News from Population Matters.
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Gender equality by 2030? Not likely
The 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women ended last week with a call from UN leaders to accelerate poverty eradication and provide necessary funding.
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Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
Florence Blondel, our Content and Campaigns Specialist, delves into the transformative impact of addressing the reproductive needs of young girls and women.
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Ending the Silence on Population and Reproductive Rights
A new independent report has been released looking at the continuing reluctance to talk about reproductive rights and population as interconnected topics.
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Education: Investment, Inequalities and Policies
Education is the major driver behind reducing poverty, propelling development and lowering fertility rates. But how should investment in education be approached?
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Unemployment, insecurity and inequality: Talking population in Nigeria
Last week, the Nigeria Population Conversation took place in Abuja. We report on the event, the work of our partners and how the Nigerian media reported events.
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Empowering citizens through contraception
The European Contraception Policy Atlas is an annual report that monitors access to modern contraception in the continent. Take a look at this year’s rankings.
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Nigeria’s Population Explosion – what do people think?
Nigerian campaign group Population Explosion Awareness Initiative travelled the country speaking to people about the population issue in 2023.
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Population and the Environment in Nigeria – Too big to go green?
Nigeria is a country rich with natural resources, but they are coming under strain. With a booming population, what lies ahead for Nigeria’s environmental outlook?
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Urbanisation challenges in Kenya’s Nairobi: a tangled web of issues
In Nairobi’s Kibera and Korogocho, high population density brings intricate challenges, compromising access to socio-economic services and heightening insecurity.
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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.