Census-Taking More Frequent, Less Controversial in Canada
(2001) As Americans wait for the detailed results of the 2000 U.S. census, Canadians are preparing for their twice-a-decade head count.
(2001) As Americans wait for the detailed results of the 2000 U.S. census, Canadians are preparing for their twice-a-decade head count.
(2010) Racial and ethnic minorities make up a growing share of the U.S. population—35 percent in 2009, up from 31 percent in 2000, according to new population estimates from the Census Bureau.
(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.
(2013) The 2012 London Summit on Family Planning brought renewed attention to the cause of providing women with options for managing their fertility—enabling them to have the number of children they want when they want them and spaced at healthy intervals. In that conference, countries and donor agencies expressed their commitment to increase funding for family planning programs to ensure that reliable contraceptive supplies are available and affordable to all women who express a desire to postpone or avoid childbearing.
(2011) March 8, 2011, marks the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day. The past 100 years has witnessed much progress but there remains an unfinished agenda in many regions of the world. International Women's Day traces its roots back to the second International Conference of Working Women held in Copenhagen in 1910.
(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.
Project: PACE: Policy, Advocacy, and Communication Enhanced for Population and Reproductive Health
Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: Data and Trends Update 2017, produced with support from the U.S. Agency for International Development, provides the latest data on the practice in 29 developing countries with representative and comparable data—although FGM/C occurs worldwide.