Scientists and managers at SANP have pushed for the delay to allow a re-examination of the large body of research data at their disposal and to consult more widely on the extent to which South Africa's burgeoning elephant population should be managed. The

NAIROBI, 10 March 2008 (IRIN) - The risk of rape and sexual abuse remains high for thousands of young girls and women displaced by Kenya's post-election crisis in January and February, an assessment by three agencies has found.

India on path to become most populous country.Overpopulation will tax water supplies worldwide.Largest population growths occurring in developing nations

On Wednesday, hundreds of gays, lesbians and transgenders marched through the capital, chanting slogans. The rally was the culmination of a two-day seminar on creating a more inclusive and tolerant society that ended with a Kathmandu Declaration.

Unicef reports that child mortality rates around the world have dropped significantly since 1990, due mainly to increased immunization, vaccination, and other community health programs.

The number of people made homeless by flooding in north-east India and Bangladesh has risen to some 1.5 million, officials say.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said he was "shocked and humbled" by a visit to a refugee camp in Sudan's strife-torn Darfur region. Mr Ban was cheered by refugees at the camp, but earlier he had faced a group of protesters at the UN's compound.

Slavery was never abolished - it was driven underground and continues to flourish

A Colombian indigenous community has called for an end to the use of anti-personnel mines in the country after an explosion killed two men.

Another decade is needed to insure it cannot be revived, but the avalanche of scientific studies and the cumulative impact of scientists who have publicly joined those who debunked the lies on which it has been based will be noted as the tipping point.