12 May 2010

The world has become a city
Le Monde Diplomatique - France
According to United Nations Population Division estimates, the rate of global urbanisation will increase considerably in coming decades, reaching 59.7% in ...(May 2010)

05 May 2010

Dealt some duff cards, but the welcome is warm
East Anglian Daily Times - UK
Organisations offer slightly different statistics, but they’re all dreadful. The United Nations Population Division ranks Sierra Leone worst of 195 countries, with 160 infant deaths per 1,000 live births. …(4 May 2010)

03 May 2010

Fewer Indians adopted by rich world now
>The Times of India - India
Geopolitical changes have radically altered the preferences of prospective foster parents' in the developed world and the last 30 years have seen India move from second to the seventh most preferred country to supply children to the childless rich. These are some of the findings of an analysis of adoption trends across 195 countries by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs' Population Division. ,…(2 May 2010)
Our position on labour migration, by TUC
Daily Sun - Nigeria
The United Nations (UN) Population Division puts the figure of international migrants in Asia at 33 million in 2005, about half of whom are working. ,…(3 May 2010)