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Asian Americans: Diverse and Growing

Population Bulletin 53, No. 2 (1998)

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Kenya’s Adolescent Reproductive Health and Development Policy: Implementation Progress and Barriers

(2013) Developed in 2003, the Adolescent Reproductive Health and Development (ARHD) Policy was the first in Kenya to focus on improving the reproductive health and well-being of adolescents and youth.1 Ten years since the policy was developed, Kenya has experienced much advancement and change in the social, economic, and political environment for ARHD.

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PRB Discuss Online: Environmental Change, What Are the Links With Migration?

2008) Close to 200 million people are living outside their country of birth. Increasing numbers are refugees fleeing their homeland for another country.

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North Korea Census Reveals Poor Demographic and Health Conditions

(2010) The Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea, one of the few remaining Communist countries, has demographic similarities and disparities with wealthier, democratic South Korea.

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Family Planning Improves the Lives and Health of the Urban Poor and Saves Money

(2010) This year's World Health Day (April 7) focuses on the importance of urban health. Urbanization is occurring so rapidly in some parts of the world that cities are not able to keep up with increased demand for environmental, health, and educational services, not to mention the employment, housing, and transportation needs of a population that may double in size in less than 25 years.

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Éléments de la résilience climatique : Les fondements d’un cadre axé sur les personnes

L'urgence de la crise climatique et de ses impacts croissants exige que nous répondions avec une urgence égale pour construire l'adaptation et la résilience, en particulier pour les populations confrontées aux bouleversements les plus importants.

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