News headlines for “Human Population”, page 54
New Era: Unlocking Africa's Agriculture Potential Through CGIAR TAAT Model
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Jan 16 (IPS) - As hunger and food insecurity deepen, Africa is confronting an unprecedented food crisis. Estimates show that nearly 282 million people on the continent, or 20 percent of the population, are undernourished. Numerous challenges across the African continent threaten the race to achieve food security; research and innovative strategies are urgently needed to transform current systems as they are inadequate to address the food crisis.
Here's How We Can Improve Women's Participation in International Trade For Economic Prosperity
- Inter Press Service
ISLAMABAD, Jan 15 (IPS) - The World Economic Forum is hosting world leaders in Davos from January 15-19 2024. One of the key themes for the forum this year is “Creating Growth and Jobs for a New Era” with a focus on creating economic gender parity.
The World’s Richest Men Leave Women Far Behind—Amid Rising Economic Inequalities
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 15 (IPS) - The world’s rich are getting progressively richer while the world’s poor continue to be increasingly poorer.
In a new report released January 15, Oxfam says the wealth of the world’s five richest men has doubled since 2020 –even as five billion people were made poorer in a “decade of division.”
How Afghan Women Connect and Learn in the Face of Taliban Restrictions
- Inter Press Service
Jan 10 (IPS) - The author is an Afghanistan-based female journalist, trained with Finnish support before the Taliban take-over. Her identity is withheld for security reasonsThe prevalence of social media usage among Afghan women and girls has surged since the Taliban assumed control of the country in August 2021. Faced with restrictions confining them to their homes, many women find solace in the messaging app WhatsApp.
Ready or Not, America, Your Population Is Also Aging
- Inter Press Service
PORTLAND, USA, Jan 09 (IPS) - As the signs of population aging are crystal clear and widely available, many countries are taking steps to address the far-reaching effects of that momentous demographic trend. A notable exception is the United States, a country that seems neither ready nor willing to deal with the aging of its population.
Homeless Families Now a Growing Issue in Zimbabwe
- Inter Press Service
HARARE, Jan 04 (IPS) - It is do or die on the streets of Zimbabwe as homeless families battle for survival solely depending on begging. Such is the life of 69-year-old Gladys Mugabe, who lives with her disabled son in Harare Gardens, a well-known recreational park in the Zimbabwean capital, Harare.
There Is No Democracy Without Gender Equality
- Inter Press Service
PANAMA CITY, Panama, Jan 04 (IPS) - Violence against women and girls is one of the most widespread and persistent abuses of fundamental rights at a global level that, to a certain extent, derives from what we consider "normal" in our societies. In addition to firmly condemning that every three women in the world suffer from physical or sexual violence, we must question what we are normalizing as a society for this to happen.
Fear as Russian Anti-LGBT Law Comes into Effect
- Inter Press Service
BRATISLAVA, Jan 03 (IPS) - “This is what you get after ten years of state propaganda and brainwashing,” says Anatolii*.
Europes Shift to the Far Right and its Impact on Immigration
- Inter Press Service
ROME and AMSTERDAM, Jan 02 (IPS) - The recent elections in the Netherlands signals the increasing power of the far right in Europe. The populist party of Geert Wilders, the Party for Freedom, won a decisive, albeit unexpected, victory taking 37 seats out the 150 seat in parliament. Wilders will likely be the head of the next Government. His policies include stopping all immigration into the Netherlands, holding a referendum on leaving the EU, and banning mosques and the Quran.
South Asian Women, Girls Need Responsive Legal System to Gender Violence
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, Dec 21 (IPS) - Criminal justice systems in South Asia are failing women, despite stark statistics on the prevalence of violence. WHO estimates translate to one in every two women and girls in the region experiencing violence daily.
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