News headlines for “Human Population”, page 379
Senegal Walks a Fine Line Between Development and Environmental Protection
- Inter Press Service
DAKAR, Jun 22 (IPS) - While the cement factories in Senegal are at war, ostensibly over the environmental impact one company will have on this West African nation, experts have cautioned that as the government plans to radically develop and industrialise the country, striking a balance between environmental protection and development will be key.
Improved Access to Water May Hold the Solution to Ending FGM in Africa
- Inter Press Service
KAMPALA, Jun 20 (IPS) - Could it be possible that if women in Africa had access to water, it could save them from undergoing the harmful practice of female genital mutilation (FGM)? It seems that according to yet-to-be released research by Ugandan Gwada Okot Tao, FGM and other forms of circumcision in Africa could be linked to water.
Water Cut-off in U.S. City Violates Human Rights, Say Activists
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 19 (IPS) - When the United Nations reaches out to resolve a water or sanitation crisis, it is largely across urban slums and remote villages in Asia, Africa or Latin America and the Caribbean.
Women Breeders Bring Change
- Inter Press Service
KUTCH, India, Jun 18 (IPS) - When Sangan Bhai, a humble man in the Kutch region of India's western state of Gujarat, was offered a position as an executive member of the local camel breeder's association, he made a decision that surprised his community: instead of accepting the prestigious post he offered his wife's name instead.
Saving Tanzania’s Underground Hip Hop Scene
- Inter Press Service
ARUSHA, Tanzania, Jun 18 (IPS) - Inside a dark, cramped, music studio on Arusha's hillside slum of Kijenge Juu, a thumping hip hop beat rattles the window-less room.
Op-Ed: Overcoming the Twin Hurdles of Inequality and Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Jun 17 (IPS) - Two major injustices – inequality and climate change – are threatening to undermine the efforts of millions of people to escape poverty and hunger.
Obstetric Fistula Haunts Pakistani Women
- Inter Press Service
KARACHI, Jun 17 (IPS) - The word on the street was that if there were one place on earth that could treat Mohammad Lalu's wife, it would be the Koohi Goth Women's Hospital in Pakistan's port city of Karachi.
South Sudan’s Wildlife Become Casualties Of War and Are Killed to Feed Soldiers and Rebels
- Inter Press Service
, Jun 17 (IPS) - While South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and his former deputy Riek Machar agreed last week to end the country's devastating six-month conflict by forming a transitional government within the next two months, it may come too late for this country's wildlife as conservation officials accuse fighters on both sides of engaging in killing wild animals to feed their forces.
From Religious Conflict to an Interfaith Community
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 16 (IPS) - Holy men and their holy books have etched a trail of tears and blood in the annals of human history. From the depths of peaceful temples, mobs have been dispatched with flaming torches; from steeples and minarets messages of hatred have floated down upon pious heads bent in prayer. For too long religion has incited violence and fueled conflict.
Survivors of Sexual Violence Deserve More Than Just Talk
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Jun 13 (IPS) - "States must make concrete commitments to enable and protect women human rights defenders, so that they can safely and securely carry out their work in support of victims of sexual and gender-based violence," Amnesty International told the Global Summit on Ending Sexual Violence in Conflict that wound up Friday in London.
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