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)

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)

Pakistan faces population time bomb
The National - Abu Dhabi,United Arab Emirates
The United Nations Population Division projects that Pakistan will overtake Brazil and Indonesia by 2050 to rank fourth in world population, almost doubling ...(27 July 2009)

UAE praised for progress on rights
The National - Abu Dhabi,United Arab Emirates
Hania Zlotnik, the director of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs’ population division , welcomed the UAE’s efforts on overseas workers’ rights ... (3 December 2008)