News headlines for “Human Population”, page 339
Sexist Laws Still Thrive Worldwide
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 18 (IPS) - A rash of sex discriminatory laws – including the legalisation of polygamy, marital rape, abduction and the justification of violence against women – remains in statute books around the world.
“HeForShe” Campaign Moves to the Next Stage
- Inter Press Service
Indigenous Peoples – Architects of the Post-2015 Development Agenda
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Feb 17 (IPS) - "We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children" – an ancient Indian saying that encapsulates the essence of sustainability as seen by the world's indigenous people.
U.N. Describes Forced Disappearances in Mexico as “Generalised”
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Feb 16 (IPS) - "The U.N. Committee on Enforced Disappearances is not a court, and I say this to avoid any misunderstanding," German expert Rainer Huhle said while presenting the committee's recommendations to the government of Mexico, where the problem has reached epidemic proportions.
Israeli Arrest Campaign Targets Palestinian Children
- Inter Press Service
RAMALLAH, West Bank, Feb 15 (IPS) - Fourteen-year-old Malak al Khatib, one of the youngest Palestinian detainees and one of only a handful of girls, was released from an Israeli prison on Feb. 13 into the arms of emotional family members and supporters after being incarcerated in an Israeli prison for two months on "security offences".
Millennium Development Goals: A Mixed Report Card for India
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, Feb 14 (IPS) - Despite being one of the world's fastest expanding economies, projected to clock seven-percent GDP growth in 2017, India – a nation of 1.2 billion – is trailing behind on many vital social development indices while also hosting one-fourth of the world's poor.
Latin American Migrants Suffer Prejudice in Their Own Region
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Feb 13 (IPS) - In the movie "A Day Without a Mexican", the mysterious disappearance of all Mexicans brings the state of California to a halt. Would the same thing happen in some Latin American countries if immigrants from neighbouring countries, who suffer the same kind of discrimination, went missing?
Getting Bang for the Buck on New Development Goals
- Inter Press Service
COPENHAGEN, Feb 13 (IPS) - Right now, the United Nations is negotiating one of the world's potentially most powerful policy documents. It can influence trillions of dollars, pull hundreds of millions out of poverty and hunger, reduce violence and improve education — essentially make the world a better place. But much depends on this being done well.
Nepali Children in Dire Need of Mental Health Services
- Inter Press Service
SURKHET, Nepal, Feb 13 (IPS) - On the night of Aug. 14, 2014, 10-year-old Hari Karki woke up to his grandfather's loud yelling in the family's home in Paagma, a small village in east Nepal.
U.N. Climate Talks Further Link Between Gender and Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Feb 12 (IPS) - This week in Geneva, Switzerland, the U.N. climate negotiations have begun in what looks set to be a busy year. In order to reach an agreement in Paris by December, negotiators will have to climb a mountain of contentious issues which continue to overshadow the talks.
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