News headlines for “Human Population”, page 337
Despite U.N. Treaties, War Against Drugs a Losing Battle
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 26 (IPS) - As the call for the decriminalisation of drugs steadily picks up steam worldwide, a new study by a British charity concludes there has been no significant reduction in the global use of illicit drugs since the creation of three key U.N. anti-drug conventions, the first of which came into force over half a century ago.
Sometimes a Single Tree Is More Effective than a Government
- Inter Press Service
BARDIYA, Nepal, Feb 26 (IPS) - Every morning, Raj Kumari Chaudhari walks from her home to the other end of Padnaha village, located in the Bardiya district of mid-west Nepal, to a big mango tree to offer prayers.
Families of ‘Desaparecidos’ Take Search into Their Own Hands
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Feb 26 (IPS) - Carlos Trujillo refuses to give up, after years of tirelessly searching hospitals, morgues, prisons, cemeteries and clandestine graves in Mexico, looking for his four missing brothers.
Mobile Technology a Lever for Women’s Empowerment
- Inter Press Service
PARIS, Feb 26 (IPS) - Providing women with greater access to mobile technology could increase literacy, advance development and open up much-needed educational and employment opportunities, according to experts at the fourth United Nations' Mobile Learning Week conference here.
Indigenous Storytelling in the Limelight
- Inter Press Service
BERLIN, Feb 26 (IPS) - In recent years, the Berlin International Film Festival, known as the Berlinale, has established a European hub for indigenous voices across a number of platforms, including its NATIVe – A Journey into Indigenous Cinema series and Storytelling-Slams in which indigenous storytelling artists share their stories before opening the floor to contributions from the audience.
Human Rights in Asia and the Pacific: A “Regressive” Trend, Says Amnesty International
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 25 (IPS) - The cradle of some of the world's most ancient civilizations, home to four out of the planet's six billion people, and a battleground for the earth's remaining resources, Asia and the Pacific are poised to play a defining role in international affairs in the coming decade.
Opinion: Water and the World We Want
- Inter Press Service
HAMILTON, Canada, Feb 25 (IPS) - We have entered a watershed year, a moment critical for humanity.
Better to Die at Sea, than Languish in Poverty
- Inter Press Service
COLOMBO, Feb 25 (IPS) - Weerasinghearachilage Ruwan Rangana had it all planed out last year in September: the big break that would change his life and those of his extended family had finally arrived.
Analysis: Mega-Cities, Mortality and Migration, A Snapshot of Post-U.N. World Population
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 25 (IPS) - As the international community marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, one question worthy of some reflection is: Is world population better or worse off demographically since the establishment of the U.N.?
Big Trouble in the Air in India
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, Feb 25 (IPS) - Like many others of her age, 15-year-old Aastha Sharma, a Class 10 student at a private school in India's capital, New Delhi, loves being outdoors, going for walks with her friends and enjoying an occasional ice-cream. But the young girl can't indulge in any of these activities.
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