News headlines for “Human Population”, page 270
Girls in Rural Bangladesh Take Back Their Futures
- Inter Press Service
BHOLA, Bangladesh, Jul 09 (IPS) - Four years ago, Farzana Aktar Ruma, now 18, was almost married off without her consent.
Talking Openly - The Way to Prevent Teenage Pregnancy
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Jul 08 (IPS) - In plain and simple language, an Argentine video aimed at teenagers explains how to get sexual pleasure while being careful. Its freedom from taboos is very necessary in Latin American countries where one in five girls becomes a mother by the time she is 19 years old.
Malagasy Children Bear Brunt of Severe Drought
- Inter Press Service
AMBOVOMBE, Madagascar, Jul 08 (IPS) - Voahevetse Fotetse can easily pass for a three-year-old even though he is six and a pupil at Ankilimafaitsy Primary School in Ambovombe district, Androy region, one of the most severely affected by the ongoing drought in the South of Madagascar.
Closing the Gaps in Sexual Education for People with Disabilities
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 07 (IPS) - From forced sterilisation to sexual abuse, young women and men with disabilities are much more likely to have their sexual and reproductive health rights violated than other people.
First Independent Expert To Tackle LGBTI Discrimination: "Historic Victory"
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 01 (IPS) - Human rights groups have described the UN Human Rights Council's (HRC) decision on Thursday to appoint an independent expert to target the ongoing discrimination of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people all over the world as a "historic victory."
Breaking the silence on Gender Based Violence
- Inter Press Service
KILIFI COUNTY, Kenya, Jul 01 (IPS) - The Ministry of Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is establishing and strengthening sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) recovery centres in the country. One such center was launched at the Kilifi County Hospital on 01 July 2016 in collaboration with the Kilifi County Government.
North and South Face Off Over “Right to the City”
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Jun 30 (IPS) - The declaration that will be presented for approval at the Third United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) in October has again sparked conflict between the opposing positions taken by the industrial North and the developing South.
Uganda Rolls Out Compulsory Immunization to Dispel Anti-Vaccine Myths
- Inter Press Service
KAMPALA, Jun 29 (IPS) - Patience*, a Ugandan maid, planned on taking her three-year-old son for polio immunization during the country's mass campaigns a year ago, until her landlord's wife told her a shocking myth.
Preventable Child Deaths Not Always Linked to Poorest Countries: UNICEF
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 29 (IPS) - Millions of children still die before reaching their fifth birthday every year, according to the 2016 State of The World's Children Report released here Tuesday by the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Biogas Brings Heat and Light to Pakistan's Rural Poor
- Inter Press Service
FAISALABAD, Pakistan, Jun 28 (IPS) - Nabela Zainab no longer chokes and coughs when she cooks a meal, thanks to the new biogas-fueled two-burner stove in her kitchen.
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