News headlines for “Human Population”, page 494
IOC in Talks with Saudi Arabia over Male-Only Team
- Inter Press Service
DOHA, Qatar, Jul 11 (IPS) - The International Olympic Committee has said it is in talks with Saudi Arabia, after Human Rights Watch called for Riyadh to be barred from participating in the London Olympic Games.
Birth Control - Roping in Pakistan's Men
- Inter Press Service
KARACHI, Pakistan, Jul 11 (IPS) - “No scalpel, no stitch and no rest needed,” guarantees Dr. Ghulam Shabbir Sudhayao, referring to the surgical procedure called vasectomy - the least popular method of birth control around the world, including Pakistan.
Family Planning Summit Offers New Hope
- Inter Press Service
PARIS, Jul 10 (IPS) - The Summit on Family Planning that is taking place in London on Wednesday is a bid to get governments around the world to commit more resources to safeguarding women’s reproductive rights, according to the executive director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
The Guinean Women Who Earn a Little Coin From Gardening
- Inter Press Service
Market gardening in the peri-urban areas of Conakry, the Guinean capital, is growing quickly, bringing in income for groups of women and giving them some autonomy.
Taliban Thwarts Global Polio Eradication
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Jul 09 (IPS) - By ordering a ban on polio immunisation, in its strongholds along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, the Taliban is holding up an ambitious global programme to rid the world of the crippling childhood disease, say World Health Organisation (WHO) doctors.
South Sudan Celebrates a Troubled First Birthday
- Inter Press Service
JUBA, Jul 09 (IPS) - The streets have been swept clean and lined with flags to mark the first anniversary of South Sudan’s independence. But cosmetic changes in the capital, Juba, mask deep concerns about the future of the world’s newest nation.
South Sudan's Women Await Independence From Poverty
- Inter Press Service
JUBA, Jul 09 (IPS) - One year after the formation of South Sudan, the country’s women say that independence has not resulted in the positive political, economic and social changes that they had hoped for.
South Sudan Celebrates a Troubled First Birthday
- Inter Press Service
The streets have been swept clean and lined with flags to mark the first anniversary of South Sudan’s independence. But cosmetic changes in the capital, Juba, mask deep concerns about the future of the world’s newest nation.
South Sudan Women Await Independence From Poverty
- Inter Press Service
One year after the formation of South Sudan, the country’s women say that independence has not resulted in the positive political, economic and social changes that they had hoped for.
Growing 'Entertainment' Industry Traps Nepali Girls
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Jul 08 (IPS) - Almost unnoticed, Nepal’s burgeoning adult entertainment industry has been drawing young girls away from being trafficked across the border to the fleshpots of India’s big cities.
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