News headlines for “Human Population”, page 298
Human Rights Activists Condemn Houthi Militia's Atrocities Against Women in Yemen
- Inter Press Service
Geneva, Sep 30 (IPS) - (WAM) -- Arab and Yemeni human rights activist monitoring the civil war in Yemen say that women have been subjected to grave human right violations at the hands of the rebel Houthi militia and an allied insurgent group under the command of former president Ali Abdullah Saleh.
Electoral Revolution in Brazil Aimed at Neutralising Corporate Influence
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Sep 29 (IPS) - From now on, elections in Brazil will be more democratic, without corporate interference, which had become decisive and corruptive. A Sep. 17 Supreme Court ruling declared unconstitutional articles of the elections act that allow corporate donations to election campaigns.
OIinion: India, Where Have All the Women Gone?
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, Sep 28 (IPS) - Women account for less than half of India's population but their participation in the workforce is way below that of men. They account for 27 per cent of the workforce. If – and it is a big if – their number were to increase to the same level as men in the workforce, the country's output of good and services would expand by 27 per cent, argues Christine Lagarde, managing director of the Internatgional Monetary Fund.
Report Condemns Atrocities of Houthi Rebels in Yemen
- Inter Press Service
ABU DHABI, Sep 28 (IPS) - (WAM) - A new report from a human rights group operating in Yemen says that human rights violations have reached unprecedented levels, with more than 3,000 people murdered by the insurgent Houthi militia and its allies in Yemen.
Opinion: Gov’ts Should Take Action on Renewed Commitments to Women and Girls
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Sep 24 (IPS) - Heads of states from around the world will meet at the United Nations this week to commit to 17 goals, which will set out the entire international development agenda for the next 15 years. A central aim will be to end poverty and fight injustice and inequality.
Fiscal Austerity May Jeopardize Brazil’s Poverty Alleviation Programme
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 24 (IPS) - Latin America's largest economy, Brazil, has succeeded in lifting 36 million people out of extreme poverty over the past 12 years. But it has still a long way to go towards promoting inclusive and sustainable growth.
Latin America to Adopt SDGs, Still Lagging on Some MDGs
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, Sep 24 (IPS) - In the last 15 years, Latin America and the Caribbean have met several key targets included in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), such as reducing extreme poverty, hunger and child mortality, incorporating more girls in the educational system, and expanding access to clean water.
Opinion: Kenya Cannot Rise If Its Women Are Left Behind
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Sep 23 (IPS) - Consider this. A young girl called Amina Mohamed who is the 8th of 9 children, from a modest Muslim home in Kakamega County in Kenya was encouraged by her parents to complete her education and pursue her dreams.
Chile’s Altiplano Region Seeks Sustainable Tourism
- Inter Press Service
SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA, Chile, Sep 22 (IPS) - Chile's altiplano or high plateau region, pounded by the sun of the Atacama desert, the driest place in the world, is home to dozens of indigenous communities struggling for subsistence by means of sustainable tourism initiatives that are not always that far removed from out-of-control capitalism.
How to Fix Environmental Woes in Buenos Aires Shantytown
- Inter Press Service
AVELLANEDA, Argentina, Sep 18 (IPS) - Children have been poisoned by lead in Villa Inflamable, a shantytown on the south side of the capital of Argentina. Resettling their families involves a socioenvironmental process as complex as the sanitation works in one of the most polluted river basins in the world.
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