News headlines for “Human Population”, page 503
Shedding Light on Inequality in World’s Most Unequal Region
- Inter Press Service
A new report takes a close look at the territorial distribution of poverty and inequality in Latin America, which has long had a reputation of being the most unequal region in the world.
Q&A: Women Farmers Are Key to a Food-Secure Africa
- Inter Press Service
While women constitute the majority of food producers, processors and marketers in Africa, their role in the agricultural sector still remains a minor one because of cultural and social barriers.
War Widows Turn to Sex Work in Sri Lanka
- Inter Press Service
On May 18, some 800 women in Sri Lanka’s northern region will hold Hindu religious ceremonies for the welfare of thier husbands who disappeared or surrendered to the military as it moved in to mop up nearly three decades of armed Tamil separatism.
Trans Community Celebrates Groundbreaking Gender Identity Law
- Inter Press Service
Under a new law that recognises a broad range of rights for transvestites, transsexuals and transgender persons in Argentina, they will have the right to modify their legal documents to match their gender identity.
Tunisia's Revolution is Just Beginning
- Inter Press Service
Lingering violence, intolerance and oppression in Tunisia, following the ousting of former dictator Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali in January 2011, tells the revolutionaries who sparked the Arab Spring that their work is just beginning.
Africa’s Two Female Presidents Join Forces for Women
- Inter Press Service
The only two female heads of state in Africa, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Malawian President Joyce Banda, have just committed to using their positions to improve the lives of women across the continent.
Islamists Stall Gender Equality Bill
- Inter Press Service
The fate of a gender equality bill pending in Indonesia’s parliament and aligned with the United Nations convention on the elimination of all forms discrimination against women (CEDAW) has become uncertain after falling afoul of powerful Islamist groups.
Q&A: 'Women's Leadership is Key to Ensuring Sustainable Development'
- Inter Press Service
The vital role of women in creating a green economy will be highlighted at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, to be held in Brazil in June.
Women and Children Look to Community Justice
- Inter Press Service
A new community justice programme being rolled out in Papua New Guinea’s vast village court system is bringing international human rights-based laws to rural communities and boosting the protection and empowerment of women and children.
Q&A: Skipping Lunch to Afford a Mobile Phone in Africa
- Inter Press Service
On a continent of over one billion people, where half the population have mobile phones, the use of mobile communication and internet technologies is crucial to boost development in Africa.
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