(August 2002) Complications of pregnancy and childbirth are a leading cause of death and disability among women of reproductive age (ages 15 to 44) in less developed countries.
Family planning is critical for the health of women and their families, and it can accelerate a country's progress toward reducing poverty and achieving development goals. Because of its importance, universal access to reproductive health services, including family planning, is identified as one of the targets of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Project: IDEA: Informing Decisionmakers to Act
(2011) Millions of young women around the world are married before they turn 18, many against their will and in violation of international laws and conventions on women's rights.
Project: Center for Public Information on Population Research (CPIPR)
(2013) According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over one-third of U.S. adults are obese.
(2011) In the next two decades, the number of Americans age 55 orolder will swell from 76 million to 110 million as the large baby-boom generation continues to age.
Attempts at immigration reform should address issues that have been with us, in various guises, for at least a century.
(2011) The world's population is growing—and aging. Very low birth rates in developed countries, coupled with birth rate declines in most developing countries, are projected to increase the population ages 65 and over to the point in 2050 when it will be 2.5 times that of the population ages 0-4. This is an exact reversal of the situation in 1950.
Project: PACE: Policy, Advocacy, and Communication Enhanced for Population and Reproductive Health
This report explores how family planning could and should play a much larger role in Africa’s future through strengthening global competitiveness, advancing equitable growth, and building resilience against natural and manmade stressors and shocks.