News headlines for “Human Population”, page 384
Minorities in Pakistan Fear ‘Forced Conversion’ to Islam
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, May 19 (IPS) - Minority communities in Pakistan have long had a raw deal. Accounting for just 10 percent of this country's population of 180 million, they are no strangers to marginalisation, discrimination or even violence.
OP-ED: Violence Leaves Women, Girls, and Young People on the Edge in South Sudan
- Inter Press Service
JUBA, May 19 (IPS) - As with many conflicts and other humanitarian emergencies around the world, those who suffer the most are women, young girls and children. The current terrible crisis in South Sudan is no exception.
U.N. Decries Water as Weapon of War in Military Conflicts
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 19 (IPS) - The United Nations, which is trying to help resolve the widespread shortage of water in the developing world, is faced with a growing new problem: the use of water as a weapon of war in ongoing conflicts.
OP-ED: Empowering Women, Empowering Humanity: Picture It!
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 19 (IPS) - Nearly 20 years ago, the world came together in Beijing for the Fourth World Conference on Women. There, 189 governments adopted a visionary roadmap for gender equality: the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.
Syrian Kurds Ache For A Lifeline
- Inter Press Service
TIL KOCER, Syria, May 18 (IPS) - "We all know that Ankara and Erbil have a joint plan to evacuate the entire region," Abdurrahman Hemo, head of the Kurdish Humanitarian Aid Committee tells IPS. "They want to choke the people here until they flee en masse."
No Silver Lining for Somalia’s Child Labourers
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI/MOGADISHU, May 17 (IPS) - Twelve-year-old Halima Mohamed Ali wakes up every morning at five am, but unlike her peers she does not go to school. Instead, she begins her duties as a nanny for five children, the oldest of whom is just two years younger than she is.
Nigeria's Nightmare Gives New Momentum to IVAWA
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 15 (IPS) - Amidst intensifying concern over the fate of more than 200 girls abducted by a radical Islamist group in northern Nigeria, at least 100 representatives of various activist groups Tuesday pressed the U.S. Senate to approve legislation designed to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls and discourage child marriages around the world.
Mangroves Could Be Savior of Guyana’s Shrinking Coastline
- Inter Press Service
GEORGETOWN, May 14 (IPS) - Agriculture has always played an important role in the socioeconomic development of Guyana, the only Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member state that straddles South America.
Popular Rwandan Rights Group Helps Youth Create Jobs with Popcorn Venture
- Inter Press Service
KIGALI, May 14 (IPS) - Twenty-year-old Fabrice Shyaka sells popcorn in brown paper bags five nights a week from his stand in a small alleyway, situated next to a DVD shop blaring loud music, and a supermarket. Here in Kanombe, a suburb in the Rwandan capital of Kigali, he is the only person selling popcorn in the area.
World Bank Finds Huge Hole in Social Safety Nets
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 13 (IPS) - Social safety net programmes have expanded, yet 870 million of the world's poorest people remain uncovered, says a new World Bank report released Tuesday.
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