Database. Child Undercount Risk Database (2020)
PRB identifies factors predicting where children under age 5 are more likely to be missed in the 2020 Census and develops a new undercount risk measure for young children.
PRB identifies factors predicting where children under age 5 are more likely to be missed in the 2020 Census and develops a new undercount risk measure for young children.
(2010) The concept of "race" has always been controversial, given ugly associations with slavery, the eugenics movement, and racism.
(2008) Sub-Saharan Africa remains the "last frontier" of fertility decline. Throughout the developing world (including China), the average number of children per woman has dropped from around six in 1965 to just about three today.
Project: International Media Program
(2008) On Nov. 14, five of the 12 participants in PRB's Women's Edition seminar sat down to discuss reproductive health issues, the impact of the Women's Edition seminar, and the challenges and opportunities of being a woman journalist.
(2015) Senegalese journalist Maimouna Gueye won a 2015 Global Health Reporting award from the International Center for Journalists for stories she wrote after participating in a program organized by the Population Reference Bureau (PRB) in southern Senegal and the capital, Dakar.
(2011) At the start of the UN International Year of Youth in August 2010, UN Focal Point on Youth Nicola Shepherd stated: "The International Year is about advancing the full and effective participation of youth in all aspects of society...we encourage all sectors of society to work in partnership with youth and youth organizations to better understand their needs and concerns and to recognize the contributions that they can make to society."
(2010) Perhaps the greatest satisfaction for a journalist is to see one's reporting produce positive change. Journalists are the link between policymakers and the public, and their role as watchdog is to monitor the actions of government and hold those in charge accountable.
Project: KIDS COUNT
(2008) National trends in child well-being have improved slightly since 2000, according to the 2008 KIDS COUNT Data Book.