Global Issues
News headlines for “Human Population”, page 28
Doctors Without Borders Halts Operations in Haiti Amid Threats from
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 21 (IPS) - Doctors Without Borders, the medical humanitarian organization, which has served in Haiti for over 30 years, announced on Wednesday that it would suspend its activities in Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital amid repeated threats from local law enforcement. This announcement indicates the precariousness of the situation in Haiti where humanitarian groups on the ground face security issues from even members of law enforcement.
Solar and Wind Power Wealth Does Not Reach Consumers in Chile
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, Nov 20 (IPS) - Chile, a country rich in solar and wind energy and with huge photovoltaic power stations and wind turbines in its elongated territory, managed to change its grid by incorporating renewable energies, which account for an installed capacity equivalent to 43.8 % of its electricity production.
Future of Children in 2050 Will Be Shaped Through Global Trends
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Nov 20 (IPS) - The future of childhood will be fundamentally shaped by the interventions taken in the present that can determine how children's rights are protected amid compounding issues. As a new report from UNICEF shows, global trends that are already influencing children's welfare and development will continue to shape them and be a further reflection of overall global development.
Women in Africa are Better Off Today but Gender Equality Remains Out of Reach
- Inter Press Service
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Nov 20 (IPS) - Today, women in Africa generally have better access to education, healthcare, and opportunities than ever before. Yet, as they step into the world, a gap between them and their male counterparts persists, a reminder that gender equality remains out of reach.
One in Three Women Experiences Gender-based Violence
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 20 (IPS) - Every year, the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) campaign led by UN Women serves as a powerful reminder of the widespread violence women and girls face worldwide.
The Overlooked Crisis of Domestic Violence in the Workforce
- Inter Press Service
MONTREAL, Canada, Nov 19 (IPS) - Negar Mohtashami Khojasteh is with the Women's Rights Division at Human Rights Watch.In Indonesia's humid heat, I watched as dozens of men on motorcycles lingered outside the garment factory gates, their children hanging off their shoulders, as they waited for their partners to finish their shift. These men – many without jobs of their own – came to pick up the women who provide for their families.
Contingent Mission in Haiti Exacerbates Gang Offensives
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 19 (IPS) - Over the past week, the deployment of the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS) in Haiti and extended efforts by the Haitian National Police has led to local gangs ramping up their offensives in order to hold onto their territories. Humanitarian organizations fear that displacement will skyrocket without more efficient security controls and relief responses.
‘The International Community Must Stop Turning a Blind Eye to the Suffering of Sudanese Women’
- Inter Press Service
Nov 18 (IPS) - Content warning: this interview contains details some readers may find distressing.
CIVICUS discusses Sudan's civil war and its impact on women with Sulaima Elkhalifa, a Sudanese human rights defender and expert on gender-based violence.
Governments Must Ease Pressure on Families to Stop Children Slipping Through the Cracks
- Inter Press Service
INNSBRUCK, Austria, Nov 18 (IPS) - From the cost-of-living crisis to the impacts of war, cuts to social protection and even climate change, families worldwide are facing a combination of pressures that test their capacity to cope and care for children.
Women, Indigenous Communities Must Lead Climate Finance Allocations at COP29—Plan International Global Director
- Inter Press Service
BAKU, Nov 16 2024 (IPS) - Plan International, a global leader in advocating for children’s rights and gender equality, sees the need for women and Indigenous people to be at the forefront of climate negotiations.
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