News headlines for “Human Population”, page 308
Violence Against Women Alive and Kicking in Kashmir
- Inter Press Service
SRINAGAR, India, Jul 17 (IPS) - Rizwana* had hoped and expected that justice would be served – that the man who raped her would be sufficiently punished for his crime. Months after she suffered at his hands, however, the perpetrator remains at large.
Opinion: Homosexuality Will Never Be Eliminated. How About Eliminating Homophobia?
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Jul 17 (IPS) - A report published in June by the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), in collaboration with the Uganda National Academy of Sciences, could help reshape understandings of human sexuality – if African policymakers take the time to consider the report's findings.
New Convention Will Help Protect Latin America’s Elderly
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Jul 17 (IPS) - "Our rights are only partially respected; in some places we are given special attention, but in others it is quite the opposite. There is a lack of education and respect for people my age," Hilda Téllez, a 70-year-old Mexican woman, told IPS.
Indigenous People in Brazil’s Amazon – Crushed by the Belo Monte Dam?
- Inter Press Service
ALTAMIRA, Brazil, Jul 16 (IPS) - Ethnocide, the new accusation leveled against the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam, brings to light deeper underlying aspects of the conflicts and controversies unleashed by megaprojects in Brazil's Amazon rainforest.
Civil Society Sceptical Over “Action Agenda” to Finance Development
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS/ADDIS ABABA, Jul 15 (IPS) - Despite high expectations, the third International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD) ended on a predictable note: the United Nations proclaimed it a roaring success while most civil society organisations (CSOs) expressed scepticism over the final outcome.
Fear Stalks Students in Northern Pakistan
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Pakistan/UNITED NATIONS, Jul 15 (IPS) - It has been seven months since a group of gunmen raided the Army Public School in Pakistan's northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, killing 145 people, including 132 students.
U.N. Panel Lays Out Vision of "Just Security"
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 15 (IPS) - Amid a range of new and old challenges, from climate change to gender equality and war crimes, a new report by the Commission on Global Security, Justice and Governance emphasises the need to reform the U.N. system.
In Search of Jobs, Cameroonian Women May End Up as Slaves in Middle East
- Inter Press Service
YAOUNDE, Jul 15 (IPS) - Her lips are quavering her hands trembling. Susan (not her real name) struggles to suppress stubborn tears, but the outburst comes, spontaneously, and the tears stream down her cheeks as she sobs profusely.
Latin America Has Beaten Down, but not Beaten, HIV/AIDS
- Inter Press Service
MONTEVIDEO, Jul 14 (IPS) - The countries of Latin America have partially met the Millennium Development Goal referring to the fight against HIV/AIDS, according to the UNAIDS report on the global epidemic released Tuesday.
New Census Paints Grim Picture of Inequality in India
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, Jul 14 (IPS) - Despite being Asia's third-largest economy, positioning itself as a major geopolitical player under a new nationalist government, India's first ever Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) paints a grim picture of poverty and deprivation despite billions of dollars being funneled into state-sponsored welfare schemes.
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