News headlines for “Human Population”, page 421
Supporting Rural Community Self-Management in Southern Peru
- Inter Press Service
QUEQUEÑA, Peru, Aug 07 (IPS) - Some 40 multicoloured tents were set up to showcase the fruits of community-based rural development projects in the main square of this village in southern Peru during a visit by IFAD president Kanayo Nwanze.
New York Wants Your Potato Peels
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Aug 06 (IPS) - Ask a random New Yorker what their city is famous for and "composting" is about as likely to make the list as "cheap housing" and "warm winters". But if it is up to Mayor Michael Bloomberg, this will soon change.
OP-ED: Latin America Lags on Reproductive Rights
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 06 (IPS) - In the last decade, several countries in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region have had the opportunity to experience economic growth and establish redistributive fiscal policies aimed at reducing poverty, reducing inequality and improving the coverage and quality of health, education and social protection services.
Australian ‘Outsourcing’ of Refugees Challenged
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY, Aug 05 (IPS) - The Australian asylum policy of rejecting boat arrivals has been condemned by the United Nations Refugee Agency, Pacific island leaders, migration experts and human rights organisations.
Therapeutic Abortion Faces Political Veto in Chile
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, Aug 05 (IPS) - Nearly a quarter century after Chile's return to democracy, there is still a lack of political will to legalise therapeutic abortion, analysts say, even though Congress is debating several draft laws on the question.
Underage Girls Are Egypt’s Summer Rentals
- Inter Press Service
El HAWAMDIA, Egypt, Aug 05 (IPS) - Each summer, wealthy male tourists from Gulf Arab states flock to Egypt to escape the oppressive heat of the Arabian Peninsula, taking residence at upscale hotels and rented flats in Cairo and Alexandria. Many come with their families and housekeeping staff, spending their days by the pool, shopping, and frequenting cafes and nightclubs. Others come for a more sinister purpose.
India Moves to Protect the Rented Womb
- Inter Press Service
KOLKATA, India, Aug 03 (IPS) - India's matinee idol Shah Rukh Khan and his wife Gauri Khan announced recently that they had their third child through surrogacy. Gossip columns said that Gauri Khan, a mother of two teenagers, had tried to conceive for the last couple of years and at last resorted to surrogacy.
Nepali - But Not in the Eyes of Nepal
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Aug 03 (IPS) - Ten years after she was trafficked to an Indian circus, 22-year-old Radha has returned home stateless, with no document to prove she is a Nepali citizen. Her parents are Nepali but she married a fellow Indian circus member, and does not qualify to be a Nepali citizen any more.
New Brazilian Law Guarantees Protocol for Rape Victims
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 02 (IPS) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff signed a law guaranteeing treatment - including emergency contraception - for rape victims in public hospitals, in spite of strong opposition from religious conservatives who believe it will lead to the decriminalisation of abortion.
Guatemala’s 'Femicide' Courts Hold Out New Hope for Justice
- Inter Press Service
GUATEMALA CITY, Aug 02 (IPS) - Douglas Cuc, a 32-year-old clown, entered the courtroom with the same smile on his face as when he told jokes for coins on the buses in the town of San Miguel Petapa, near the Guatemalan capital. But this time there was no greasepaint on his face, he did not wear his clown's nose, and he was in handcuffs.
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