Global Issues
News headlines for “Human Population”, page 8
Women From Landlocked Developing Countries Set Sights on Open Horizons
- Inter Press Service
AWAZA, Turkmenistan, August 7 (IPS) - “Progress towards gender equality and equity remains uneven and far too slow. One in four women in landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) live in extreme poverty, and this is nearly 75 million women,” said Rabab Fatima, Secretary-General of the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries or LLDC3 ongoing in Awaza, Turkmenistan.
Africa’s ‘Land-Linked’ Nations Chart a New Trade Route to Prosperity
- Inter Press Service
AWAZA, Turkmenistan, August 7 (IPS) - Once relegated to the periphery of Africa’s economic map due to their lack of coastline, the continent’s landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) are now reframing their geographic constraints as gateways to opportunity.
Why Should We Ask for Angela When You Don’t Have to Ask for Alex?
- Inter Press Service
MUMBAI, India, August 7 (IPS) - It’s a quiet code with a loud message: “Ask for Angela.”
Haiti Faces a ‘Critical Turning Point’ Amid Escalated Violence and Funding Cuts
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, August 7 (IPS) - The humanitarian situation in Haiti has deteriorated significantly in the past few weeks, with the United Nations (UN) underscoring a growing list of abuses committed by armed groups, including killings, kidnappings, and sexual violence. The gap between the vast scale of needs and the supply of available resources has widened, leaving millions of Haitians in dire need of humanitarian support.
Japan’s Right-wing Populist Rise
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, August 4 (IPS) - Rice queues – something once unthinkable – began appearing around May. As the country’s staple food hit record prices, frustrated shoppers found themselves breaking a cultural taboo by switching to rice from South Korea. It was a symbol of how far Japan’s economic certainties had crumbled, creating fertile ground for a political shift.
Spotlight on Landlocked Developing Countries Ahead of Third UN Conference
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, August 1 (IPS) - Landlocked developing countries face a unique set of challenges. Without coastal ports, they rely on transit nations, causing higher trade costs and delays.
Why Locally Led Development Works and How Funders Can Get It Right
- Inter Press Service
KAMPALA Uganda / SORIA Spain, July 31 (IPS) - In Uganda, local communities are routinely sidelined in development processes, despite knowing most about their own needs. When a Moroto District officer remarked, ‘This is the first time local leaders were truly heard’, it offered a powerful reminder of what so often goes wrong: development fails when communities are excluded.
An Ageing World on a Heating Planet: Why Older People Must Be Central to Climate Policy
- Inter Press Service
HYDERABAD, India, July 31 (IPS) - I’ve just returned from the east coast of India, where I saw for myself the harsh challenges that older people in artisanal fishing communities confront daily. I saw how the community elders — the keepers of marine traditions and the coastal environment — are being forsaken by climate policy and their governments.
Marital Rape: Confronting Religious Misinterpretations, Social Stigma, Despite Legal Clarity
- Inter Press Service
KARACHI, Pakistan, July 30 (IPS) - “The last thing she asked for was a sip of water,” recalled Najma Maheshwari, referring to 19-year-old Shanti, a newlywed who died last week after brutal sexual violence allegedly inflicted by her husband, who is now in custody.
In Syria’s Sectarian Fights for Power, Humanity is the Loser
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, July 30 (IPS) - As sectarian violence rises in Syria, the number of displaced people has climbed exponentially since Syrian forces joined clashes between the Druze and Bedouin groups in the Sweida region.
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