News headlines for “Human Population”, page 453
Q&A: Without More Women, Media Cannot Tell the Full Story
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 04 (IPS) - The fact that women are underrepresented in the media industry should surprise few. The severity of this imbalance and its consequences, however, are less obvious. In a new report, the Women's Media Centre exposes these disparities and their effects on society.
Reframing Gender, from Chaos to Creativity Post-2015
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 04 (IPS) - The U.N. has opened up public platforms to engage the world on how best to replace the expiring Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and frame a new development agenda, post-2015.
Protests in Portugal Get Creative
- Inter Press Service
LISBON, Mar 01 (IPS) - Indignation in Portugal over rampant joblessness and cuts in wages, pensions and unemployment benefits, together with a growing tax burden, has given rise to innovative forms of protest capable of drawing large crowds.
“Eco-Reconstruction” Still an Impossible Dream for Chilean Village
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, Mar 01 (IPS) - The reconstruction of the fishing village of Boyeruca, destroyed by the tsunami that swept over central-south Chile on Feb. 27, 2010, was meant to serve as a model of ecological and sustainable reconstruction.
U.S. Finally Passes Stronger Protections for Women against Abuse
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 01 (IPS) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday ended more than a year of stonewalling a piece of legislation that for two decades has offered legal protections for women against sexual violence, harassment and abuse.
Q&A: No "Us" and "Them" in Fight for Women's Rights
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 28 (IPS) - As the earthquake in Haiti has proven, even more important than a recognised name or robust physical presence is the quality of services delivered by humanitarian relief organisations.
Women Struggle for a Place in the Pacific
- Inter Press Service
SYDNEY, Feb 28 (IPS) - Women face greater odds in achieving equal political representation in the Pacific Islands than in any other region of the world, holding just 3 percent of seats in national parliaments, compared to 20 percent in Sub-Saharan Africa and 18.5 percent in South East Asia.
24 Nails Dug Into Body, Luckily
- Inter Press Service
COLOMBO, Feb 27 (IPS) - Lahandapurege Ariyawathie feels she got off lightly - if returning home with 24 nails embedded in your body is lucky.
Modern Slavery Rears its Ugly Head in Chile
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, Feb 27 (IPS) - In recent years, Chile has become a source, transit, and destination hub for human trafficking victims, experts say. According to judicial authorities, forced labour and sexual exploitation are the crimes most frequently associated with this "modern form of slavery".
Afghan Girls Give More Than Their Hands in Marriage
- Inter Press Service
KABUL, Feb 26 (IPS) - In Afghanistan, the maternal mortality rate is on the rise; hospitals are filling up with anaemic women and girls; and in over 200 districts, high schools are devoid of even a single female pupil. These issues are not unrelated - they are all products of a grave social problem in this country of 35 million people: early child marriages.
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