News headlines for “Human Population”, page 353
The Young, Female Face of HIV in East and Southern Africa
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Nov 07 (IPS) - Experts are raising alarm that years of HIV interventions throughout Africa have failed to stop infection among young women 15 to 24 years old.
Women Challenged by Rising Extremism and Militarism
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 06 (IPS) - Ongoing military conflicts in the strife-torn Middle East - specifically in Iraq, Syria, Libya and Palestine - have resulted in widespread civilian casualties, impacting heavily on the most vulnerable in besieged communities: women and children.
Choosing Between Death and Death in Pakistan
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Nov 06 (IPS) - Residents of the Khyber Agency, one of seven administrative districts that comprise northern Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), are in the worst possible predicament: either course of action they choose now, they say, could result in death.
Children in Aleppo Forced Underground to Go to School
- Inter Press Service
ALEPPO, Nov 06 (IPS) - Winter has not yet hit this nearly besieged city, but children are already attending classes in winter coats and stocking hats.
Hopes of Controlling Sierra Leone’s Ebola Outbreak Remain Grim
- Inter Press Service
FREETOWN, Nov 06 (IPS) - The fight against the deadly Ebola epidemic ravaging West Africa seems to be hanging in the balance as Sierra Leone's Minister of Health and Sanitation Dr Abubakar Fofana told IPS that the government is overwhelmed by the outbreak.
Learning, Dating and Hooking Up: Sex Education Goes Online in Cambodia
- Inter Press Service
KOH KONG PROVINCE, Cambodia, Nov 05 (IPS) - The transition to puberty can be an awkward experience for youth to navigate. In Cambodia, sex education is moving increasingly into the virtual realm, with the Internet and mobile phones providing welcome spaces for young people to learn, seek help and stay safe.
OPINION: Global Governance - We Need to Bring Civil Society to the Table
- Inter Press Service
MONTREAL, Nov 04 (IPS) - A poorly understood phenomenon is quietly but effectively shaping the daily lives of all citizens sharing this planet.
Ending Violence Against Women – A Global Responsibility
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 04 (IPS) - Addressing violence against women, in all of its forms, is a global imperative and should be one of the international community's top priorities, including in forthcoming intergovernmental processes, such as the post-2015 development agenda.
Inside Pakistan's Untapped Fishing Industry
- Inter Press Service
KARACHI, Nov 04 (IPS) - If you want to know what ‘sea traffic' looks like, just go down to the Karachi Harbour. Built in 1959, the dockyard houses close to 2,000 big and small boats anchored in the grey sludge at the edge of Pakistan's southern port city, which opens into the Arabian Sea.
Middle-Income Kenya Still in Need of Aid
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Nov 04 (IPS) - Coffee farmer Gabriel Kimwaki from Nyeri County, in central Kenya, is considering "giving up farming altogether".
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