The world population of urban slum dwellers has reached the 1 billion mark, reports a Nigerian newspaper following the UN’s Monday announcement that urbanization of poverty may be one of the greatest challenges to development today.
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Over a third of the world’s species are threatened with extinction according to the latest findings from a major biodiversity conservation organization.
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A rise in arrests of undocumented immigrants — from less than 2,000 in 2003 to over 26,000 this year — reflects a new trend in U.S. immigration law enforcement that civil rights advocates say will breed fear and threaten due process in immigrant communities.
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U.S. and world leaders are speaking out about the negative impact of population growth on poverty, climate change, hunger, and security — problems that highlight the need for voluntary family planning resources to be more available in poor communities, says reproductive health expert Tod Preston.
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WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (OneWorld) - The global financial, food, and fuel crises and the negative impacts of climate change pose a severe threat to the world’s 37 million uprooted people, and will likely increase their numbers, warned the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Monday.
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After nearly seven years of detention, and four years after being
cleared for release by the U.S. government, a U.S. judge has ended the
global legal limbo of 17 Guantanamo Bay detainees of Chinese Uighur descent, saying they must
be released into the United States by Friday.
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While the worldwide financial meltdown might keep wealthy countries
from meeting their economic commitments to developing ones, the crisis may also lead to a rethink of the global economic system and
increase solidarity between ordinary people worldwide, says the chief of a global citizens’ organization.
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Keep an eye on Olena Prykhodko. At the age of seven, she joined a
nationwide group for young women leaders, and by 11 she was
demonstrating in support of Ukraine’s Orange Revolution. Prykhodko believes
young people can help bridge the gap between her country’s
government and ordinary people.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 7 (OneWorld) - Tucked away on page 310 of the $700
billion Wall Street bailout bill Congress passed last Friday was a
provision mental health advocates have been working toward for over a
decade: a provision making it illegal for health insurance companies to
discriminate against patients suffering from psychological or
behavioral disorders, or those battling addiction to drugs or alcohol.
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