29 July 2010


For millions across the world, home is someplace else

The Times of India - India
The total number of international migrants is estimated to touch 214 million this year, that is, about three per cent of the world’s population, according to the UN Population Division. …(17 July 2010)

19 July 2010

Senior UN official highlights role of good census before World Population Day
Xinhuanet.com - China"
If one is not counted, one doesn't count," a senior UN official has told Xinhua in an interview on the occasion of the forthcoming World Population Day (WPD), observed on Sunday. Hania Zlotnik, director of the Population Division of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), was referring to the theme of this year's WPD -- Everyone counts. ,…(10 July 2010)
Population Trends Affect Realization of World Anti-Poverty Goals
Crienglish.com- China
"We have good evidence that countries that have been able over the last 30 years to reduce their fertility considerably are doing much better in obtaining the MDGS than countries that still have relatively high fertility," said Hania Zlotnik, director of the Population Division of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)...(11 July 2010)