News headlines for “Human Population”, page 82
Of Aristotle, Orwell, and the Young Heirs
- Inter Press Service
MADRID, Aug 18 (IPS) - A couple of decades ago in Athens, a conversation over a ‘souvlaki’ and wine dinner with a young Greek economist led to talking about democracy. Asked for his opinion, he said “By then, when philosophers like Aristotle formulated their theories about democracy, the society was dominated by the rich.”
To Accelerate Social Change, Approach Philanthropy With a Feminist Lens
- Inter Press Service
SAN FRANCISCO, USA, Aug 18 (IPS) - Feminist movements are powerful, and donors who want to contribute to solving the biggest challenges facing the world today, should fund them deeply, and without restrictions. Research by Htun and Weldon back this up, showing that globally, feminist movements have been some of the biggest drivers of progressive social change.
Global Public Investment: Time to Build the Movement Now
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Aug 17 (IPS) - Global Public Investment. A short and simple phrase. But one that means so much.
At its most basic, GPI means public money being used to invest in goods and services that are of global benefit. There is no shortage of goods and services that need GPI, whether they be used to prevent or respond to environmental catastrophe, international war and conflict, or the next pandemic.
Gender Equality & Women’s Rights Wiped out Under the Taliban
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Aug 15 (IPS) - In the year that has passed since the Taliban’s takeover in Afghanistan we have seen daily and continuous deterioration in the situation of Afghan women and girls. This has spanned every aspect of their human rights, from living standards to social and political status.
Women Have Always Trailed Men in Research Output: How COVID Made the Situation Worse
- Inter Press Service
Aug 09 (IPS) - The under-representation of women in research is well documented. Emerging evidence suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated this inequality and disrupted the research enterprise globally.
Technology Helps Traffickers Hunt Their Victims, Enslave Them, Sell Their Organs
- Inter Press Service
MADRID, Aug 03 (IPS) - Human beings have proved to be capable of producing innumerable practical inventions while much too often making the worst use of them. Take the case, per example, of how criminal groups heavily rely on digital platforms to trap and enslave their victims also for extracting and selling their organs.
A Demographic Snapshot of the Philippines: One Step Forward, a Half Step Back
- Inter Press Service
DAVAO CITY, Philippines, Aug 03 (IPS) - With the national election and transfer of power in the Philippines from outgoing President Duterte to incoming President Marcos Jr. in July 2022, it seems an appropriate time to briefly take stock of the country’s current demographic situation, as well as recent related developments.
Biogas Production Awaits Greater Incentives in Cuba
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Aug 02 (IPS) - Standing in front of a blue flame on her stove, getting ready to brew coffee, Mayra Rojas says the biodigester built in the backyard of her home in western Cuba has become a key part of her daily life and a pillar of her family's well-being.
To End AIDS, We Need to End Punitive Laws Perpetuating the Pandemic
- Inter Press Service
MONTREAL, Aug 02 (IPS) - This week, the global HIV response community is gathering in Montreal to address the crisis of stalling progress that is putting millions of people in danger.
Climate Change is Putting Women & Girls in Malawi at Greater Risk of Sexual Violence
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Aug 01 (IPS) - It is often those least responsible for causing climate change that suffer the most from the impacts. And such is the case with women and girls in Malawi - one of the world’s poorest and lowest carbon-emitting countries but ranked fifth in the Global Climate Index 2021 list of nations worst affected by climate-related extreme weather.
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