Optimal populations, and other letters
International Herald Tribune - France
The UN Population Division is right to call our attention to the worldwide threat population growth poses to peace and prosperity (“UN says world population ... (13 March 2009)

UN says world population will hit 7 billion in '12
International Herald Tribune - France
Launching the report, Hania Zlotnik, the director of the UN Population Division , said "there have been no big changes" from the previous estimates in 2006 ...(11 March 2009)

The coming population bust
International Herald Tribune - France
Young children are disappearing from Italian society, and the end isn't in sight. According to one estimate by the UN's Population Division, their numbers will drop to fewer than 1.6 million in 2020, and to 1.3 million by 2050. At that point, they will account for a mere 2.8 percent of the Italian nation. (23 June 2008)

UN says half the world's population will live in urban areas by ...
International Herald Tribune, France -
During the same time period, the new report said, the population living in urban areas is projected to rise from 3.3 billion to 6.4 billion. ... (26 February 2008)