News headlines for “Human Population”, page 276
Poorest Countries Have Progressed but Fragile Countries Lag Behind
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 26 (IPS) - The world's poorest countries are making development gains, yet challenges remain, particularly for so-called fragile countries affected by conflict or other disasters.
The Humanitarian Clock Is Ticking, The Powerful Feign Deafness
- Inter Press Service
ROME, May 26 (IPS) - The humanitarian clock is now ticking away faster than ever, with over 130 million of the world's most vulnerable people in dire need of assistance. But the most powerful, richest countries—those who have largely contributed to manufacturing it and can therefore stop it, continue to pretend not hearing nor seeing the signals.
New and Old Vaccines Still Out of Reach for Many
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 26 (IPS) - While long-awaited new vaccines for malaria and dengue may finally be within reach, many of the world's existing vaccines have remained unreachable for many of the people who need them most.
Least Developed Countries Still Face Significant Challenges
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 25 (IPS) - Since establishing the category of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in 1971, the United Nations together with the international community have worked hand in hand to support the most vulnerable members of the family of nations.
Humanitarian Summit, The Big Fiasco
- Inter Press Service
ISTANBUL, Turkey, May 24 (IPS) - The World Humanitarian Summit held in Istanbul on May 23-24, failed to achieve its fund raising goals. With the exception of the German Chancellor Angela Merkel, none from the Group of the richest courtiers or of the UN Security Council attended. And the Summit could not mobilise the much-needed resources it had hoped for.
Water Security Critical for World Fastest-Growing Economy
- Inter Press Service
YANGON, Myanmar, May 24 (IPS) - Lack of water management and limited access to data risk hindering Myanmar's economic growth, making water security a top priority of the new government.
Economic Interests Harming Global Health: WHO Chief
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 24 (IPS) - Putting economic interests over public health is leading the world towards three slow-motion health disasters, Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization's warned the world's health ministers on Monday.
Natural Capital Investment Key to Africa’s Development
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, May 23 (IPS) - Plugging Africa's funding gaps to accelerate social and economic development requires a fresh approach to using its natural capital, environment experts said on Monday.
Prickly Pears Drive Local Development in Northern Argentina
- Inter Press Service
CORZUELA, Argentina, May 23 (IPS) - Family farmers in the northern Argentine province of Chaco are gaining a new appreciation of the common prickly pear cactus, which is now driving a new kind of local development.
Humanitarian Summit: Too Big to Fail?
- Inter Press Service
ISTANBUL, Turkey, May 23 (IPS) - With a line up of heads of state or government telling all what they did to alleviate human suffering and promising to do more, along with leaders of civil society and humanitarian organisations denouncing lack of honest political will to act while governments continue spending trillions of dollars in weapons, the two-day World Humanitarian Summit kicked off today May 23 in Istanbul.
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