News headlines for “Human Population”, page 419
Chile’s Women Candidates, Not Two of a Kind
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, Aug 20 (IPS) - "There's something sexist about saying that the candidates are two women. Has anyone ever remarked on it when the candidates are two men?" former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet complained about comparisons between herself and her main rival in the presidential elections, rightwing candidate Evelyn Matthei.
Killer Smoke Blows Through Pacific Islands
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY, Aug 19 (IPS) - Governments in the Western Pacific Islands, believed to be home to a third of the world's smokers, have begun a long battle with the growing crisis of non-communicable diseases. Such diseases currently account for 75 percent of the region's fatalities.
Protests in Portugal Going Grey
- Inter Press Service
LISBON, Aug 16 (IPS) - The elderly have taken to the streets in Portugal to protest drastic public sector pension cuts announced this week by the government of conservative Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho.
One Recipe for the Homeless
- Inter Press Service
PHNOM PENH, Aug 16 (IPS) - Following the death of his parents when he was just four, Samlain Chey, now 22, found himself living on the streets along the river near the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh. Until he met a social worker from Mith Samlanh.
Montevideo Consensus Urges States to Change Abortion Laws
- Inter Press Service
MONTEVIDEO, Aug 16 (IPS) - Representatives of 38 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean meeting this week in the Uruguayan capital urged governments in the region to consider modifying their laws on abortion, which are among the most restrictive in the world.
Building the Future Enterprise by Enterprise in Rural Peru
- Inter Press Service
QUEQUEÑA, Peru, Aug 15 (IPS) - Women and young people are central players in dozens of small businesses and environmental protection plans that are changing the lives of poor rural families in the Andes highlands of southern Peru.
New U.S. Military Anti-Assault Measures Deemed Insufficient
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 15 (IPS) - The U.S. secretary of defence has unveiled a series of new directives aimed at cracking down on an epidemic of sexual assaults in the armed forces, an issue that has seized the very top levels of the military brass in recent months.
Q&A: “We Cannot Accept Crumbs When it Comes to Rights”
- Inter Press Service
MONTEVIDEO, Aug 15 (IPS) - Latin America and the Caribbean cannot hope to have truly advanced, progressive policies in sexual and reproductive health as long as women do not have the right to decide to interrupt their pregnancy, says Mariela Castro.
Q&A: "We Are Building Sexual Citizenship”
- Inter Press Service
MONTEVIDEO, Aug 14 (IPS) - Latin America and the Caribbean should play a central role in the construction of "sexual citizenship" - a concept that covers a series of population-related issues, rights and guarantees that this region helped build since the United Nations first emerged, says Brazilian expert Carmen Barroso.
When Disaster and Disability Converge – Part One
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Aug 14 (IPS) - Like many people living in the path of Hurricane Sandy last fall, Lauren Scrivo needed more battery power. Despite a call offering help from the mayor of Fairfield, New Jersey, where Scrivo lives with her family, her concerns went far beyond extra water bottles and flashlights.
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