News headlines for “Human Population”, page 429
Young Yemen Multiplies Without Growth
- Inter Press Service
SANAA, Jun 25 (IPS) - Yemen's population is increasing at a rapid rate, straining the country's dwindling natural resources and setting up its youth for a grim future, with few jobs and scant means to get by.
Asylum Seekers Struggle to Survive Under Israeli Restrictions
- Inter Press Service
TEL AVIV, Jun 24 (IPS) - Tesfahiwet Medin holds a university degree and experience as a nurse. But six years after escaping the violent dictatorship in his native Eritrea, the 39-year-old says he feels like a part of him is missing, as he's been prevented from continuing in his profession in Israel.
Women in Zimbabwe’s Parliament Will Change Widow’s Lives
- Inter Press Service
HARARE, Jun 24 (IPS) - When Maude Taruvinga* votes in Zimbabwe's elections later this year, she will be voting for her local female politician as she has placed her hopes for a better future on the presence of more women in this southern African nation's legislature.
Rape in Brazil Still an Invisible Crime
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 24 (IPS) - Sexual violence against women is alarmingly under-reported and invisible in Brazil where, for example, there are no accurate, comparable data on rape in the country's 27 states.
Biofortification May Hold Keys to "Hidden Hunger"
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jun 21 (IPS) - The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), which works to end malnutrition among more than two billion people worldwide, is expressing strong support for enriching the micronutrient content of plants.
Climate Change Promises Tough Times for Asia and Africa - Report
- Inter Press Service
UXBRIDGE, Canada, Jun 21 (IPS) - Extreme heat, flooding and water and food shortages will rock South Asia and Africa by 2030 and render large sections of cities inhabitable, if the world continues to burn huge amounts of coal, oil and gas, the World Bank is warning.
Dams Threaten Mekong Basin Food Supply
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK, Jun 20 (IPS) - The future of food security in the Mekong region lies at a crossroads, as several development ventures, including the Xayaburi Hydropower Project, threaten to alter fish migration routes, disrupt the flow of sediments and nutrients downstream, and endanger millions whose livelihoods depend on the Mekong River basin's resources.
Somalia’s ‘Cultural Shift’ Means Less-Severe Form of FGM
- Inter Press Service
MOGADISHU, Jun 20 (IPS) - Seven-year-old Istar Mumin lies on a bed, motionless, in one of the rooms of her family home in Mogadishu's Hamarweyne district. She has just gone through the horrifying ritual of "the cut," which was carried out by a local Somali nurse.
Highest Number of Refugees in Two Decades
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 20 (IPS) - Yves Norodom, a 21-year-old refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo living in Brazil, is one of 45.2 million displaced people around the world – the largest number in 20 years.
FAO Highlights Inseparable Links Between Food and Water
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Jun 19 (IPS) - Since food and water are so closely interlinked, there is a lingering fear based on the assumption, if there is no water, there will be no food.
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