News headlines for “Human Population”, page 451
From Brazil’s Family Farm to the School Lunchroom Table
- Inter Press Service
PARACAMBÍ, Brazil, Mar 12 (IPS) - Separating Maria Gomes Morais' farm and a school in Rio de Janeiro are fields, hills and dirt roads that are impassable when it rains. But a school meal programme has forged a path linking the fresh produce harvested by small farmers like her with the need to provide nourishment to 45 million schoolchildren around Brazil.
Child Sexual Exploitation on the Rise in North Kivu
- Inter Press Service
GOMA, DR Congo, Mar 12 (IPS) - A street in Goma's city centre, the capital of North Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, has been nicknamed "the ward of death" because of the brutal crimes that frequently occur there.
A Political Tug-of-War Over Militarism and Gender Violence
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 11 (IPS) - When the largest single gathering of women met at the United Nations in February last year, the adoption of a future plan of action was undermined by rigidly conservative governments opposed to women's reproductive rights - largely misinterpreted as a right to abortion.
Switzerland Sets Example for Income Equality
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Mar 11 (IPS) - For those who think that Occupy Wall Street, the Indignados in Spain, the World Social Forum and the numerous manifestations of protest worldwide are expressions without concrete outcomes, the result of the Swiss referendum on Mar. 3 on capping the salaries and bonuses of banks executives should make them think twice.
‘Every Day Is a Fukushima Memorial’
- Inter Press Service
TOKYO, Mar 10 (IPS) - Japan prepares to mark the second anniversary of the Mar. 11 triple disaster - an earthquake, tsunami and a critical nuclear reactor accident - with much soul searching across the country.
Locals Downplay Diplomatic Implications of Kenyatta’s Presidency
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Mar 10 (IPS) - Kenyans may have elected as president a man wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes, but political analysts here say that Uhuru Kenyatta's presidency will not have significant implications for the country's international standing just yet.
Nobel Laureates Back "Strong, Autonomous" Inter-American Rights System
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 09 (IPS) - Six women recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday lauded the work of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), offering additional high-level support for the institution just weeks ahead of a critical vote on a reforms process that many worry could irreparably weaken the Inter-American system.
Women Entrepreneurs Face Greater Barriers in Mexico
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Mar 08 (IPS) - The culture of entrepreneurship is weak among women in Mexico, despite the positive influence that it has on women's development, in a world where women continue to face greater obstacles than men when it comes to setting up and running a business.
Fighting Poverty Was Chávez’s Crusade
- Inter Press Service
CARACAS, Mar 08 (IPS) - The struggle against poverty was the late Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez's top political priority, and at the same time a tool to consolidate his power and project his strategies abroad.
Q&A: "A Pastoralist Woman Is Like a Working Machine"
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 08 (IPS) - "In some communities, you can't talk about violence against women," says Agnes Leina, executive director of Il'laramatak Community Concerns (ICC), a group that promotes the human rights of pastoralist communities in northern and southern Kenya, with a special emphasis on women and girls.
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