Breakthrough claimed in male contraceptives
Washington Times - Washington,DC,USA
In developed countries, 73 percent of contraception worldwide involved "female methods," according to the United Nations Population Division, ...

In Pictures: The 10 biggest Cities of 2025
Forbes, NY
Here's a look at the likely candidates for 2025's 10 biggest. Sources: World Resources Institute; United Nations. Note: All population figures for the ...

Agriculture and Biodiversity: Challenges and Opportunities for ...
GreenBiz - Oakland,CA,USA
The UN Population Division estimates that, for the first time, the global urban population has outstripped the rural one, putting greater pressure on ...

World Population Growth: Fertile Ground for Uncertainty
Worldwatch Institute - Washington,DC,USA
Based on statistical work by the United Nations Population Division and the World Economic Forum, Worldwatch identified this correlation when comparing ...

Africa’s greatest challenge is to reduce fertility
Financial Times - London, UK
…population growth will continue despite the Aids epidemic. In mid-2007, sub-Saharan Africa had 788m people – 12 per cent of the world’s population. This share will increase to 18 per cent in 2050, or 1.8bn people. This assumes that African women would then have 2.5 children on average, against 5.5 today, according to the United Nations 2006 population projections.(13 March 2008)

U.N. Predicts Extinction of Villagers in Russia
Kommersant - Moscow, Russia
The U.N. experts predict Russia’s population to go down to 128.2 million by 2025 with 96 percent living in cities and towns,…(28 February 2008)

India's big population challenge
BBC News - UK
In 2000 it was around 6 billion. In 2050, based on estimates from the United Nations Commission on Population and Development, it will be 9 billion... (24 February 2008)

Facts and figures by The Globalist
Business Report - South Africa
Of the nearly 1 billion women in the world aged 40 years or older, 71 million - or 8 percent - are estimated to be childless. - UN Population Division (10 March 2008)

Today's Editorial: Urban Futures
The Times of India- New Delhi, India
Half of the world’s population is expected to turn urban by the end of this year. A UN report now estimates... (3 March 2008)

U.N.: By '09, half the world will live in cities
USAToday.com - USA
Half the world's population will live in urban areas by the end of this year and about 70% will be city dwellers by 2050, with cities and towns in Asia and Africa registering the biggest growth, according to new U.N. projections …(26 February 2008)

Global urbanisation unstoppable: UN
BrisbaneTimes.com - Australia
The urban regions thus will absorb most of the world's population increase in the next four decades while drawing on some of the rural population…(27 February 2008)

UN: Half of world population to live in cities soon
KATU.com - Portland, OR
The report predicted there will be 27 "megacities" with at least 10 million residents by mid-century… (1 March 2008)

Afirma ONU que en 2008 población mundial urbana superará a la rural
Milenio.com - Mexico
Ya no hay forma de detener el proceso de urbanización: por primera vez en la historia de la humanidad,… (26 February 2008)

Latinoamérica, la región en desarrollo más urbana del mundo
El País - Spain
En 2008, por primera vez en la historia más de la mitad de los habitantes de la Tierra residirán en una zona urbana. (28 February 2008)

More people now live in cities than in rural areas
Mongabay.com - USA
"Although Asia and Africa are the least urbanized areas, they account for most of the urban population of the world," said Hania Zlotnik , Director of the ... (27 February 2008)

UN: Half World to Live in Cities Soon
The Associated Press -
Hania Zlotnik, head of the UN Population Division , expressed hope that increasing urbanization "will go hand in hand with economic growth. ... (26 February 2008)

Half the world soon to be in cities by end 2008, says UN
Business Standard - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
Releasing the latest projections on urbanisation, Director of Department of Economic and Social Affairs’ Population Division Hania Zlotnik stressed that the ... (28 February 2008)

UN: Half of global population will live in cities by end of 2008
Xinhua - China
The latest data contained in the report confirms that "urbanization is growing everywhere," said Hania Zlotnik, director of DESA's Population Division , ... (27 February 2008)

Half of world will live in cities by end of 2008: UN
Taipei Times - Taiwan
Half the world's population will live in urban areas by the end of this year and about 70 percent will be city dwellers by 2050, with cities and towns in ... (28 February 2008)

Karachi, Lahore to figure among world’s megacities by 2025: UN
Associated Press of Pakistan - Pakistan
The latest data contained in the report confirms that “urbanization is growing everywhere,” Hania Zlotnik , Director of the Population Division of the ... (27 February 2008)

Half of world to live in cities by end '08
Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
The latest data contained in the report confirms that "urbanisation is growing everywhere," said Hania Zlotnik , Director of the Population Division of the ... (27 February 2008)

Half of world to live in cities by end 2008-UN
Reuters South Africa - Johannesburg,South Africa
Despite the challenges urbanization poses for governments, Hania Zlotnik , head of the UN Population Division, told reporters urbanization is often a sign of ... (26 February 2008)

World getting more urbanised; India still to catch up
Hindu - Chennai,India
Releasing latest projections on urbanisation, Director of Department of Economic and Social Affairs' Population Division Hania Zlotnik stressed that the ... (27 February 2008)

Half world population to be urban-dwellers by year-end
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
At a news conference launching the 2007 Revision of World Urbanisation Prospects, Hania Zlotnik, head of the UN Population Division , said the greatest ... (27 February 2008)

Tokyo to Remain the World's Biggest Megacity in 2025, UN Says
Bloomberg - USA
... is forecast rise to 12 percent in 2025, from about 9 percent today, Hania Zlotnik , Director of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs' Population ... (28 February 2008)