.
A handful of these platforms have become dominant in specific markets without facing meaningful competition. They include Amazon as a marketplace, Facebook in social networking, Google in search engines and Apple and Google in application stores.
Internet Needs New Global Regulations Against Online Sexual Exploitation
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Feb 13 (IPS) - Online sexual exploitation is a global epidemic that is increasing at an alarming rate.
At any one time, 750,000 individuals across the world are looking to connect with children and young people online for sexual exploitation.
The expansion of the Internet, advances in information and communications technologies (ICTs), and the development of increasingly sophisticated digital tools that provide anonymity, mean that the number of potential victims is growing exponentially, and so too is the pool of those seeking to abuse them.
Landmark Law Empowers Women Farmers
- Inter Press Service
ISLAMABAD, Feb 13 (IPS) - When Pakistan's eastern Sindh province passed the ‘Sindh Women Agricultural Workers Bill' on 20 December, giving women in agriculture, livestock, fisheries and other agro-based work the same rights and benefits enjoyed by workers in the industrial sector, it was a revolutionary step for the whole of South Asia.
Are Economic Systems Sexist?
- Inter Press Service
DELHI, India, Feb 12 (IPS) - Women's unpaid care work is the hidden engine that keeps the wheels of our economies, businesses, and societies moving, yet it is not accounted for.
Inequalities in Human Development in the 21st Century
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 11 (IPS) - Inequalities. The evidence is everywhere. And although they may be hard to measure and summarize, there is a sense in many countries that many are approaching a precipice beyond which it will be difficult to recover.
Do I Need Permission to Breathe? - A Migrant Woman's Story
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Feb 07 (IPS) - I soiled my pants, I could feel the wetness seeping into my waistband, my eyes started to become blurry. Only the sound of the blaring television assured me that I was still alive. I tried to stop thinking and make my mind go completely blank.
Over the years I have adapted and now I can make my mind go numb. But the only nagging question ringing on my mind during the last 45 seconds was: will this stain the carpet? Should I clean myself first or should I clean the carpet first? Which one is safer? Did he notice the stain?
Strengthening Caribbean Regional Integration
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Feb 07 (IPS) - The Caribbean economies have long recognized the value of working together. Improving regional integration—for instance, through more intraregional trade and policy coordination—can help the region's small-size economies build greater resilience and scale, as well as enhance bargaining power on the global stage.
UNFPA Highlights Need to Address Sexual and Reproductive Health of Women in Crisis Areas
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 07 (IPS) - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is appealing for $683million in their mission to address sexual and reproductive health services for women and girls in conflict areas in the world.
Female Genital Mutilation Costs $1.4 Billion Annually: UN Health Agency
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 06 (IPS) - Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) poses serious risks to the health and well-being of women and girls, but it also exacts a crippling economic toll, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
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