Global Issues
News headlines for “Human Population”, page 392
Chagos Islanders ‘Will Not Give Up’ Fight to Return Home
- Inter Press Service
PORT LOUIS, Feb 20 (IPS) - "The Marine Protected Area (MPA) created around the Chagos archipelago is a new obstacle that the British government has placed in our path to prevent us from going back to our homeland," claims Olivier Bancoult, leader of the Chagos Refugees Group (CRG).
U.N. Focuses on Faltering Goals: Water, Sanitation, Energy
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 19 (IPS) - When the U.N.'s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) reach their deadline in 2015, there will still be a critical setback: millions of people in the developing world without full access to safe drinking water, proper sanitation and electricity in their homes.
Hope for HIV Positive Teenagers in Northern Ghana
- Inter Press Service
TAMALE, Feb 19 (IPS) - With tears rolling down her cheeks, Zainab Salifu queued at the fevers unit of the Tamale Teaching Hospital in northern Ghana. Earlier in the day, the 18-year-old had been diagnosed HIV positive.
Growing Inequality Mars 20 Years of Women's Progress
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 14 (IPS) - As the world moves closer to the 2015 end mark of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), a new U.N. report illuminates how far global society has come, but also how far it still must travel to achieve its objectives.
South Africa’s Law to Stop Hate Crimes Against Gays
- Inter Press Service
CAPE TOWN, Feb 14 (IPS) - "Every day I live in fear that I will be raped," said Thembela*, one of thousands of lesbians across South Africa being terrorised by the scourge of "corrective rape".
USAID Unveils Five-Year Plan in Afghanistan
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (IPS) - Even as most international military forces are slated to leave Afghanistan by the end of 2014, USAID, the foreign aid arm of the U.S. government, is emphasising its sustained commitment to developing Afghanistan's economy after the withdrawal.
Waiting for Justice for Mali’s Missing Soldiers
- Inter Press Service
BAMAKO, Feb 13 (IPS) - Aminata Diarra last saw her brother, Malamine, a member of the Malian Red Berets, special forces loyal to ousted president Amadou Toumani Toure, alive on national television almost two years ago.
OP-ED: We Need Everyone to Build a More Sustainable World
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 13 (IPS) - Last week, I had the privilege of attending the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit, an annual event that deals with a subject that is very close to my heart. The summit gathered together amazing people: Nobel Prize winners, thought leaders, heads of state, corporate innovators, and academicians to deal with the paramount challenges of the 21st Century all focused on three pressing dimensions of sustainability: food, water and energy.
Plugging South Africa’s Post-Apartheid Leaks
- Inter Press Service
CAPE TOWN, Feb 12 (IPS) - The South African government's earnest rush to provide water to millions of people post-apartheid may have jeopardised its attempts to provide services to the country in the long run.
India’s Gay Voices Crackle to Life
- Inter Press Service
BANGALORE, Feb 11 (IPS) - It is Wednesday afternoon in Bangalore, known as India's tech city for being the hub of information technology companies. In her small four by four-foot studio, Vaishalli Chandra, channel manager of QRadio which is dedicated to the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community, is in conversation with Ankit Bhuptani, a 21-year-old gay youth from Mumbai.
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