News headlines for “Human Population”, page 473
Q&A: Kenyan Women Set to Take on Men in Elections
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Nov 02 (IPS) - As Kenya gets ready for voter registration this month, ahead of the country's Mar. 4, 2013 polls, women's rights organisations are hoping that the provisions for gender equality in the new constitution will mean significantly increased representation in the government.
Mexico’s Homeless Are Targets of "Social Cleansing"
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Nov 01 (IPS) - Non-governmental organisations in Mexico are presenting a complaint Friday Nov. 2 before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights about government mistreatment and "social cleansing" of thousands of people living on the street in several of the country's cities.
Egypt’s Women Rebel Against Harassment
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Nov 01 (IPS) - Egyptian bullies who sexually harass women in the streets, often taking advantage of mob situations and the anonymity these provide, are getting a taste of their own medicine - and they don’t like it.
Greening Havana
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Oct 31 (IPS) - Sandra Ribalta is no longer satisfied with getting more and more people involved in the task of greening the neighbourhood of Las Cañas in the Cuban capital. She is now working to raise awareness of "climate change, as the key reason for reforestation."
‘Breastfeeding Best for Bangladesh’
- Inter Press Service
DHAKA, Oct 30 (IPS) - Bangladesh’s achievement in raising exclusive breastfeeding rates for infants under six months from 43 percent to 64 percent, over the last five years, is said to be the result of a determined campaign by government and non-governmental organisations (NGOs).
Caribbean Faces Increasing Fury of Storms
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Oct 29 (IPS) - As the Caribbean reaches the end of October – the second-to-last month of the Atlantic hurricane season – Sandy has caused significant material losses and claimed the lives of 44 people in Haiti, 11 in Cuba, two in the Dominican Republic, one in Jamaica and one in the Bahamas.
Zero Hunger Plan in Guatemala Still Grounded
- Inter Press Service
, Oct 29 (IPS) - "I heard about the Zero Hunger plan on television, but unfortunately it has not arrived here," complained Elías Ruíz, a small farmer in the southern community of Santa Odilia, about the Guatemalan government's flagship programme to end poverty.
Latino Excitement at Record Levels in U.S. Election
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct 29 (IPS) - Just over a week before the United States votes in a highly anticipated and historically tight presidential election, a new poll released Monday finds that interest by Latino voters has strengthened significantly over the past two months, and that turnout among Hispanics could be higher than the records set in 2008.
Beating Rural Poverty in South America
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 29 (IPS) - The development of agriculture through the adoption of technological innovations will help Latin America leave behind its status as the most unequal region in the world, and will especially benefit the Southern Cone, one of the planet’s largest food reserves.
Extreme Weather Hits the Poor First – and Hardest
- Inter Press Service
PANSALGOLLA, Sri Lanka, Oct 28 (IPS) - The old adage ‘nature is the great equaliser’ no longer holds true in countries like Sri Lanka, where the poor bear the brunt of extreme weather events.
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