News headlines for “Human Population”, page 487
Q&A: “The Trend in the Western World Is the Dissolution of Cities”
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Aug 23 (IPS) - The prevailing trend in much of “the Western capitalist world is the destruction and dissolution of cities,” which represents a threaten to democracy, “because the city is the place where public freedoms were born,” warns urban planner Jordi Borja in an interview with Tierramérica*.
Shelters for Undocumented Migrants under Threat in Mexico
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Aug 23 (IPS) - Two years after the massacre of 72 migrants in Mexico, shelters for undocumented migrants are facing challenges and threats, due to the rise in the number of people seeking assistance, the lack of solidarity on the part of local communities, pressure from organised crime, and a lack of adequate public policies addressing the problem of migration.
Macro Privatisations Bring Micro Benefits to Guatemalans
- Inter Press Service
GUATEMALA CITY, Aug 22 (IPS) - The suspension of the privatisation of a port company unleashed debate in Guatemala about the countless concessions granted to foreign companies in areas like oil, mining, railways and energy, where corporate interests are seen as prevailing over the common good.
Cameroonian Athletes Braving the Odds
- Inter Press Service
YAOUNDÉ, Aug 22 (IPS) - Victorine Fomum is Cameroon’s 2005 African table tennis champion. She often used to “train without rackets, without balls, without appropriate clothing and without good tables.” But despite this, she won gold at the 2005 African Nations Championship. And as a reward for her achievement the government handed her a cheque – for 25 dollars.
Pregnant Nicaraguan Girls Forced to Become Mothers
- Inter Press Service
MANAGUA, Aug 22 (IPS) - Carla lost everything when she got pregnant at the age of 13: her first year of secondary school, her family, her boyfriend, and her happiness. She spent a year panhandling on the streets of the Nicaraguan capital before she was taken in by a shelter for young mothers.
Q&A: Brazil Invited to Join U.N. Palestinian Refugee Agency
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 21 (IPS) - The policy of pacification of Rio de Janeiro’s violent favelas, or shantytowns, could serve as a model in some respects in Palestinian refugee camps, says Filippo Grandi, commissioner-general of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine refugees, in this interview with IPS.
Criticism of Uganda’s Government Leads to Harassment of NGOs
- Inter Press Service
KAMPALA, Aug 21 (IPS) - In the face of rising public criticism over a range of controversial political manoeuvres, the Ugandan government has become increasingly hostile to the work of non-governmental organisations, particularly those advocating for the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, according to a new report from Human Rights Watch.
Immigration Policies Wreak Unseen Havoc on U.S. Communities
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (IPS) - Deportation is a devastating experience for a family, breaking it apart and leading to emotional and mental stress for its members. But a new report from the Centre for American Progress shows that such duress extends beyond families and into the larger community as a whole.
Europe Thinks Again About Food
- Inter Press Service
WARSAW, Aug 19 (IPS) - Present day European farming is based on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which was created over six decades ago by countries emerging from severe food shortages that swept the continent during and after the Second World War.
Millions of Jobless Desperate in Spain
- Inter Press Service
MADRID, Aug 17 (IPS) - The sun is shining in Spain as it does every summer. But millions of people in this crisis-stricken country are living in the shadow cast by Europe’s highest unemployment rate.
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