News headlines for “Human Population”, page 476
Senegal Finds the Cooperative Way to More Food
- Inter Press Service
DAKAR, Oct 18 (IPS) - Over the past two years, millet production has reached record levels in Dya, a rural community in the Kaolack region of central Senegal, where the Agricultural Value Chains Support Project (PAFA) is supporting two farmers' collectives.
Three Years of Peace But No Sign of Prosperity
- Inter Press Service
VAVUNIYA, Sri Lanka, Oct 18 (IPS) - Mamaduwa, a remote village in Sri Lanka’s northern Vavuniya district where scorching winds blow across parched earth, is trying to forget the past.
Some Women’s Groups Say Uruguay’s New Abortion Law Falls Short
- Inter Press Service
MONTEVIDEO, Oct 18 (IPS) - The Uruguayan Congress passed a law Wednesday decriminalising abortion, making it the second country in Latin America where abortion is legal in cases other than rape, incest, malformation of the fetus or danger to the mother’s life.
But activists who backed the bill are not pleased with the modifications introduced in the final version.
OP-ED: What We Owe Our Youth
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Oct 17 (IPS) - On Wednesday, we kick off a three-day meeting in Mexico City to discuss how to boost the involvement of young people in politics and expand their role in consolidating democracy in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Violence Against Women Persists in Bangladesh
- Inter Press Service
DHAKA, Oct 17 (IPS) - Bangladesh, often cited as a model of progress in achieving the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), appears to be sliding backwards when it comes to dealing with violence against women (VAW).
Communal Land Titling at a Standstill in Peru
- Inter Press Service
LIMA, Oct 16 (IPS) - The titling of the lands of indigenous and peasant communities has been at a practical standstill for two years, with many of the corresponding files lost or incomplete. But the promotion of foreign investment is moving full steam ahead in the same regions.
Women Hit Hard by Natural Disasters
- Inter Press Service
BHUBANESWAR, India, Oct 13 (IPS) - In the aftermath of a natural disaster, women are often the most vulnerable. Particularly in rural areas, women suffer disproportionately from inadequate shelter and poor sanitation facilities and are often tasked with rebuilding shattered homes.
Q&A: Disaster Resilience Starts with Grassroots Women
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 13 (IPS) - Women and girls can be powerful agents of change, but they are disproportionately affected by disasters because of social roles, discrimination and poverty.
Malawi's Heroines of the Floods
- Inter Press Service
NSANJE, Malawi, Oct 13 (IPS) - For many women in Malawi’s disaster-prone southern district of Nsanje, resilience is essential to survive the cyclical flooding.
Women Are the New 'Emerging Market'
- Inter Press Service
TOKYO, Oct 12 (IPS) - Empowering women in the business world is not only a smart political decision, but also makes good economic sense.
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