News headlines for “Human Population”, page 407
Syrian Refugees Illegally Pushed Back
- Inter Press Service
ATHENS, Nov 20 (IPS) - Human rights groups have circulated evidence in the last few days indicating that Greece, Italy and Egypt illegally detain and push back Syrian refugees.
Grappling to Give Uganda’s Fistula Patients Dignity
- Inter Press Service
KAMPALA?, Nov 19 (IPS) - Ever since giving birth to a stillborn baby 15 years ago, Mary*, a peasant farmer living in Mubende District, central Uganda, has continuously leaked urine.
Demarcation of Native Territories Essential for Venezuela’s Amazon Region
- Inter Press Service
CAÑO DE UÑA, Amazonas, Venezuela, Nov 19 (IPS) - "All of the countries of the Amazon basin say they want to protect the environment, but they all have agreements with transnational corporations for the construction of roads or for mining and exploitation of forests," Curripaco indigenous leader Gregorio Díaz Mirabal, from the south of Venezuela, told Tierramérica.*
Poor Paths Lead to Madrassas
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Nov 19 (IPS) - Mustafa Khan, who sells cigarettes by the roadside in a Pakistani village, has a simple reason for sending two of his sons to a madrassa, an Islamic seminary, and not to a proper school. "We cannot afford it," he says.
More Chileans Want the Benefits of Living in Latin America’s ‘Tiger’
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, Nov 19 (IPS) - Hugo Hurtado, 47, is a chef. Anyone would say that in his country, Chile, the Latin American "tiger", his profession would be synonymous with success and even fame. But unfortunately that's not true.
Côte d’Ivoire Poised at a Development Crossroad
- Inter Press Service
ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, Nov 18 (IPS) - All over the Ivorian economic capital, Abidjan, large cranes, involved in the construction of new buildings and highways, are dotted across the city skyline.
Bank Crash Hits Women Harder
- Inter Press Service
REYKJAVIK, Nov 17 (IPS) - Women in Iceland have been more badly affected by the economic collapse in 2008 than their male counterparts, both in terms of physical and mental health, studies show.
"World Toilet Day" No Joke for Billions Without Sanitation
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 16 (IPS) - The United Nations has a longstanding tradition of commemorating political milestones - like the abolition of the slave trade - or sustaining day-long vigils on controversial issues such as a ban on nuclear tests.
Fishing Communities Will Face Warmer, Acid Oceans
- Inter Press Service
WARSAW, Nov 15 (IPS) - Eating fish has been an integral part of the Caribbean's cultural traditions for centuries. Fish is also a major source of food and essential nutrients, especially in rural areas where there are scores of small coastal communities.
Las Pavas Extracts a Miracle from God
- Inter Press Service
LAS PAVAS/BOGOTÁ, Nov 14 (IPS) - The rural community of Las Pavas in northern Colombia received this year's National Peace Prize Wednesday in recognition of its peaceful struggle for land that is claimed by an oil palm company, in a case that became an international symbol of the conflict over land in this country.
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