The global population may be growing more slowly than before, but it’s still growing. In fact, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) estimates that by 2050, the world population will be 20%-30% larger than ...

African governments should scale up investments in maternal and infant health in order to realize socioeconomic transformation, Executive Director of the Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) ...

The key to resolving South Korea’s low fertility rate is to understand that women have the right to choose pregnancy, rather than just pushing them to have more babies, the executive director of the ...

In this interview with PREMIUM TIMES, Koessan Kuawu, Deputy Country Representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Nigeria, discusses the challenges of limited access and availability of ...

KHARTOUM, March 8 (Reuters) – Sudanese women have one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world and desperately need medical help and education, the country head of the U.N. population fund ...

The elderly population of India is expected to double by 2050, according to United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) India chief Andrea Wojnar. India's elderly population is expected to double by 2050, ...

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The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has launched its first national census in over 40 years, a move UN officials say could reshape development planning across the vast central African nation. The ...