News headlines for “Human Population”, page 584
Q&A: 'We Denounce the Militarisation of Our Lives'
- Inter Press Service
Paramilitary groups in Colombia continue to threaten, harass and violently attack women's rights activists, says Patricia Guerrero, founder of a leading human rights group.
BRAZIL: Rural Women Protest Use of Toxic Agrochemicals
- Inter Press Service
Thousands of women farmers in Brazil demonstrated this week against the use of toxic weedkillers and pesticides on crops and in favour of agricultural techniques that protect their families' health.
Q&A: 'The Sky Is My Laboratory'
- Inter Press Service
When it comes to breaking through the glass ceiling, astronomers are among the most determined of female professionals. And they have high aspirations. 'The sky is my laboratory,' Argentine astrophysicist Gloria Dubner told IPS.
Q&A: Rural Women Need Concrete Actions
- Inter Press Service
Burundi will put U.N. Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security into practice with a National Action Plan (NAP) that is ready to be signed within the coming months.
Shining a Light on Women’s Rights
- Inter Press Service
How does a woman challenge deeply entrenched cultural practices to convince her husband, her brother or father that she can demand equal rights?
Meet the Other U.N. Women
- Inter Press Service
Tucked away from the high-level plenary sessions of the 55th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), a small chapel opposite the United Nations headquarters came to life Wednesday morning with the voices and stories of the real women behind U.N. Women.
KENYA: One Woman's Turbulent Journey to Success
- Inter Press Service
Mount Elgon in Western Kenya is one of the most marginalised regions in the country. It is so marginalised that it is the only area where not even an inch of tarmac road has been constructed.
Pregnancies Don't Wait for Emergencies to End
- Inter Press Service
When disaster strikes, the initial humanitarian response tends to focus on basic commodities like food and shelter. But as the crisis or conflict drags on, other critical needs often go unmet — such as prenatal care for pregnant women, and emergency contraception for victims of sexual assault.
Native Women Seek Justice at U.N.
- Inter Press Service
The United States is facing international scrutiny for its apparent failure to prosecute criminals who enter indigenous territories to prey on Native women and girls.
Vicious Cycle of Maternal Mortality
- Inter Press Service
Addressing the National Convention of the Medical Committee for Human Rights in Chicago, Illinois in 1966, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stated unequivocally that, 'Of all the forms of inequality in the world, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane.'
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