News headlines for “Human Population”, page 257
Riverbank Populations Displaced by Dams in Brazil Miss Old Way of Life
- Inter Press Service
SENTO SE, Brazil, Jan 29 (IPS) - "Now we have internet and TV. Before, we didn't even have electricity, but it was better," said Lourival de Barros, one of the people displaced by the hydropower plants which have mushroomed aorund Brazil, mainly since the 1970s.
Measures Are Proposed to Address Violence in Mapuche Land in Chile
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, Jan 26 (IPS) - The lands where the Mapuche indigenous people live in southern Chile are caught up in a spiral of violence, which a presidential commission is setting out to stop with 50 proposals, such as the constitutional recognition of indigenous people and their representation in parliament, in a first shift in the government´s treatment of native peoples.
Protecting the Rights of Women Migrant Workers
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 26 (IPS) - International migration is a complex phenomenon dealing with overlapping issues relating to the human rights of migrants, mixed migration flows, international protection, smuggling and trafficking, as well as other push and pull factors affecting migration.
Trumps’ Global Gag a Devastating Blow for Women’s Rights
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Jan 25 (IPS) - The image of a group of men in suits making decisions about the rights of women is becoming an emblematic sign of the backlash against our human rights, particularly those related to women´s bodily integrity and reproductive and sexual freedoms.
A Crisis of Overweight and Obesity in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, Jan 23 (IPS) - Obesity and overweight have spread like a wildfire throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, threatening the health, well-being and food and nutritional security of millions of people.
Harvesting Peace: How Rural Development Works for Conflict Prevention
- Inter Press Service
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic and ROME, Jan 23 (IPS) - The year 2016 has seen a massive population flow, unprecedented in its range and reach. Millions of people have fled war-torn communities, natural disasters and violence, some overflowing neighboring countries' refugee camps, some crossing perilous seas and walking hundreds of miles to reach safer grounds, others seeking refuge in countries half a world away. Thousands have died on their way to safety, countless more were victims of violence and abuse, among them many women and children.
360 Million of 625 Million People Are Overweight in Latin America and Caribbean
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, Jan 20 (IPS) - In Latin America and the Caribbean 360 million people are overweight, and 140 million are obese, warned the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Panamerican Health Organisation (PAHO).
A Women’s March on the World
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Jan 20 (IPS) - Just one day after the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, hundreds of thousands of women are expected to attend one of the largest demonstrations in history for gender equality.
Bangladesh’s Women Journalists Rise Against the Odds
- Inter Press Service
DHAKA, Jan 11 (IPS) - Journalism is a profession that attracts both sexes, but social taboos and hostile office climates have kept the numbers of women working in Bangladesh's media sector dismally low. Still, a new generation of women is stepping up, with the support of their path-breaking colleagues.
Native Seeds Sustain Brazil’s Semi-Arid Northeast
- Inter Press Service
APODI, Brazil, Jan 06 (IPS) - In his 76 years of life, Raimundo Pinheiro de Melo has endured a number of droughts in Brazil's semi-arid Northeast region. And he remembers every one of them since 1958.
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