News headlines for “Human Population”, page 500
Parliamentarians Pledge Support for Reproductive Health Agenda
- Inter Press Service
Participants at the Fifth International Parliamentarians’ Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) ended their meeting here Friday with a joint pledge to advocate for increased funding for full implementation of the decades-old ICPD Programme of Action.
Will Rio+20 Spark a Green Revolution?
- Inter Press Service
Think of Rio+20 as the hothouse to grow the green ideas and values humanity needs to thrive in the 21st century.
OP-ED: The Paradox of Losing Life While Giving Life in Africa
- Inter Press Service
Three years ago, the African Union began a continent-wide campaign to reduce the number of women who die when pregnant or giving birth.
Conference Reaffirms Reproductive Rights
- Inter Press Service
While much of the world is facing a global financial crisis, made worse by government cuts in social spending, members of parliament meeting here Wednesday agreed the economic crunch is no reason for governments to relax their commitment to women’s reproductive rights and health, made 18 years ago.
Living in the Heart of Hurricane Alley in Cuba
- Inter Press Service
In Los Palacios, a farming community in the western Cuban province of Pinar del Río, local residents are still working hard to rebuild after the damage caused by two of the three hurricanes that hit this country in 2008. 'It was just horrible,' people here say when asked about what happened.
TAJIKISTAN: Divorce Spurs Female Labour Migration
- Inter Press Service
Four years ago, Farida Hajimova's husband left Tajikistan to work in Russia. After a time, he stopped calling. Ultimately, he never returned. She was left at home in Dushanbe with two daughters and not a lot of options.
Efforts to Build Caregiving Industry ‘Inadequate’
- Inter Press Service
To meet the demands of a rapidly ageing population, Japan has loosened its notoriously strict immigration and nursing regulations to accept foreign caregivers. But new evidence indicates deep cracks in those piecemeal gestures.
Community Drills Part of Cuba’s Top-Notch Disaster Response System
- Inter Press Service
A well-oiled prevention system that involves the entire country, from the highest spheres of government to the most isolated rural community, makes Cuba one of the best-prepared countries in the world when it comes to preventing deaths and mitigating risks in case of disasters.
Nothing to Show for Hard Work but Burnt Fields of Maize
- Inter Press Service
Gertrude Mkoloi earns a living harvesting maize on a small piece of land in rural Zimbabwe. Or at least she used to.
Vaccination — Pakistan’s Missing Shots
- Inter Press Service
The deaths of 20 children, in an outbreak of measles in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Agency (FATA), are raising concerns over the state of immunisation in the conflict-ridden areas along the Afghanistan border.
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