News headlines for “Human Population”, page 496
Market Gardens Key to Autonomy for Niger Women
- Inter Press Service
Four figures bend intently over their work in one corner of the large vegetable garden near the western Niger village of Dioga. Months after the village's main harvest has been brought in — and eaten up — the irrigated green of the garden is welcome relief in a part of the country where hunger never seems far away.
The Resurgence of Polio in Nigeria
- Inter Press Service
Twelve-year-old Sunday Oderinde sits by the side of the road with both legs folded under him and watches his friends play a game of soccer on the streets of Iwaya, a suburb in Lagos, Nigeria. It is a game that he would love to join in but cannot.
Blood Flows in Solidarity in Argentina
- Inter Press Service
Voluntary blood donations have risen markedly in the year ending Thursday Jun. 14 in Argentina, which hosted the World Blood Donor Day event for 2011. South Korea takes over for the coming year.
Crisis Sows Community Gardens in Spain
- Inter Press Service
The economic crisis is fuelling the search for less individualistic ways of life in Spain, and a growing interest in urban agriculture has given rise to flourishing community gardens on vacant lots in cities and towns.
Pakistanis Blame CIA for Fresh Polio Cases
- Inter Press Service
Pakistan’s efforts to contain polio in areas bordering Afghanistan may have received a setback following the conviction of a doctor who allegedly ran a fake vaccine programme to locate Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden.
Q&A: 'We All Have to Start Being City Changers'
- Inter Press Service
Building the cities of the future requires not only smarter planning but a profound shift toward greater equity and social justice, says Joan Clos, executive director of the U.N. Human Settlements Programme, or UN-HABITAT.
Health Warnings Loud and Clear on Cigarettes in Argentina
- Inter Press Service
This month, Argentina will join the growing list of Latin American countries that compel tobacco companies to display health warnings about the dangers of smoking on cigarette packs, illustrated with graphic images.
Challenges for Non-Sexist Communication in Cuba
- Inter Press Service
The influence of journalists and film directors who are sensitive to the issue of gender equality is becoming visible in the Cuban media, where intellectuals and activists are demanding more action to break with sexism.
MEXICO: Yearly Floods the New Reality for Rural Women
- Inter Press Service
Year after year, women in rural areas of the southeastern Mexican state of Tabasco have to get ready for floods that threaten their homes, crops and livestock.
Israel Opens Doors to Push South Sudanese Out
- Inter Press Service
Moses Gadia speaks quietly, a detailed and colourful map of South Sudan on the wall next to him. In the courtyard outside, a group of six men, all South Sudanese refugees, chat in the shade of plastic tarps.
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