News headlines for “Human Population”, page 81
What Does the African Continental Free Trade Agreement Hold for Women?
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Sep 13 (IPS) - Agnes Opus sells cereals in Busia, the border town between Kenya and Uganda. This is her lifeline through which she caters for her immediate family’s needs from school fees to housing and medical care and support to her extended family. While she dedicates all her energy and time to this work which she loves, she struggles to meet all her needs. She faces many non-tariff barriers including harassment by officials and unclear and ever-changing information on trade requirements.
Zambian Parliamentarians Tackle Population Issues to Improve Quality of Life for Citizens
- Inter Press Service
Johannesburg, Sep 08 (IPS) - Parliamentarians play a decisive role in addressing population issues, as was demonstrated when the majority voted against a private member motion to end the teaching of comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) in Zambia in 2020.
UN Report Details Taliban Abuses in Afghanistan
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Sep 08 (IPS) - This week, the United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, released his first report. It is a catalog of abuses under Taliban rule since August 2021 and their devastating impact on Afghans.
Afghanistan: The Year of Illusions
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Sep 07 (IPS) - Afghanistan is where history has taken it! The Trump-Taliban "Agreement for Bringing Peace to Afghanistan," signed on 29 February 2020, is deemed by many as the submission of a superpower to a group that had perpetrated acts of extreme ferocity and terror.
The Dying Children Divide
- Inter Press Service
PORTLAND, USA, Sep 05 (IPS) - The chances of a child dying before reaching age five years have dropped substantially worldwide during the recent past. However, a significant divide remains among countries as well as within regions in the chances of children dying.
Transforming Girls Education, Changing The World
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Sep 02 (IPS) - As we approach this year’s Transforming Education Summit, global leaders can and must prioritize expertise and mobilize political will to support efforts to ensure inclusive and quality education for all, especially girls. This is at the heart of Sustainable Development Goal 4 in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, as well as the commitments made in the Charlevoix Declaration and the G7 Declaration on Girls’ Education.
Shaping Our Digital Future
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK, Thailand, Aug 30 (IPS) - Asia and the Pacific is the most digitally divided region of the world, and South-East Asia is the most divided subregion. The Covid-19 pandemic detonated a “digital big bang” that spurred people, governments and businesses to become “digital by default;” a sea change that generated vast digital dividends. These benefits that have not been distributed equally, however. New development gaps have emerged as digital transformation reinforces a vicious cycle of socioeconomic inequalities, within and across countries.
Celebrating 30 Years of Shared Water
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 23 (IPS) - We tend to associate rivers and lakes with the countries in which they are located. Yet a little-known fact is that more than half of the world’s freshwater bodies are shared.
The Challenges of High Fertility, Rapidly Growing Populations
- Inter Press Service
PORTLAND, USA, Aug 22 (IPS) - While most countries in the world have made the transition from high to low rates of deaths and births, many countries, largely in Africa, face the challenges of high fertility rates that are resulting in rapidly growing populations.
Why Electoral Malpractices are the Leading Form of Governance in Africa
- Inter Press Service
MINNESOTA, USA, Aug 22 (IPS) - Once again, Kenya finds itself at a crossroads. The current events in Kenya illustrate how and why electoral malpractices and not democracy and human rights are the leading form of governance in Africa.
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