News headlines for “Human Population”, page 485
Debate on Asbestos Safety Reaches Brazil’s Supreme Court
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Sep 03 (IPS) - Brazil’s Supreme Court is assessing the level of risk posed by asbestos to human health, while industry defends its use under controlled conditions, and associations of people with asbestos-related diseases argue that it should not be used under any circumstances, even with regulations.
Pacific Nations Women Promised a Better Deal
- Inter Press Service
BRISBANE, Sep 03 (IPS) - Leaders of 15 Pacific Island nations have pledged to remove barriers to women’s economic empowerment, end violence against women and pave the way for their increased political representation, at the conclusion of the 43rd Pacific Islands Forum in Rarotonga in the Cook Islands, last week. The meeting was also attended by the Executive Director of UN Women, Michelle Bachelet.
Women Take up Care of Tohoku Elders
- Inter Press Service
TOKYO, Sep 02 (IPS) - Yumiko Yonekura, who survived last year’s massive earthquake and tsunami that devastated Tohoku in northeast Japan, has just launched ‘Hot Care Kesenuma’, a welfare company that provides special care for feeble elders in the affected region.
Men and Women Farming Together Can Eradicate Hunger
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Sep 01 (IPS) - Three years ago, the residents of the semi-arid Yatta district in Kenya’s Eastern Province lived on food aid due to dwindling crops of maize that could not thrive because of the decreased rainfall in the area.
That was until a local bishop, trying to find ways to prevent mothers from forcing their teenage daughters into prostitution, changed everything.
Women Spend 40 Billion Hours Collecting Water
- Inter Press Service
STOCKHOLM, Aug 31 (IPS) - As the weeklong international conference on water concluded Friday, it was left to one of the keynote speakers from the United Nations to focus on a much neglected perspective on water and food security: the role of women.
Five Years of Protests in Nicaragua for a Partial Pension
- Inter Press Service
MANAGUA, Aug 31 (IPS) - Luisa Gutiérrez, 65, dances a frenzied mambo on an unusual dance floor: a street in the Nicaraguan capital. Dozens of cars line up behind her, honking their horns impatiently, while she, surrounded by elderly people with canes, walkers and protest signs, dances to demand a government pension.
International Food Prices Again at Record Levels, World Bank Warns
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 30 (IPS) - After decreasing somewhat in recent months, international food prices have again risen dramatically, according to figures published on Thursday by the World Bank. Statistics for July indicate a 10 percent rise over just the previous month, and a six percent increase over already high prices from the same time frame a year ago.
Australian Detention Centres Risk Violating Human Rights
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 30 (IPS) - Australia's recent decision to move asylum seekers to offshore detention facilities has alarmed human rights organisations.
Peru Identifies Civil War Victims – at Snail’s Pace
- Inter Press Service
LIMA, Aug 30 (IPS) - Of the 69,000 people killed during the 1980-2000 armed conflict in Peru, at least 16,000 were buried in secret unmarked graves. So far, only 2,064 of these bodies have been recovered, and just 50 percent have been identified, according to a new report.
As Temperatures Rise in Sri Lanka, Drought Wreaks Havoc
- Inter Press Service
PUTTALAM, Sri Lanka, Aug 29 (IPS) - It is a time of extreme heat and anxiety in Sri Lanka. Even the rains last week felt like a sudden burst of cold water on the smouldering asbestos sheets on most Sri Lankan household roofs, creating a blast of cold air before the heat returns once the rains end.
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