Global Issues
News headlines for “Human Population”, page 378
OP-ED: Why Ending Child Marriage in Africa Can No Longer Wait
- Inter Press Service
, May 28 (IPS) - Just 17 years old, Clarisse is already a mother of two, who lives with her husband and his four other wives in rural southern Chad. Three years earlier, she had watched her mom and sisters preparing food for a party one day. At first she celebrated along with everyone else, not realising it was her own wedding ceremony. When she discovered this, she was frantic.
Indian Girls Break Taboos on Menstrual Hygiene
- Inter Press Service
BETTIAH, India, May 28 (IPS) - Fifteen-year-old Nasreen Jehan, a student in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, proudly flaunts a yellow and red beaded bracelet encircling her wrist. This humble accessory, she tells IPS, is her most treasured possession.
Schools Reflect Segregation in Chile’s Educational System
- Inter Press Service
Somalia Warns Kenyan Refugee Expulsion Will Lead to ‘Chaos and Anarchy'
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, May 27 (IPS) - Somalia's Minister for Interior and Federalism Affairs Mohamud Moalim Yahye has told IPS that the hasty repatriation and mass deportation of its citizens by Kenya could compromise recent, critical security improvements made by regional governments against the Islamic extremist group, Al-Shabaab.
Protests Threaten to Paralyse Brazil Ahead of World Cup
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 26 (IPS) - As the FIFA World Cup approaches, the streets of Brazil are heating up with strikes and demonstrations, and there are worries that the social unrest could escalate into a wave of protests similar to the ones that shook the country in June 2013.
Divided Opinions on Feasibility of Kenya’s Option B+ Roll Out
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, May 26 (IPS) - Kenya's health sector has been facing significant challenges, ranging from a shortage of health care providers to a series of labor strikes. The problems have not only disrupted health services, but have HIV experts divided on whether to roll out Option B+ nationwide or just to pilot it in high volume facilities such as major referral hospitals.
Fiji Leads Pacific Region on Climate Adaptation Efforts
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY, May 25 (IPS) - Still a long way off in many parts of the world, climate displacement is already a reality in the Pacific Islands, where rising seas are contaminating fresh water and agricultural land, and rendering some coastal areas uninhabitable.
African Union Takes Stock of 51 Years as Terrorism Spread Across Continent
- Inter Press Service
HARARE, May 25 (IPS) - As the African Union is set to celebrate its 51st birthday on May 25, it does so as the continent remains caught up in a tide of terrorist conflicts, which many analysts feel the AU has done little to resolve.
U.S. Pledges to Reduce Child Stunting by Two Million Globally
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 23 (IPS) - The U.S. government has pledged to reduce the number of chronically malnourished children around the world by at least two million over the next half decade, receiving an initial positive response from the development community.
Seasonal Agricultural Workers Left Out of Chilean Boom
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, May 23 (IPS) - Tens of thousands of women employed as seasonal workers in rural areas of Chile suffer high levels of poverty and poor working conditions, even though their labour generates huge profits for agricultural exporters.
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