News headlines for “Human Population”, page 422
Despite Stiffer Penalties, Acid Attacks Continue
- Inter Press Service
KARACHI, Pakistan, Aug 01 (IPS) - Five months back, a scorched 26-year-old Ruqqaiya Perween was brought to the Civil Hospital's Burns Centre in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi.
Groups Call for U.S. to Fight Harder Against Child Marriages
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 01 (IPS) - Advocacy groups are urging for partnerships between governmental organisations and private sector businesses to better prevent child marriage and combat the economic, development and health problems it causes.
Fight Against Drought Is Grounds for Political Divorce in Brazil
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jul 31 (IPS) - The decisions taken by the Brazilian government in the fight against drought in the country's semiarid Northeast are an example of the disconnect between politicians and the citizens, which triggered an unexpected wave of protests in June.
Most Brides in Niger Are Children
- Inter Press Service
NIAMEY, Jul 30 (IPS) - For El Hadji Souley Moussa, a 60-year-old retired bank employee in Niger, "marrying off a daughter when she is young is a source of great pride. This way, she is protected from pregnancy outside of marriage."
Police Scramble to Adapt as Human Trafficking Goes Mobile
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 28 (IPS) - In the second half of June, law enforcement in Chi?in?u, Moldova's capital city, received an email from a parent telling them their child had been kidnapped.
Spain’s New Squatters
- Inter Press Service
MALAGA, Spain, Jul 28 (IPS) - "You live there for free, don't you?" asked a woman as she passed by the Buenaventura "corrala", a community in a building in this southern Spanish city occupied since February by families evicted from their homes for falling behind in their mortgage payments due to unemployment.
Technology and Innovation Aim at Greater Food Security
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 27 (IPS) - In the face of global climate change and currency devaluation, improved strategies are being used to combat high international poverty and malnutrition rates, and to increase global food security.
Malian Politicians Warn of Election Fraud
- Inter Press Service
BAMAKO, Jul 27 (IPS) - An increasing number of Mali's political groups have warned of widespread fraud ahead of the presidential election on Sunday Jul. 28.
Will Prayers Save Farmers in the Land of the Gods?
- Inter Press Service
UTTARKASHI, India, Jul 27 (IPS) - Over a month after flash floods in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand in north India left 1,000 dead and 6,000 missing, the government has yet to release a full agricultural impact assessment, sparking fears about the extent of damage to the region's farmland.
Nepal Moves to Curb Child Labour
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Jul 25 (IPS) - Last December, Pradeep Dongol, child protection officer at the Kathmandu-based Children and Women in Social Service and Human Rights (CWISH), received an urgent call from one of the NGO's many offices in Nepal's sprawling capital city.
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