News headlines for “Human Population”, page 435
Dreams of Education Fly Away for Ghana’s Working Kids
- Inter Press Service
WUBA, Northern Ghana, May 30 (IPS) - It is a school day but 13-year-old Musah Razark Adams, a Grade 5 primary school pupil in Wuba, northern Ghana, is standing in a rice field wielding a "koglung" – a sling shot to hit birds with.
Diverse Groups Urge Expanded Preschool in U.S.
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 30 (IPS) - Over 300 business, civil society and academic groups here are urging U.S. lawmakers to support early childhood education, months after President Barack Obama hinted that his administration would be pushing for a change in U.S. policy to support universal preschool.
Youth Say Coca-Cola Is Easier to Find Than Condoms
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 (IPS) - "If I am thirsty and want a bottle of Coca-Cola I can get it, no matter where in the world I am. Why can't I get contraceptives or sexual heathcare?" asked Carlos Jimmy Macazana Quispe, a youth representative from Peru currently in Kuala Lumpur for the third edition of the Women Deliver global conference on the "health and well-being of women and girls."
Child Malnutrition Costs Global Economy Billions Yearly - Report
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 29 (IPS) - In addition to the serious health problems it causes, child malnutrition is costing the global economy tens of billions of dollars a year by depriving its victims of the ability to learn basic skills, according to a new report released Tuesday by Save the Children (STC).
Youth Speak Loudest in Global Development Survey
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 28 (IPS) - Kanny Daylop, a legal practitioner and consultant from Nigeria, recalls her encounter with a woman named Joy.
The Sri Lankan Monsoon, Better Prepared Than Sorry
- Inter Press Service
COLOMBO, May 28 (IPS) - The monsoon in Sri Lanka is always a much-awaited event. There is something about the sight of the gathered clouds, the washed trees and the drenched landscape that stirs romance even in the most hardened of souls.
Guardians of the Land and Sea Meet in Darwin
- Inter Press Service
DARWIN, Australia, May 28 (IPS) - "Are you a park ranger?" IPS asked. "No, I am one of the owners of the territory," Ángel Durán responded in a firm voice. The Bolivian indigenous leader is in this northern Australian city along with 1,200 other native delegates from over 50 countries for the World Indigenous Network (WIN) conference.
From Slum Girl to World Chess Prodigy
- Inter Press Service
KAMPALA, May 28 (IPS) - Phiona Mutesi was a muddy, desperate nine-year-old foraging for food in Uganda's biggest slum, Katwe, when she discovered, through her older brother Brian, a chess programme.
Maternal Healthcare Evades Marginalised Mothers
- Inter Press Service
HALDIYAGANJ, India, May 28 (IPS) - In the small village of Haldiyaganj in the northeastern Indian state of Meghalaya, 17-year old Injuara Begum is nursing her son who was born right here on the floor of her home three years ago.
Pakistani Doctors Earn “Only Gratitude” for Treating Fistula
- Inter Press Service
KARACHI, May 27 (IPS) - Sherhshah Syed is a highly qualified doctor and president of the prestigious Pakistan National Forum on Women's Health (PNFWH) but his income does not match his qualifications.
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