Global IssuesNews headlines for “Human Population”, page 8
At 76, India’s ‘Super Granny’ to Run Marathon in Australian Masters Event
- Inter Press Service
SHNGIMALWLEIN, India, Sep 06 (IPS) - Kmoin Wahlang, a 76-year-old woman, starts her running training every morning at 4 a.m. Dressed in track pants, a jacket, and running shoes, she sets out to navigate the hilly terrain of the small village of Shngimawlein in the southwest Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya, a state in northeastern India.
INDIA: ‘Civil Society Organisations Are at the Forefront of the Fight Against Gender-based Violence’
- Inter Press Service
Sep 05 (IPS) - CIVICUS discusses the recent wave of protests against gender-based violence (GBV) in India with Dr Kavitha Ravi, a member of the Indian Medical Association (IMA).
Lack of Accountability for War Crimes in Libya Raises Instability
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 04 (IPS) - The situation in Libya continues to grow more dire every year since the emergence of the al-Kaniyat militant group. From 2013 to 2022, al-Kaniyat had been responsible for a multitude of human rights violations, including mass killings, kidnappings, forced displacements, torture, and sexual violence. The lack of accountability for these injustices has spurred renewed conflict, which threatens to destabilize Libya years later.
New Bulgarian LGBT+ Law Marginalizes Communities Rights Groups Warn
- Inter Press Service
BRATISLAVA, Sep 04 (IPS) - A law banning the portrayal of LGBT+ identities in Bulgarian educational institutions is just the latest piece of repressive legislation in a wider assault on minorities and marginalized communities across parts of Europe and Central Asia, rights groups have warned.
A Sustainable Future within Reach: The Promise of Digital Transformation
- Inter Press Service
BANGKOK, Thailand, Sep 02 (IPS) - The development paradigm has shifted to ‘digital by default' as a norm, reshaping societies and economies. As a hub for digitally driven innovations, Asia and the Pacific is well positioned to leverage the transformative potential of digital technologies to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.
Climate Assemblies Seek Citizen Participation in Latin American Solutions
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Aug 29 (IPS) - Danilo Barbosa had never taken part in political processes until his name was drawn in a lottery to join the climate assembly of the municipality of Bujaru, in the Amazon region of Brazil.
Hostility in the midst of Hunger Escalates in Sudan
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 28 (IPS) - The ongoing humanitarian crisis taking place in Sudan, which is a result of the civil war which began last year, continues to escalate as hunger and displacement plague the population, according to spokesperson for the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Stéphane Dujarric, during an August 21st press briefing.
Clean Energy Boosts Autonomy for Brazilian Women Farmers - VIDEO
- Inter Press Service
ACREUNA / ORIZONA, Brazil, Aug 26 (IPS) - A community bakery, family production of fruit pulp, and the recovery of water springs are some of the initiatives of the Energy of Women of the Earthorganised since 2017 in the state of Goiás, in central-western Brazil.
Fast-Acting Interventions Needed for Sudanese Refugee Children as Needs Outpace Response
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO & NAIROBI, Aug 26 (IPS) - As peace eludes war-torn Sudan, thousands of displaced people fleeing the deadly battle between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have found refuge in neighboring countries, including Egypt.
Rohingya Refugees Must Not Be Forgotten
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Aug 26 (IPS) - Seven years ago, a brutal campaign of violence, rape and terror against the Rohingya people ignited in Myanmar's Rakhine State. Villages were burned to the ground, families were murdered, massive human rights violations were reported, and around 700,000 people – half of them children – fled their homes to seek refuge in Bangladesh.
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