Global Issues
News headlines for “Human Population”, page 180
Capacity Building the Key to Fighting Leprosy
- Inter Press Service
MANILA, Mar 03 (IPS) - Strengthening the participation of persons affected by leprosy, or SPP, has proven to be an effective strategy in reaching out to often isolated sufferers in local communities throughout Asia. A significant challenge to civil society organisations, however, is finding enough management talent to maintain and expand the programmes.
First Asian Leprosy Assembly Calls for Greater Social Inclusion for the Affected
- Inter Press Service
MANILA, Mar 03 (IPS) - Growing up in Kathmandu, Nepal, Amar Bahadur Timalsina wasn't allowed to attend school as a young boy because he was affected by leprosy. But now, decades later, after treatment and being able to re-integrate into his community, Timalsina is proud to say that he is the principal of a school of 400 students.
Leprosy Remains a Stubborn, Unseen Problem in the Philippines
- Inter Press Service
MANILA, Mar 02 (IPS) - The stubborn challenge of diagnosis and treatment of leprosy among difficult to reach populations in the Philippines should soon become easier with the rollout of a mobile app connecting field health workers with physicians and clinics.
A Global Imperative: Empowering Women is Critical for World’s Economy & People
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Mar 01 (IPS) - Christine Lagarde* is Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
March 8 marks International Women's Day, which provides a chance to reflect on the struggle for greater gender equality.
The roots of this annual event reach back more than a century, yet its focus on respect and opportunities for women remains strikingly relevant today—from sexual harassment and violence to unequal laws and unfairness in the workplace, where women are too often underemployed, underpaid, and underpromoted.
Education Key to Gender Equality in Asia & the Pacific
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK, Thailand, Mar 01 (IPS) - Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana is UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).
Equal rights have been demanded and promised for generations, but last year a shift occurred in the women's movement. Across Asia and the Pacific and around the world, women demonstrated to condemn a status quo which continues to deprive too many women and girls of respect and equal opportunity.
The Misconceptions of Contraception
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 01 (IPS) - In light of rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and unintended pregnancies, governments are exploring ways to tackle taboos around condoms.
In a new study, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) reviews the availability and accessibility of condoms, hoping to dismantle potentially harmful misconceptions.
Slavery is Not a Thing of the Past, It Still Exists Today Affecting Millions
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (IPS) - Shannon Scribner is Associate Director of Humanitarian Programs and Policy at Oxfam America
While natural hazards like hurricanes, exacerbated by climate change, are causing people to migrate, it's conflict, violence and persecution that have forced more than 68.5 million people from their homes today, exposing them to higher risks and increased vulnerability, especially women and children.
UN Accused of Failing to Move Aggressively Against Sexual Abuse
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 27 (IPS) - The United Nations, which prides itself with a "zero tolerance" policy on sexual exploitation and abuse, has come under relentless fire for failing to match its words with deeds—specifically in relation to some of the high-profile cases that have jolted the Organization.
Sexual Assault Survivors March to End Gender Violence in India
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, Feb 26 (IPS) - Divya Srinivasan* is South Asia Consultant for international women's rights organisation Equality Now**
In an historic first, thousands of people participated in a 10,000-kilometre long Dignity March across India to raise awareness about sexual violence, bring an end to stigma faced by survivors, and highlight the barriers women and children face in accessing justice.
Hate Speech Threatens Our Humanity
- Inter Press Service
BHUBANESWAR, India and KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 (IPS) - Do politicians' words matter? Since becoming US President, Donald J Trump has dismissed his opponents and others he does not like as evil, stupid or both. He has referred to undocumented immigrants as animals, and to poor countries as shitholes.
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