News headlines for “Human Population”, page 445
Missing Christian Girls Leave Trail of Tears
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Apr 16 (IPS) - When a young Christian girl goes missing in the Egyptian port city of Alexandria, her family will call on a certain Muslim sheikh in the nearby town of El-Ameriya.
Q&A: Innovation Key to Sustainable Development Goals
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Apr 15 (IPS) - Innovation, as the fruit of science and technology, will play a fundamental role in the Sustainable Development Goals that could go into effect in 2015, says Néstor Osorio, president of the United Nations Economic and Social Council.
Give a Teenager a Camera, Watch the World Change
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Apr 13 (IPS) - Today's youth are hardly passive consumers of content – they create it, endlessly updating via social media and spreading information faster than one can say "go".
High Stakes for Engaging Morsi's Egypt
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 13 (IPS) - Women and minorities should be a top priority in U.S. policy toward Egypt and its Muslim Brotherhood government leaders, experts here said on Friday, despite increasingly unfavourable public views towards Egypt.
Agriculture Still the Cinderella of Colombia
- Inter Press Service
BOGOTA, Apr 12 (IPS) - Wearing a dusty hat and a smile that lights up his face, the septuagenarian José Alicapa does not shrink from the overwhelming bustle of the Colombian capital, which he reached after a 13-hour bus drive from the western province in Caldas.
In Haiti, April Showers Don't Always Bring Flowers
- Inter Press Service
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Apr 12 (IPS) - In Haiti, a simple spring shower that would barely be noticed in most countries can cause devastating floods, due to the severe deforestation and erosion that impedes the absorption of rain.
OP-ED: Letting Nature Take Its Course?
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 12 (IPS) - Is sustainability still possible? Yes. Is it still probable? No. With bold action today, tomorrow, and in years to come, we could succeed in creating a sustainable and prosperous society. But what does bold action actually mean?
Gender Violence, Theft Land Women in Cuban Prisons
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Apr 11 (IPS) - The life histories of Cuban women in prison for murdering their violent husbands or boyfriends show the need for reforms of the criminal code to take account of gender reasons as mitigating factors in sentencing.
Women Miners Blast Through Barriers in Chile
- Inter Press Service
RANCAGUA, Chile, Apr 11 (IPS) - Women are playing an increasingly important role in Chile's mining industry, where little more than a decade ago they were not even allowed in the mines because of prejudice and superstitions.
Uruguay – Second Country in Latin America to Adopt Gay Marriage
- Inter Press Service
MONTEVIDEO, Apr 11 (IPS) - Activists in Uruguay hope the passage of the "Equal Marriage Law" Wednesday will help bring about recognition that society is heterogeneous.
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