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Already one of the world’s major centers of displaced people, Colombia faces the likelihood that the latest escalation of a multifaceted civil war will force even more people from their homes and increase the risks of illness and death.
(March 2002) This PRB/KIDS COUNT Special Report looks at changes in 11 key measures of child well-being between 1990 and 2000.
(Population Today, February/March 2002) Natural disasters, economic crises, poverty, and other pressures have helped create a new kind of Latin American migrant.
(2002) New data released on World AIDS Day in December revealed a growing but under-reported tragedy: In sub-Saharan Africa, the epidemic’s victims are increasingly young and female.
Features of the Epidemic in the Caribbean, End of 2001
Epidemic began: Early 1980sAdults and children living with HIV/AIDS: 420,000Adults and children newly infected with HIV: 60,000Proportion of adults 15–49 years living with HIV/AIDS: 2.
(January 2002) The current economic crisis in Argentina is almost certain to affect migration patterns in Latin America. Historically a relatively wealthy nation, Argentina has long been a magnet for workers from its poorer neighbors.
(2002) The data in this data sheet dramatize the yawning gaps in well-being between children of rich and poor nations.
(2002) The data in this data sheet dramatize the yawning gaps in well-being between children of rich and poor nations.
(2001) Malaria threatens at least 24 million pregnancies each year in Africa, the continent most affected by this disease according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Government policymakers and planners around the world use population projections to gauge future demand for food, water, energy, and services, and to forecast future demographic characteristics.