News headlines for “Human Population”, page 317
The Neglected Street Vendors of India
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, Jun 02 (IPS) - For the past nine years, 27-year-old Jignesh has been hawking bed sheets on the bustling pavements of Janpath, a major throughway in India's capital, New Delhi, as kamikaze traffic swirls around him.
Despite Setbacks, Global Sanitation Makes Progress, Says Fund
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 02 (IPS) - When the United Nations hosted a panel discussion last year urging its partners to "break their silence" on open defecation, Singapore's deputy permanent representative Mark Neo was outspoken in his characterisation: "Open defecation is a euphemism. What we are talking about is shitting in the open."
Jamaican Gov't Sees IMF Successes but No Benefits for the Poor
- Inter Press Service
KINGSTON, Jun 02 (IPS) - For Jamaicans like Roxan Brown, the Caribbean nation's International Monetary Fund (IMF) successes don't mean a thing. Seven consecutive tests have been passed but still, the mother of two can't find work and relies instead on the kindness of friends and family.
Garment Sweatshops in Argentina an Open Secret
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, May 30 (IPS) - The death of two Bolivian boys in a fire and the mistreatment and sexual abuse of a young Bolivian woman put the problem of slave-like labour conditions in clandestine sweatshops back in the headlines in Argentina.
Latin America’s Relative Success in Fighting Hunger
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, May 29 (IPS) - The Latin American and Caribbean region is the first in the world to reach the two global targets for reducing hunger. Nevertheless, more than 34 million people still go hungry.
Scores of Sri Lankan Tamils Still Living Under the ‘Long Shadow of War’
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 29 (IPS) - In many ways, Jayakumari Balendran epitomizes the plight of the Tamil people in Sri Lanka's northern and eastern provinces, both during and after the island nation's 26-year-long civil conflict.
Relief Organisation Urges Mandatory Funding for Humanitarian Appeals
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 29 (IPS) - The United Nations is not only overwhelmed by a spreading humanitarian crisis, largely in Africa and the Middle East, but also remains hamstrung by a severe shortfall in funds, mostly from Western donors.
Humanitarian Crisis in South Sudan Continues to Worsen
- Inter Press Service
MUNICH, Germany, May 28 (IPS) - After peace talks failed earlier this month, the ongoing conflict in South Sudan between government forces and opposition forces that began at the end of 2013 is having a severe impact on the country's food security and civilian safety.
Sri Lankan Women Stymied by Archaic Job Market
- Inter Press Service
MIRIGAMA, Sri Lanka, May 28 (IPS) - Wathsala Marasinghe, a 33-year-old hailing from the town of Mirigama, just 50 km from Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo, once had high hopes that the progressive education and employment policies of this South Asian island nation would work in her favour. Today, she feels differently, believing that "an evil system" has let her down.
Opinion: Let's End Chronic Hunger
- Inter Press Service
ROME, May 28 (IPS) - At the 1996 World Food Summit (WFS), heads of government and the international community committed to reducing the number of hungry people in the world by half. Five years later, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) lowered this level of ambition by only seeking to halve the proportion of the hungry.
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