Are Population Pressures Creating a Fertile Ground for Conflict in the Middle East?
As the campaign against terrorism focuses on extreme political and religious expression in many Middle East and North African countries, burgeoning populations and high unemployment, particularly among educated young men, are at least some of the factors gaining attention. (October 2001)

Pondering the Prospects for Lower Fertility in High-Fertility Countries
UN demographers are reviewing assumptions about the future fertility of today’s 46 high-fertility countries. (Population Today, October 2001)

Measures for Afghan Population Troubled by Conflict, Drought
Severe drought, more than two decades of conflict, and years of repressive policies that have ravaged Afghanistan's economy and deprived its people — mainly women and girls — of their basic human rights, have created major uncertainties about population measures and estimates. (October 2001)

Final Peace in the Middle East Hinges on Refugee Population
In the demographic "contest" between Palestinians and Israelis, population growth is a plus, and numbers are everything. That is why resolution of the status of the 3.7 million Palestinian refugees is so difficult and so critical to the peace process. (Population Today, April 2001)

World's Youth 2000 (PDF: 260KB)

  This 24-page report, and its accompanying data sheet, give a profile of today's youth, providing data on population, education, and health, with a special focus on sexual and reproductive health. Topics include: education, sexual and reproductive lives of young people, use of contraception, sexual violence against young women, HIV/AIDS, and policy and program approaches.  (2000)

Flat Birth Rates in Bangladesh and Egypt Challenge Demographers' Projections
In projecting the populations of less developed countries, most demographers assume that fertility rates will decline to two children per women. Recent fertility surveys from two key countries illustrate how much in doubt that outcome really is. (Population Today, October 2000)

Urbanizing World (PDF: 619KB)
This Population Bulletin examines sources, trends, and challenges of urban population change in less developed and more developed regions. Among more developed countries, particular attention is given to the United States. (BUL55.3, September 2000)

World Population Beyond Six Billion (PDF: 346KB)
This Population Bulletin chronicles the demographic history of the world and the changes in population in less developed and more developed countries, providing a rich store of data about population before 1900, from 1900 to 1950, and from 1950 to 2000. It draws attention to particular population groups, such as the elderly, women, children and adolescents, migrants, and people at high risk of HIV/AIDS. Available online only. (BUL54.1, March 1999)

Reproductive Health in Policy & Practice: Case Studies From Brazil, India, Morocco, and Uganda

 To assess how the Programme of Action, agreed upon at the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), is being implemented, senior researchers in Brazil, India, Morocco, and Uganda conducted country case studies. This report includes these case studies and also provides an analysis of how resources have been raised and allocated to support reproductive health programs. (1999)

Reproductive Health in Policy and Practice: Synopsis (PDF: 2.53MB)
To assess how the Programme of Action, agreed upon at the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), is being implemented, senior researchers in Brazil, India, Morocco, and Uganda conducted country case studies. This report includes these case studies and also provides an analysis of how resources have been raised and allocated to support reproductive health programs. Four case studies are available as special reports: Reproductive Health in Policy & Practice: Brazil; Reproductive Health in Policy & Practice: India; Reproductive Health in Policy & Practice: Morocco; and Reproductive Health in Policy & Practice: Uganda. (See individual report titles.) (February 1999)