In 2011, World Population Surpasses 7 Billion
By asoares
World population has surpassed 7 billion, and we are in the midst of history’s most rapid population expansion.
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In Rural Mali, Small Businesses Are Key to Women’s Empowerment and Economic Development
In early 2011, Pietronella van den Oever, PRB visiting scholar,visited the Malian staff and villagers she worked with in a UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) rural training project in the mid-1970s.
Integrating Reproductive Health and HIV Services: Fact Sheet
(2011) Many studies have recommended integrating reproductive health and HIV services because sexually active individuals have overlapping needs: They are at risk of both unintended pregnancies and HIV infection.
Trends in Life Expectancy in the United States, Denmark, and the Netherlands: Rapid Increase, Stagnation, and Resumption
Life expectancy has improved steadily and substantially in most high-income countries over the last century. In recent decades, however, the United States, Denmark, and the Netherlands have seen gains in life expectancy stagnate.
Involving Youth in Development Programming
(2011) In an effort to harness the energy, imagination, and initiative of the world’s youth in overcoming the challenges facing humankind, the United Nations proclaimed an International Year of Youth starting on Aug.
Commemorating International Youth Day: Reproductive Health of Youth in Sub-Saharan Africa
(2011) As part of PRB’s commemoration of International Youth Day and the close of the UN’s International Year of Youth, this PowerPoint presentation is designed to bring attention to and present accurate data on early marriage, gender-based violence, and reproductive health of youth in sub-Saharan Africa.
More of Us on Track to Reach Age 100: Genes, Habits, Baboons Examined for Longevity Clues
(July 2011) In the countries with the longest life expectancies, average life span has grown over the past two centuries at the “absolutely remarkable rate” of about 2.
Uganda on the Move
(2011) “Uganda on the Move” is a PRB ENGAGE multimedia presentation that incorporates Google Earth, Trendalyzer, and animation to explore the relationships between fertility, health, the environment, and economic development in Uganda.
La hausse des prix alimentaires mondiaux menace d’aggraver la pauvreté
(Mai 2011) Les prix des denrées alimentaires ne cessent d’augmenter sur le marché mondial, menaçant d’atteindre des niveaux record dans les mois à venir si les tendances actuelles se poursuivent.
La violence liée au genre accroît le risque pour les femmes d’Afrique subsaharienne de contracter le VIH/sida
(2011) Près de 68 pour cent des personnes infectées par le VIH dans le monde vivent en Afrique subsaharienne, où le virus touche les femmes de manière disproportionnée.