In February 2007, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a panel of international experts assessing the current scientific knowledge on climate asserted that warming of the earth's climate system is "unequivocal."1
(2001) Despite laws against domestic violence, many women in Latin America and the Caribbean continue to be failed by the legal system.
(2011) PRB Women's Edition journalists around the world have written articles, features, and editorials to commemorate the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day.
(2014) Les structures et tendances démographiques d’Israël sont uniques, un reflet de l’avenir complexe de la région qu’il soit politique, culturel ou religieux.
In 2008, 36 million people died from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Deaths related to these chronic diseases are increasing, especially in low- and middle-income countries.
Project: Demography and Economics of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease
Older women in the United States continue to live longer than men, on average, but they’re spending an increasing share of their later years living with a disability, research suggests.
(2012) The widespread adoption of family planning represents one of the most dramatic changes of the 20th century. The growing use of contraception around the world has given couples the ability to choose the number and spacing of their children, which, in turn, has prevented large numbers of unintended pregnancies, reduced the number of abortions, and reduced the incidence of deaths and illnesses related to pregnancy and childbirth.
PRB hosted a high-level webinar with budget experts, parliamentarians, and national directors to discuss the importance of the Demographic Dividend Sensitive Budgeting approach in enhancing budgeting processes across Africa.