(August 2007) This publication, produced by the IGWG and the Interagency Youth Working Group (IYWG), presents definitions and prevalence of cross-generational sex, explores interventions and promising practices aimed at reducing risks associated with cross-generational sex outside of marriage, and makes recommendations for next steps.
Stacked next to the ubiquitous piles of green bananas in Uganda’s markets are equally ubiquitous 5-foot-tall sacks of charcoal, a major reason why this country’s forests are rapidly disappearing.
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(2007) For the first time, more than half the world’s population will be living in cities and towns by next year, according to the State of World Population 2007 report from the United Nations.
(July 2007) Mexico City has some of the worst air pollution in the world. The city’s residents lose 2.
People are living longer and having fewer children, but the impact of this differs among nations.
(2007) This issue, “Global Health and Population Aging,” reviews research from scientists funded by the National Institute on Aging on the reasons for the increases in life expectancy and whether populations are living healthier.
(May 2007) New population estimates from the U.S.
(April 2007) Vietnam is at a crossroads in its efforts to curb the spread of HIV. More than 260,000 people are living with HIV and an estimated 100 people become infected every day.
(April 2007) Both hunger and HIV/AIDS receive places of prominence within the eight objectives of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Goal 1 is to “Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger.
(2007) Out-of-pocket payments for health care services have increased as the cost of health care has risen.