News headlines for “Human Population”, page 480
‘Elderly Can be Contributors, Not a Burden’
- Inter Press Service
TOKYO, Oct 01 (IPS) - According to popular belief, the world’s rapidly ageing societies face the risk of poverty, dementia and loneliness. But not necessarily so, says a United Nations publication unveiled in Japan Monday. Better management by governments can support a better life for the elderly, and lead them to becoming important contributors to society, it says.
Scientists Debate Climate Change Impacts on Tropical Diseases
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Sep 28 (IPS) - More intense rainfall, rising temperatures and climate-driven migration of human and animal populations due to repeated drought all affect the spread of tropical diseases. These changes, already the focus of study by climatologists, are now also a challenge increasingly taken up by health experts and officials.
Q&A: "Women and Girls Must Be Front and Centre"
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 28 (IPS) - With the global population on track to reach a staggering nine billion people by 2050, according to U.N. figures, a stronger action plan is needed to address the challenges of ending poverty, ensuring a well-functioning health system and access to education, as well as guaranteeing social inclusion for all.
Army’s Former Sex Slaves Testify in Guatemala
- Inter Press Service
, Sep 28 (IPS) - "In the garrison they had rooms where they would rape us; sometimes there were three, four or five soldiers,” Rosa Pérez*, one of the women used by the Guatemalan army as a sex slave during this country’s civil war, testified in court.
Q&A: Colombia’s FARC Guerrillas "Took Up Arms to Make Ourselves Heard"
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Sep 27 (IPS) - It's hard to imagine her in guerrilla fatigues, carrying a 25-kg backpack and firing shots to repel an enemy attack, or diving for cover from aerial bombardment. She is known as Sandra Ramírez, and she has left the field of battle in Colombia to come to the Cuban capital to talk peace.
Breast Milk Banks, From Brazil to the World
- Inter Press Service
, Sep 27 (IPS) - Cíntia Rose Regis, 23, not only breastfeeds her 16-month-old daughter Zelda but has also been donating 600 ml a week of breast milk to a mothers’ milk bank in Brazil over the last year.
Penang’s Women Lead Local Democracy
- Inter Press Service
PENANG, Malaysia, Sep 27 (IPS) - A unique electoral exercise in Penang state, promoting participatory and gender-responsive decision-making at the grassroots level, may serve as a cue for the revival of local elections in Malaysia.
Q&A: Migration Now a Key Part of the Global Economy
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 26 (IPS) - As international migration continues to grow in scope, complexity and impact, effectively managing it has steadily moved up on the agenda of the international community.
The Long Road to a Home of One’s Own in Cuba
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Sep 26 (IPS) - “The most important thing for Cubans is their home,” says Raimundo Pérez, a real estate broker who is familiar with the travails of finding housing, despite the latest incentives made available by the Cuban government.
Keeping Girls in School in Uganda
- Inter Press Service
KAMULI, Uganda, Sep 26 (IPS) - Three years ago, after Irene Kamyuka finished her sixth year of primary school in Uganda, her father ran short of money. With four siblings ahead of her in school, Kamyuka’s father told her she would have to drop out until his finances turned around.
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