News headlines for “Human Population”, page 519
Q&A: Where Abusing Women Is 'An Accepted Norm'
- Inter Press Service
Violence, torture and other forms of cruel treatment are on the rise for women in the highlands of Papua New Guinea.
Airwaves Cut Distances in Rural Peru
- Inter Press Service
The Onda Rural communication for development initiative in Peru has come up with a range of strategies to get information out to remote villages, to help them with decision-making on questions like climate change adaptation or disaster preparedness.
PARAGUAY: Land Conflicts Threaten to Boil Over
- Inter Press Service
A group of landless families occupying rural property claimed by large landowners in eastern Paraguay agreed to move to the Ñacunday National Park, defusing a tense situation.
Rural Women Are Leading the Way — Will the World Follow? — Part
- Inter Press Service
Agriculture currently provides a livelihood for roughly 1.3 billion smallholder farmers and landless workers, of which nearly half — close to 560 million — are women.
Rural Women in Latin America Face Myriad Hurdles
- Inter Press Service
'Sometimes I think of giving it all up,' Aura Canache, a small farmer in Venezuela, told IPS. 'My neighbours get loans and aid, but I never have. The farm assistance plans are for men, although there are many women living off the countryside too.'
Privatisation Derailed Argentina’s Rail System
- Inter Press Service
Increasingly frequent and tragic railway accidents in Argentina, like this week’s crash, show that the rail system, run by private companies that receive hundreds of millions of dollars in subsidies from the state, constantly ignores warnings from inspectors and fines, observers say.
Q&A: 'Malaysians Must Vote Out Corruption, Racism'
- Inter Press Service
Malaysia’s charismatic opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim is tapping the spirit of the Arab Spring to end the 55-year unbroken rule of the United Malay National Organsiation (UMNO) and its allies in the Southeast Asian nation.
Women, Victims of War, Have No Seat at Negotiating Table
- Inter Press Service
When the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) held its inaugural meeting in London back in 1946, the U.S. delegate, Eleanor Roosevelt, read an open letter to 'the women of the world' calling on governments to encourage women everywhere to participate in national and international affairs.
Honduran Government Seeks to Minimise Cost of Prison Fire
- Inter Press Service
The government of Honduras hopes to reach friendly settlements with the families of inmates killed in the Comayagua prison fire, to avoid international lawsuits.
SENEGAL: Two Women Among 14 Candidates for President
- Inter Press Service
There are two women among the 14 candidates contesting the first round of Senegalese presidential elections that will be held on Feb. 26. But according to several analysts, this overwhelmingly Muslim West African country is not ready to be governed by a woman.
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