News from Population Matters.
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Pronatalists in Hungary, population talk in India, failure in New York
September has been a busy month on the population front, and for the PM team. Head of Campaigns Alistair Currie rounds up the news.
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No consent: No choice but to marry their kidnappers
Marriage by capture is a cruel & repugnant practice. Our Communications Officer, Florence Blondel, looks at where this under-reported type of forced marriage is still prevalent.
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Education: The key to health, empowerment and equality
Ekaterina Zhelenkova, researcher & doctoral candidate, discusses the importance of education to development and quality of life.
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Talking population at the UN Water Conference
Population Matters attended the UN Water Conference in New York to raise the critical linkage between water and population.
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People power not state power – population policies that work
We take a look at some of the population policies around the world which gave people choices and improved their lives.
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We cannot wait for solutions: Choice ambassador Nyombi Morris at the UN
PM Change Champion Nyombi Morris discusses his experience of attending the UN’s Commission for Population and Development session in New York.
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Population matters at the Commission on Population & Development
Discussing the vital impact that investing in education has on promoting opportunity & prosperity, gender equality & environmental sustainability
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Talking population at the UN Water Conference
Population Matters attended the UN Water Conference in New York to raise the critical linkage between water and population.
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Can we meet our water needs?
Population Matters will be taking part in the UN Water Conference in New York this week, to riase the critical linkahge between water and population.
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Lowering infant mortality will lower population growth
A recent paper published by a group of Australian academics has found that reducing infant mortality rates will lower global population growth. Their answer: better access to contraception and family planning.