Global Issues
News headlines for “Human Population”, page 181
Modern Day Slavery Rated World’s Largest Single Crime Industry
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 25 (IPS) - IPS coverage on human trafficking is supported by the Riana Group.
After an exhaustive study of modern day slavery, the Geneva-based International Labour Organization (ILO) concluded there are over 40 million people who are victims of slavery, including 25 million in forced labour and 15 million in forced marriages – with at least 71 percent of them comprising women and girls.
Local School Is a Model for Energy and Water in Rapa Nui
- Inter Press Service
HANGA ROA, Chile, Feb 22 (IPS) - A school in the capital of Easter Island (Rapa Nui, in the local indigenous tongue) gives an example of clean management with the use of solar energy, rainwater recovery and an organic vegetable garden, as well as rooms and spaces built with waste materials.
The Future of Urbanism: Is the UAE Pioneering it?
- Inter Press Service
ABU DHABI, UAE, Feb 22 (IPS) - According to data from the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the Arab world is one of the most urbanised areas in the world, with more than 70 per cent of the population of the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)--- Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)-- living in urban areas.
The Future is Youth
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 22 (IPS) - Globally, youth are being left behind in education and employment, threatening the future vision of sustainable, inclusive, and prosperous societies.
Agribusiness Is the Problem, Not the Solution
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Feb 19 (IPS) - For two centuries, all too many discussions about hunger and resource scarcity has been haunted by the ghost of Parson Thomas Malthus. Malthus warned that rising populations would exhaust resources, especially those needed for food production. Exponential population growth would outstrip food output.
Sexual Violence Surging in South Sudan
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 19 (IPS) - Women and girls continue to face the brunt of violence in the northern region of South Sudan with persistently high and brutal levels of sexual violence, a new report found.
Mining Grabs Up Land, Deals Blow to Agriculture in Central America
- Inter Press Service
SAN SALVADOR, Feb 19 (IPS) - Like an octopus, metals mining has been spreading its tentacles throughout Central America and dealing a blow to the region's agriculture and natural ecosystems, according to affected villagers, activists and a new report on the problem.
The Challenges & Opportunities Facing South-South Cooperation
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Feb 18 (IPS) - Branislav Gosovic worked in UNCTAD, UNEP, UNECLAC, World Commission on Environment and Development, South Commission, and South Centre (1991-2005), and is the author of the recently-published book ‘The South Shaping the Global Future, 6 Decades of the South-North Development Struggle in the UN.’
The BAPA+40 Zero Draft Outcome Document—to be adopted at the upcoming conference on the Buenos Aires Plan of Action (BAPA+40) in Argentina March 20-22-- is much like a conference report intended to accommodate different points of view.
Bringing #MeToo to the Fashion Industry
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 15 (IPS) - The global #MeToo movement has put a spotlight on sexual harassment and violence in various industries including the film and music industries. Is it now time for the fashion industry to address these issues within their supply chains, one organisation says.
Q&A: What of the Carbon Neutral Countries?
- Inter Press Service
PARAMARIBO, Feb 14 (IPS) - IPS Correspondent Desmond Brown interviews DR. ARMSTRONG ALEXIS, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) resident representative for Suriname.
As High Forest Cover and Low Deforestation (HFLD) nations meet in Suriname at a major conference, it is obvious that the decision made by these countries to preserve their forests has been a difficult but good one.
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