News headlines for “Human Population”, page 284
Heavy Rains Once Again Scatter the Poor in Asunción
- Inter Press Service
ASUNCION, Apr 01 (IPS) - Néstor Colman, 69, remembers the river overflowing its banks nine times in Bañado Sur, the poor neighourhood in the Paraguayan capital where he was born and has lived all his life. "A record," he jokes.
World Bank Reinvents Tainted Aid Program for Ethiopia
- Inter Press Service
OAKLAND, Mar 29 (IPS) - I was taught that responsibility means admitting your mistakes and being accountable when you make a mistake. I still believe this to be true for individuals and institutions. So when a powerful group like the World Bank makes a mistake, I expect it to be accountable for its wrong-doings, and to do everything possible to make sure those mistakes don't happen again.
Yemen’s Health Crisis is “Critical,” Says WHO
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 28 (IPS) - The health situation in Yemen has severely deteriorated and is critical, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported.
The Rise of Investor-State Dispute Settlement in the Extractive Sectors
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Mar 28 (IPS) - African countries have been active in concluding international investment treaties. According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), as of end 2013, 793 bilateral investment treaties (BITs) have been concluded by African countries, representing 27% of the total number of (BITs) worldwide.
Saving Children’s Lives Through Drones
- Inter Press Service
LILONGWE, Malawi, Mar 28 (IPS) - The first successful test-flight of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or drone was an unhindered 10 km journey from a community health centre to the Kamuzu central hospital laboratory in the capital Lilongwe. Local community members watched with excitement as the drone rose into the sky, after being launched by the United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and government of Malawi at the area 25 health centre.
NGO Pledges $500 Million Towards Sustainable Development Goals
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 25 (IPS) - The Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB) - a leading international nonprofit health non-governmental organisation (NGO) – has pledged 500 million dollars to help implement the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)-- with a specific focus on maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health.
Tree Regeneration Restoring Hope
- Inter Press Service
NAKURU, Kenya, Mar 25 (IPS) - Maurice Kaduka Lukaro, 54, is a farmer in Oljorai, an area with short grasses and small-scattered bushes in Nakuru county in Kenya's Great Rift Valley. Crop production has declined tremendously in this region. Like the rest of the arid and semi-arid lands (ASAL) in the Sub Saharan region, Kenya hosts a population worst hit by the reality of climate change.
Quake Fear Stalks Kathmandu
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Mar 24 (IPS) - Early evening, there is a play of light and shadow over Kathmandu's famous Durbar Square. The rising monuments, damaged by the April 2015 earthquake, appear as dark silhouettes while large flash lights streak through in between them.
The PELIS Factor
- Inter Press Service
NJABINI, West Central Kenya, Mar 23 (IPS) - Peter Wainaina's focus is on the fresh Irish potatoes he has just harvested. He assembles them into a 90-kilogramme bag while sorting out the unmarketable ones like sliced and tiny tubes. He lives on a small plot of land in Njabini, 600 metres away from a farm in Aberdares forest, west central Kenya, where he has been growing this fast-maturing crop for the past three months.
Galvanizing efforts towards the 2030 Agenda and fostering partnerships, UN Women unveils new Media Compact
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Mar 22 (IPS) - More than 35 leading media outlets commit to increase women's representation in the newsroom and in news content
Media Contacts: Oisika Chakrabarti, Ph: +1 646 781-4522; Email: oisika.chakrabartiunwomen.org Sharon Grobeisen, Ph: +1 646 781-4753; Email: sharon.grobeisenunwomen.org
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