News headlines for “Human Population”, page 3
In 2025, Government Forces were the Greatest Perpetrators of Violence Against Children in Armed Conflicts
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, June 22 (IPS) - A record number of children were subject to grave violations by parties to armed conflicts, the highest since the UN mandate for children and armed conflict (CAAC) was established in 1996.
How AgricTech Cuts Labour for Zimbabwe’s Female Farmers
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe , June 19 (IPS) - Long burdened by the labour-intensive nature of agriculture, Zimbabwe’s female farmers are finding relief in new agritechnologies that significantly reduce the time they spend in the field.
RightsCon’s Cancellation Signals a Growing Threat to Human Rights and Digital Freedoms
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, June 19 (IPS) - RightsCon, the world’s leading summit on human rights in the digital age, has served for over a decade as a vital global gathering, bringing together civil society, academics, technologists, policymakers, and the private sector in cross-border collaboration. The abrupt cancellation of RightsCon 2026, following intervention by Zambia’s government just days before the convening was due to commence in Lusaka, should concern us all.
Systematic Vilification of Russian LGBTQ+ Community Pushes Them Underground
- Inter Press Service
BRATISLAVA, June 16 (IPS) - LGBTQ+ people in Russia are being forced to increasingly use self-censoring strategies in their daily lives as they struggle with systemic vulnerability, one of the largest surveys of the LGBTQ+ community in the country has shown.
Africa Needs a Radical Plan to Tackle 15M Youth Job Crisis
- Inter Press Service
ADDIS ABABA, June 12 (IPS) - Africa has no problem with ideas, but the struggle is in how to implement them, leaders said at an inaugural forum convened to promote action on development.
In Afghanistan, Female Journalists Can Neither Ask Questions Nor Appear on Screen
- Inter Press Service
KABUL, June 11 (IPS) - Afghanistan ranks 175th in the Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index this year. Out of 180 countries on the list, only Iran, Syria, China, North Korea and Eritrea ranked lower than Afghanistan.
As Global Demand for Gold Grows, UN Mercury Head Warns Toxic Fumes Put Women in a Motherhood Dilemma
- Inter Press Service
SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan, June 5 (IPS) - Ask any woman miner in the Katoro goldfield in Tanzania’s northern Geita region, and she will tell you that she touches toxic mercury with her bare hands when extracting gold from crushed ore.
Europe Must Not Turn Its Back on Rural Women’s Empowerment
- Inter Press Service
ZAGREB, Croatia, June 5 (IPS) - In the hard-to-reach rural community of West Pokot, Kenya, 156 young women crossed a threshold that once seemed out of reach. Their graduation from HER Lab, a workforce skills programme for marginalized rural young women, was more than a ceremony. It demonstrated the power of targeted investment, trusted local partnerships and women’s economic empowerment.
From War Zones to Global Environment Talks, Communities Seek Faster Green Finance
- Inter Press Service
SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan, June 4 (IPS) - For three decades, Iffat Rachid Edriss walked Lebanon’s coastline with a clear purpose: protecting the sea she loves.
A Larger, Older, and More Diverse Population
- Inter Press Service
PORTLAND, USA, June 3 (IPS) - In 2026, the population of the United States is significantly larger, older, and more diverse than it was 250 years ago when the country declared its independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain on July 4, 1776.
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