Ending Child Marriage in Egypt
(2016) Every year, millions of girls in developing countries marry before their 18th birthday. In Egypt, it is one in six girls.
(2016) Every year, millions of girls in developing countries marry before their 18th birthday. In Egypt, it is one in six girls.
(2010) U.S.-born Latinos and foreign-born Latinos face widely different social and economic experiences in the United States.
(December 2008) According to the United Nations (UN), "Population ageing is unprecedented, without parallel in human history and the twenty-first century will witness even more rapid ageing than did the century just past."
Project: Research Technical Assistance Center (RTAC)
Colombia’s tropical forests are important ecosystems that help ensure clean air and maintain systems of biodiversity, yet wildfires threaten them.
(2012) Almost two of every three people in sub-Saharan Africa live in a rural area, relying principally on small-scale agriculture for their livelihood. Improving agriculture on small farms is critical to reducing hunger.
(2008) A new report from the Pew Research Center projects that immigration will propel the U.S. population total to 438 million by 2050, from 303 million today (see Figure 1). Along with this growth, the racial and ethnic profile of Americans will continue to shift—with non-Hispanic whites losing their majority status.
(December 2008) According to the United Nations (UN), "Population ageing is unprecedented, without parallel in human history and the twenty-first century will witness even more rapid ageing than did the century just past."
(2008) The impact of the devastating financial crisis on the U.S. workforce is becoming clear. Numerous economic indicators have pointed downward following the federal government's $700 billion bank bailout in October 2008.
(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.