International Conference on Population and Development

In an effort to advance their educational and consciousness-raising work, the NLHO decided that a national conference would be necessary in order to provide a safe and open space for Latina activists and healthcare professionals to discuss a variety of issues pertaining to Latina health and reproduction (Silliman et al. 2004). By airing ads in both English and Spanish media, the NLHO was able to draw in over 350 women “…from all over the country to learn, discuss, and strategize about issues affecting Latina health” (Silliman et al. 2004:249). As was done when the organization was co-sponsoring college classes and workshops, the NLHO also successfully incorporated and taught the Self-Help model and provided the necessary assistance, such as free childcare and food, in order to ensure that Latinas would attend the conference without having to face obstacles (Silliman et al. 2004). Although the conference was extremely successful at bringing together a wide range of Latina activists and healthcare professionals and creating a strong sense of solidarity amongst the attendees, many Lesbian participants were left disappointed due to the lack of a heterosexual presence within their panels and due to the separation of their panels from the rest (Silliman…

In an era of increased globalization, transnational corporations (“TNCs”) and MNCs have grown in number and in power. A significant portion of modern economic development occurs through TNCs that, in an effort to maximize profit, move to developing countries. Among the attractions to TNCs of such regions are lax environmental regulations and what amounts to tolerance of human rights violations. TNCs have increased the rate of man-made environmental destruction and concomitant harm to humans.…

protests quickly spread to other European countries including Spain and Greece and later as the Occupy Wall Street movement in the USA. Youth unemployment has been cited as the major cause of the 2011 unrests in the Middle East, Spain and Greece and as the fundamental force behind the Occupy Wall Street movement (International Labor Organization, 2012b). There are about 1,2 billion young people in the world today and 85% of them live in the developing world (International Labor Organization,…

are impacted every day by global warming. This issue is one that needs international attention…

City Policy (MCP) is damaging for women and communities and will have consequences that reverberate around the world for years to come. The Mexico City Policy came to be known as the Global Gag Rule (GGR), referring to the “gagging” of any abortion related talk (Gezinski, 2011, p.839) if an organization receives U.S. federal aid. In order to improve the quality of international development and global health and reproductive rights, it is important to understand the harms that this policy causes…

sustainable development has become ubiquitous in many aspects of modern society. Most multinational corporations release annual sustainability reports and the word “sustainable” is on stickered onto cereals, water bottles, and even cars. Despite its familiarity, there is little consensus on the term’s true meaning. It means different things to different people at different times, consistently evolving as pertinent to environmental governance at the time, growing from a concept that only took…

The concept of Sustainable development explores the relationship among economic development, environmental quality, and social equity (Rogers, Jalal & Boyd, 2005). The terms of Sustainable development has been evolving since 1972, when the first international community determined the correlation between quality of life and environmental quality at the “United Nations Conference on the Human Environment” in Stockholm. Gladwin et al. (1995) had stated that it was hardly possible to require a…

environment and development using three themes of sound science, suitability and stewardship. The chapter 9 deals with the population and development. Chapter starts with a short story about Thailand’s successful experiment with a population control measuring using education, health care and modernization. This case study is a good example that proves economic development is not always necessary to stabilize the population growth. The chapter then provides the some basic concepts in demography…

people are leaving their villages and migrating to cities in large numbers. When they migrate to cities, one of the common problems they face is of housing. Urban housing, especially for the urban poor will become a major challenge in the future. If we do not plan for the future challenges right now, we will be faced with the ticking time bomb. We will have an overflowing population without access to the basic public services that they need. In…

I discussed various issues on diversity and stress, and different cultural aspects which shapes our physical, cognitive, psychological, and social development. University of Florida has provided me a platform to attain my goal as an instructor to spread awareness, and insight among college students about different cultures and how other cultures perceive and experience stress, illness, death, and other life…