News headlines for “Human Population”, page 250
Work, What Future? Seven Big Questions Needing Urgent Response
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Apr 06 (IPS) - Around the world, profound changes in the nature of work are underway, that's clear. So it is a fact that the on-going transformations in the world of labour are disrupting the connection between work, personal development and community participation.
"Devastating Consequences” for Women, Girls as U.S. Defunds UN Agency
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 05 (IPS) - The U.S. has withdrawn all of its funding to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), an agency that works on family planning and reproductive health in over 150 countries.
Brazilian Dam Causes Too Much or Too Little Water in Amazon Villages
- Inter Press Service
ALTAMIRA, Brazil, Apr 01 (IPS) - The Juruna indigenous village of Miratu mourned the death of Jarliel twice: once on October 26, when he drowned in the Xingu River, and the second time when the sacred burial ground was flooded by an unexpected rise in the river that crosses Brazil's Amazon region.
Costa Rican Town Fears That the Sea Will Steal Its Shiny New Face
- Inter Press Service
CIENEGUITA, Costa Rica, Mar 28 (IPS) - Two years have gone by since the new government initiative which subsidises community works changed the face with which the coastal town of Cienaguita, on Costa Rica's Caribbean coast, looks out to the sea.
UN to Investigate Violations Against Rohingya
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 27 (IPS) - A top UN human rights group has decided to investigate human rights abuses against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.
Slaves
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Mar 27 (IPS) - For over 400 years, more than 15 million men, women and children were the victims of the transatlantic slave trade, one of the darkest chapters in human history. Slavery is, nevertheless, far from being just a chapter of the past—it still there, with estimated 21 million victims of forced labour and extreme exploitation around the world--nearly the equivalent to of the combined population of Scandinavian countries.
Ending Gender-Based Violence Key to Health and Well-Being
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 24 (IPS) - Physical injuries are some of the more visible, and at times most deadly, consequences of gender-based violence (GBV). But the long-term mental health consequences are often invisible and left untreated. Similarly, the reproductive and sexual health needs of survivors from rape and sexual violence – to reduce the risk of HIV and STIs, unwanted pregnancies and unsafe terminations, and long-term reproductive complications – are often unmet, stigmatised and under-reported.
New Recipe for School Meals Programmes in Latin America
- Inter Press Service
SAN JOSE, Mar 23 (IPS) - Sunita Daniel remembers what the school lunch programmes were like in her Caribbean island nation, Saint Lucía, until a couple of years ago: meals made of processed foods and imported products, and little integration with the surrounding communities.
Women and Tribal Leaders Call for “Balanced” Libyan Peace Process
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 23 (IPS) - A delegation of Libyan tribal leaders and women leaders has called on the UN to take a balanced approach to the Libyan peace process.
1 in 4 Children Worldwide Facing Extremely Scarce Water by 2040
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Mar 23 (IPS) - Warning that as many as 600 million children – one in four worldwide – will be living in areas with extremely scare water by 2040, the United Nations children's agency has called on governments to take immediate measures to curb the impact on the lives of children.
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