News headlines for “Human Population”, page 478
Middle-Class, Depending on the Lens Through Which You Look
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 10 (IPS) - While no one disputes the progress made in reducing poverty in Brazil over the last decade, there is debate on how many people actually climbed into the middle class, with some analysts arguing that factors other than income must be taken into account.
Garifuna Women, Custodians of Culture and the Environment in Honduras
- Inter Press Service
TRUJILLO, Honduras, Oct 10 (IPS) - Hurricane Match, which devastated Honduras 14 years ago, prompted a group of Garifuna women to start organising, to help the people in greatest need of assistance.
Uruguayan Schools Slowly Say Goodbye to Junk Food
- Inter Press Service
MONTEVIDEO, Oct 10 (IPS) - Uruguayan schoolchildren are learning that cookies, candy, potato chips and soft drinks are bad for their health.
Some schools have taken the initiative and banned junk food from school snacks.
Greek State on Life Support
- Inter Press Service
ATHENS, Oct 10 (IPS) - Like a person on life support whose vital functions are failing, the Greek economy is slowly but surely shutting down as radiation from the so-called ‘austerity plan’ erodes public institutions.
When it Comes to Hunger, Zero is the Only Acceptable Number
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Oct 09 (IPS) - New data from the United Nations reveals that there has been progress in reducing the number of hungry people worldwide. But an estimate that nearly 870 million people, one in eight, suffered from chronic undernourishment over the last two years is “unacceptable”, experts say.
Guatemala under Pressure to Investigate Shooting of Native Protesters
- Inter Press Service
GUATEMALA CITY, Oct 09 (IPS) - The deaths of eight indigenous demonstrators taking part in a protest against the Guatemalan government in the southwestern province of Totonicapán have provoked outrage within the country and abroad. The protesters accuse the army of shooting into the crowd.
Funds Crunch Skews Aichi Targets on Biodiversity
- Inter Press Service
, Oct 09 (IPS) - The United Nations 11th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Biodiversity (COP 11 CBD), underway in this southern Indian city, is lost on where to garner the billions of dollars needed to implement the ‘Aichi targets,’ due to be met by 2020.
Q&A: "Indian Reality Is Infinitely Complex"
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Oct 08 (IPS) - One morning, Tarun Tejpal awoke to learn that five hitmen had been arrested for having a contract to kill him. Suddenly, the life of the prominent Indian journalist and editor was turned upside down.
Guatemalans Turn to Mutual Aid to Overcome Poverty
- Inter Press Service
GUATEMALA CITY, Oct 08 (IPS) - "Our economic situation improved a great deal because we obtained more income for our families" as a result of setting up a social enterprise, Matilde García, who makes fashion jewellery in the municipality of Pastores, 60 km west of the capital of Guatemala, told IPS.
A Migration Story Comes Full Circle
- Inter Press Service
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India, Oct 08 (IPS) - For the first time in over four decades, the number of people migrating out of the southern Indian state of Kerala, home to 33.3 million people, is on the decline.
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