News headlines for “Human Population”, page 76
Gender Inequality: A Question of Power in a Male-Dominated World, Declares UN Chief
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 21 (IPS) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has singled out Gender Parity as one of his key priorities in his second term in office, beginning 2023.
Describing it as “a strategic goal of the Organization,” he pointed out some of the “notable advances achieved in the past five years.”
Gender Target at COP15: Russias Single Word Objection Holds Up Process
- Inter Press Service
Montreal, Dec 19 (IPS) - Since the beginning of the high-level segment, tensions have been steadily rising at the 15th meeting of the conference of the parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP15) among all participants, including members of country delegation teams, NGOs, observers, monitors, and media. At the press events held daily at the media center and various other events in the Montreal Convention Center, an outburst of anger and frustration have become a common sight.
COP15: Impact of Mega Infrastructure Projects on Biodiversity Stay Off-Radar
- Inter Press Service
Dec 15 (IPS) - As the COP entered its crucial second week, negotiations are intensifying now. A slew of new contact groups – meeting mostly behind closed doors – are discussing the minutest details of the Global Biodiversity Framework and the contentious issues within or around it, such as Digital Sequencing Information, Access, and Benefit Sharing. The core aim of all these groups is to talk and resolve all issues and produce a draft treaty that will be acceptable to all parties.
COP27 Fails Women and Girls – High Time to Redefine Multilaterism (Part 2 of 3)
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Dec 13 (IPS) - The African women and Girls were deeply concerned about the lack of commitment by UNFCCC Parties as climate change continues to impact negatively on the continent victimizing more women and girls.
COP27 Fails Women & Girls – High Time to Redefine Multilateralism (Part 1 of 3)
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Dec 12 (IPS) - Three weeks have gone by since the much-ballyhooed mega-gathering of the 27th Conference of Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), generally known by its easy-to-say-and-remember title - COP27, concluded at the resort city Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt.
The Digital Divide: Africa the Least Connected with 60 percent of the Population Offline
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 12 (IPS) - The digital divide – between the world’s rich and poor nations —remains staggeringly wide.
For over 2.7 billion people, many of them living in developing and least developed countries (LDCs), meaningful connectivity remains elusive, according to a UN report released during the 17th Internet Governance Forum in Addis Ababa, last month.
Battling the Twin Challenge of HIV and Cervical Cancer
- Inter Press Service
Nairobi, Dec 06 (IPS) - Damaris Anyango* was recently discharged from Kenyatta National Hospital, battling the twin challenge of cervical cancer and HIV. She is 50 years old and was diagnosed with HIV nearly ten years ago.
Illegal Immigration: A Mounting Global Crisis
- Inter Press Service
PORTLAND, USA, Dec 01 (IPS) - Illegal immigration has evolved into a mounting crisis for a growing number of countries worldwide and governments appear to be at a loss on how to deal with the crisis.
Three Ways to End Gender-based Violence
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 30 (IPS) - How are the multiple shocks and crises the world is facing changing how we respond to gender-based violence? Almost three years after the COVID-19 pandemic triggered high levels of violence against women and girls, the recent Sexual Violence Research Initiative Forum 2022 (SVRI) shed some light on the best ways forward.
Digital Human Rights Need to be Enshrined in Law
- Inter Press Service
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Nov 28 (IPS) - The upcoming consultation on the Global Digital Compact presents a unique opportunity to ensure that human rights in the digital world are protected in international common standards.
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