News headlines for “Human Population”, page 311
Child Labour: A Hidden Atrocity of the Syrian Crisis
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 03 (IPS) - In a conflict that has claimed over 220,000 lives and injured a further 840,000 people as of January 2015, it is sometimes hard to see beyond the death toll.
Syrian Refugees Face Hunger Amidst Humanitarian Funding Crisis
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 02 (IPS) - The United Nations' food aid organisation, the World Food Programme (WFP), said on Jul. 1 that up to 440,000 refugees from war-torn Syria might have to go hungry if no additional funds are received by August.
Poor Bear the Brunt of Corruption in India’s Food Distribution System
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, Jul 01 (IPS) - Chottey Lal, 43, a daily wage labourer at a construction site in NOIDA, a township in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, is a beleaguered man. After a gruelling 12-hour daily shift at the dusty location, he and his wife Subha make barely enough to feed a family of seven.
Toilets with Piped Music for Rich, Open Defecation on Rail Tracks for Poor
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 30 (IPS) - As most developing nations fall short of meeting their goals on sanitation, the world's poorest countries have been lagging far behind, according to a new U.N. report released here.
Cuba: Blazing a Trail in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 30 (IPS) - In 2013, an estimated 240,000 children were born with HIV. This was an improvement from 2009, when 400,000 babies tested positive for the infection, but still a far cry from the global target of reducing total child infections to 40,000 by 2015.
Bangladeshi Migrants Risk High Seas and Smugglers to Escape Poverty
- Inter Press Service
TEKNAF, Bangladesh, Jun 30 (IPS) - Though he is only 16 years old, Mohammad Yasin has been through hell and back. He recently survived a hazardous journey by sea, crammed into the cargo-hold of a rudimentary boat along with 115 others.
Black Women in the Americas Launch Decade of Struggle
- Inter Press Service
MANAGUA, Jun 29 (IPS) - They say they are tired of waiting for justice after centuries of neglect and contempt due to the color of their skin. Black women leaders from 22 countries of the Americas have decided to create a political platform that set a 10-year target for empowering women of African descent and overcoming discrimination.
U.S. Urged to Ramp up Aid for Agent Orange Clean-Up Efforts in Vietnam
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jun 29 (IPS) - A key senator and a D.C.-based think tank are calling for Washington to step up its aid in cleaning up toxic herbicides sprayed by the United States in Vietnam during the war that ended 40 years ago.
Afghanistan: No Place for Children
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 29 (IPS) - No one will deny that when a child – any child – is killed, it is a tragedy. Imagine, then, the extent of the tragedy in Afghanistan where, in just four years, 2,302 children have lost their lives as a result of ongoing fighting in this country of 30 million people.
Donors Pledge Over 4.4 Billion Dollars to Nepal - But With a Caveat
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 26 (IPS) - Blessed with more than 4.4 billion dollars in pledges at an international donor conference in Kathmandu on Thursday, the government of Nepal is expected to launch a massive reconstruction project to rebuild the earthquake-devastated South Asian nation.
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