News headlines for “Human Population”, page 572
MIDDLE EAST: Egyptian Activists Gear Up For Third Intifada
- Inter Press Service
Following the February ouster of Egypt’s longstanding President Hosni Mubarak, calls have been circulating in Egypt and throughout the region for a ‘Third Intifada’ to begin May 15.
POPULATION: Promise Rises With a Problem
- Inter Press Service
On the face of it, a rapidly rising population among the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) spells the usual doom about adequate resource distribution. But the least developed are also among the youngest in the world - and well channelled, they can be a valuable asset, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) head Babatunde Osotimehin told IPS.
PAKISTAN: Osama’s Women: Who Are They, What Do They Know?
- Inter Press Service
Pakistan authorities announced they would let the United States interrogate the widows of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, provided their countries of origin grant permission to do so.
NEPAL: Women Race to the Top: Mt. Everest
- Inter Press Service
The temperature is 10 degrees below freezing and the wind is like a hurricane, threatening to sweep away the unwary from the treacherously slippery mountain slope that has been home to Suzanne Al Houby and 39 other iron-willed women for almost a fortnight.
PHILIPPINES: Women Clamour for Contraceptives
- Inter Press Service
In a small women's clinic in the congested community of San Andres Bukid in the Philippine capital, a mother of 11 is availing herself of family planning services for the first time in her life.
Indigenous Craftswomen Take on Mexican Fashion World
- Inter Press Service
Reina Pérez, an Otomi indigenous craftswoman in the central Mexican state of Querétaro, skilfully embroiders 'grecas' or traditional design motifs in threads of many colours, on fabrics that will be used to make dresses, skirts and blouses.
AFRICA: More Skilled Attendants Needed to Reduce Maternal Mortality
- Inter Press Service
Sub-Saharan African countries have claimed nine of the ten bottom places in a ranking of maternal health around the world. 'The Mothers' Index', a new survey of motherhood by Save the Children, analyses health, education and economic conditions for women and children in 164 countries.
INDIA: Smuggling Everything From Cough Syrup to Sex
- Inter Press Service
Sakina Bibi is a sex worker in the red light area of Kalabagan in Murshidabad, a border district in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal where everything from cattle to electronic goods, from rice and sugar to cough syrup, and women, are being smuggled.
ARGENTINA: Targeting Teens in Prevention of Gender Violence
- Inter Press Service
'If I had only known that when I was young,' or 'if they had only told me' are just some of the statements made by many women who seek assistance at the centre for victims of gender violence set up by the local government in a town on the outskirts of the Argentine capital.
Can Microcredit Reclaim Its Visionary Mission?
- Inter Press Service
As controversy mounts over the efficacy of microfinance as a global poverty-alleviation effort, the 15th Global Microcredit Summit, scheduled to kick off on Nov. 14 in Valladolid, Spain, will be forced to answer critical questions about poverty, resources and tactics.
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