News headlines for “Human Population”, page 334
Opinion: The World Sees Progress Against Undernutrition, but It's Uneven
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Mar 09 (IPS) - In 2014, an estimated 805 million people – one in nine people worldwide – were estimated to be chronically hungry. All but 14 million of the world's hungry live in developing countries, i.e., 791 million are in developing countries, where the share of the hungry has declined by less than half – from 23.4 per cent (1990-1992) to 13.5 per cent (2012-2014).
Bolivia’s School Meals All About Good Habits and Eating Local
- Inter Press Service
LA PAZ, Mar 07 (IPS) - A successful school meals programme that serves breakfast and lunch with Andean flavours to 140,000 students in La Paz gave rise to a new law aimed at promoting healthy diets based on local traditions and products in Bolivia's schools, while combating malnutrition and bolstering food sovereignty.
Congolese Citizens Forced to Pay for Police, Protection Services
- Inter Press Service
From the Mountains to the Sea, Timorese Women Fight for More
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 06 (IPS) - In Timor-Leste, the gap between rich and poor is most keenly felt by rural women and children. But while women are working hard to help rebuild Timor-Leste, their contributions are not always recognised, in a country where men's narratives still heavily dominate.
The 15 Journalists Putting Women’s Rights on the Front Page
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Mar 06 (IPS) - Media coverage of maternal, sexual and reproductive health rights is crucial to achieving international development goals, yet journalists covering these issues often face significant challenges.
In India, an Indoor Health Crisis
- Inter Press Service
SRINAGAR, India, Mar 05 (IPS) - For years, Kehmli Devi, a middle-aged woman from the village of Chachadeth in India's northern Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, has prepared her family's meals on a wood-burning stove.
World Misses Its Potential by Excluding 50 Per Cent of Its People
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 05 (IPS) - The meeting is billed as one of the biggest single gatherings of women activists under one roof.
Newly Recognised Indigenous Rights a Dead Letter?
- Inter Press Service
IZALCO, El Salvador, Mar 05 (IPS) - Nearly three years after the rights of El Salvador's indigenous people were recognised in the constitution, there are still no public policies and laws to translate that historic achievement into reality.
Opinion: Bridging the Gap - How the SDG Fund is Paving the Way for a Post-2015 Agenda
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 05 (IPS) - The countdown has begun to September's Summit on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with world leaders discussing the 17 goals and 169 targets proposed by the United Nations Open Working Group.
Opinion: Reforming Mental Health in India
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, Mar 04 (IPS) - India is not only poised for greatness, some say it is already on its way. The events that have shaped the nation's dialogue over the past month showcase an India with a bold vision – to transform industry, to close the gap on inequality and ultimately, to redefine its place as a leader among the world.
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