Empowering Women, Developing Society: Female Education in the Middle East and North Africa
(2003) Education is a key part of strategies to improve individuals' well-being and societies' economic and social development.
(2003) Education is a key part of strategies to improve individuals' well-being and societies' economic and social development.
(2000) Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania are in the midst of a transition to independence after nearly 50 years of domination by the Soviet Union. Some of the first laws passed by the newly independent governments placed strict limits on who could become a citizen and actively promoted use of the native languages.
(2008) The demographic divide—the inequality in the population and health profiles of rich and poor countries—is widening.
(2009) Youth around the world—especially young women—experience a high risk of unplanned pregnancy and HIV because of their limited knowledge about sexual and reproductive health. Sexual behaviors among youth can include positive practices, such as abstinence and condom use, or lead to negative outcomes such as unplanned pregnancy and the spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
(2008) The demographic divide—the inequality in the population and health profiles of rich and poor countries—is widening.
(2013) Muslims account for around one-fifth of the world's population—or about 1.6 billion people.
(2008) The demographic divide—the inequality in the population and health profiles of rich and poor countries—is widening.