24 February 2011

Sheikh Abdullah in Cape Town for UN panel
The National - United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi)
Meanwhile, UN population counters warn that the global population will hit seven billion this year, and could double to 14 billion by 2100 unless leaders across the developing world can work to more effectively reduce birth rates. Hania Zlotnik, head of the UN Population Division, said population growth may not level off and warned governments of a "day of reckoning" when the number of people exceeds the planet's ability to provide for them.(24 February 2011)

22 February 2011

Crossing globalisation's last frontier
Business Times - Singapore
By contrast, labour flow has been more sedate, even if some may point to a rise in the past two decades. Since 1990 (from which year data is available from the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division of the United Nations), the world's migrant population has moved up from 155 million to 213 million - more than one-third higher. (22 February 2011)

18 February 2011

OSCE presents second study on migration data in Astana
The Financial - Georgia

The event was organized by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities and the OSCE Centre in Astana in co-operation with IOM. Government officials and policymakers discussed issues including internal and external migration data needs and the steps needed to harmonize data collection between Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.(...)To ensure synergy with other data collection processes, activities are being co-ordinated with other international organizations including the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the International Labour Organization and the Population Division of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs. (18 February 2011)

16 February 2011

UN warns that Egypt's population is set to triple to 290m
The National - United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi)
If the average Egyptian woman continues having 2.9 children, the population will grow from 84.5m last year to 291m in 2100. If Yemen's fertility rate remains stable at 5.3, a resource-poor nation could witness 18-fold growth from 24.3 million last year to 434 million people at the end of the century. "Egypt has seen a decline in fertility but still has a moderately high fertility rate," said Hania Zlotnik, the director of the UN Population Division, which compiled the 30-page report. "If Egypt does not continue to reduce fertility rates, they will have a huge problem because it is the most populous country in that region, with economic problems and questions about feeding, educating and finding jobs for its population." ,…(16 February 2011)

14 February 2011

Africa Month: African Mammal Population Cut in Half
OpEdNews.com - US
Among the ten most populated countries in the world, Nigeria had the highest rate of human population growth -- almost 27% since 1950 -- according to the United Nations Population Division. The continent's population of 1 billion people is projected to grow to 1.9 billion by 2050. (11 February 2011)
Megacity Singapore is Asia’s greenest city - Asian Green City Index study analyzes the environmental sustainability of 22 major cities in Asia
Manufacturing.net - USA
According to the United Nations Population Division, the proportion of Asia's population living in cities has grown in the last 20 years by around a third to over 40 percent. In the last five years alone, the number of inhabitants in Asian cities has been increasing by about 100,000 a day. And this development will continue in the years to come. In China alone, experts predict that by 2025 there will be well over 200 cities with a population of over a million. 2011 there are just under 90, while Europe currently has 25 cities of that size. (13 February 2011)

07 February 2011

5+ Million Chinese Abroad–But India’s Got More
Forbes - US
Now come figures–the Global Bilateral Migration Database, still a work in progress or “forthcoming” as the social scientists say–that put meat on the bone. This joint project of the United Nations Population Division and the World Bank’s research division has used extrapolation from the 2000 census round (latest available) to project where things stood in 2010. ,…(5 February 2011)

05 February 2011

Como sobreviver num mundo de nove mil milhões
Público - Portugal

As Nações Unidas estão a fazer um levantamento extenso das populações dos países para apurar melhor os números de hoje e corrigir previsões. Mas é esta rapidez que assusta.
"Se os níveis de fertilidade e de mortalidade que temos hoje não se alterarem, a população mundial vai adicionar mil milhões de pessoas em tempos muito pequenos", disse ao PÚBLICO Hania Zlotnik, Directora da Divisão de População das Nações Unidas.…(5 February 2011)

04 February 2011

U.N.: World population rate must slow
UPI - US
The U.N. Population Division says for a reasonable possibility of stabilizing world population, fertility must drop below a "replacement level" at which a population exactly replaces itself from one generation to the next, the BBC reported Thursday. That level is 2.5 children per woman in high mortality countries and 2.1 children per woman in low mortality countries. If that level is achieved it must then be maintained for an extended period, the report says. The world population, expected to reach 7 billion this year, could double to 14 billion by 2100 if action is not taken, the Population Division says.…(3 February 2011)
UN warns of rapid population growth
Press TV - Iran
The UN Population Division has introduced six potential theories for the future population change based on the changes to fertility level and other factors. …(3 February 2011)

03 February 2011

UN 'concerned' by world population growth trends
BBC - UK
The UN Population Division have produced six projections of potential future population change based on different changes to fertility level and other factors. In the medium scenario, world population peaks at 9.4 billion in 2070 and then starts to decline. However for this to happen, fertility needs to decline significantly in most developing countries. In recent years, there has been widespread acceptance of the medium scenario as almost a certainty. However Hania Zlotnik, the Director of the UN Population Division says there is "no guarantee that this scenario will become a reality because high-fertility countries may not reduce their fertility fast enough and countries with intermediate fertility levels may see them stagnate above replacement level".…(3 February 2011)