News headlines for “Human Population”, page 89
Women in Argentina Cultivate Dignity in Their Cooperative Vegetable Garden
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Apr 21 (IPS) - The space consists of just 300 square meters full of green where there is an agro-ecological vegetable garden and nursery, which are the work and dream of 14 women. Behind it can be seen the imposing silhouettes of the high rises that are a symbol of the most modern and sought-after part of Argentina's capital city.
Black Women, the Most Oppressed and Exploited in Brazil
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Apr 20 (IPS) - The Theater of the Oppressed helped her become aware of the triple discrimination suffered by black women in Brazil and the means to confront it, such as the Rio de Janeiro Domestic Workers Union, which she has chaired since 2018.
Addressing Gender-Related Barriers to COVID-19 Vaccinations to Ensure Vaccinations for All
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Apr 20 (IPS) - As a global pandemic, COVID-19 and its continued impacts are unprecedented. Yet many of the challenges that emerged in public health responses to COVID-19 not only had precedence, but were predictable.
Unintended Pregnancy Rates Highest in Africa: a Look at the Complex Reasons
- Inter Press Service
Apr 13 (IPS) - The United Nations Population Fund recently released the 2022 State of World Population report. It highlights that almost half of all pregnancies between 2015 and 2019 were unintended. That amounts to roughly 121 million unintended pregnancies each year.
Wake-Up Call as Millions of Africa’s Children at Risk of Missing Out on Education – Report
- Inter Press Service
Nairobi, Kenya, Apr 07 (IPS) - Marisol Ntalami is one of 747,161 candidates who sat for the national Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education in 2020.
Youth Icon's Fight for Rights Among India's Destitute
- Inter Press Service
Lucknow, India, Apr 04 (IPS) - Pooja Shukla, 25, a socialist candidate, has lost her maiden elections to the provincial parliament in Uttar Pradesh (UP), India. But Shukla is no loser.
Can Legal Action Alone Put an End to Child Marriage?
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, Apr 01 (IPS) - On December 22, 2021, the Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which seeks to raise the legal age of marriage for women from 18 to 21, was sent to a parliamentary standing committee for further discussion.
Profound Effect of Covid Pandemic on Women and Girls in Asia-Pacific Documented
- Inter Press Service
Tokyo, Mar 31 (IPS) - Women and girls in the Asia-Pacific region were adversely impacted due to COVID-19 pandemic responses – with marginalized women and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) and gender-based violence (GBV) services profoundly affected.
Ukrainian Women, Children Fleeing War Vulnerable to Human Trafficking
- Inter Press Service
BRATISLAVA, Mar 30 (IPS) - States must do more to protect women and children fleeing war in Ukraine, rights groups have urged, amid growing concerns they are falling prey to trafficking and sexual violence.
South Sudan: Oil Underground, Blood on the Surface
- Inter Press Service
MADRID, Mar 29 (IPS) - While several politicians -and media– have been viewing the ongoing armed conflict in South Sudan as a “civil war” between rival ethnic groups, so nothing to worry about, there are some key facts that should be considered for the sake of having a wider, more accurate panorama. One of them is that this country is rich in oil.
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