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  • The lingering anxiety around the “p” word

    The lingering anxiety around the “p” word

    On the 30th anniversary of the landmark adoption of the Programme of Action in Cairo, people gathered in New York last week to share their successes and challenges in tackling population issues over the past three decades. Our Content and Campaigns Specialist, Florence Blondel, was there.

  • Building Population Matters’ momentum internationally

    Building Population Matters’ momentum internationally

    In this blog post, our Content and Campaigns Specialist, Florence Blondel, shows how we’ve already established ourselves as one of the leading voices in population and development through collaborative efforts.

  • Gender equality by 2030? Not likely

    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.

  • Empowering citizens through contraception

    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.

  • What does ChatGPT say about population collapse?

    What does ChatGPT say about population collapse?

    Artificial Intelligence will shape the way we work and interact with one another in the coming years and decades, but what does it say about population collapse?

  • 2023 in review: Population Matters in the media

    2023 in review: Population Matters in the media

    It’s been another busy year, so let’s look at some of the articles, comment pieces and podcasts featuring Population Matters in 2023.

  • Putting the family in traditional family values 

    Putting the family in traditional family values 

    There has been a flurry of pronatal activity in the UK in recent weeks. Those involved are keen to restore “traditional family values” to the UK and, ultimately, raise the fertility rate.

  • Development

    Development

    High population growth both increases poverty and is caused by it. Find out more about the links, and how action to tackle poverty and action to tackle population benefit one another.

  • poverty

    poverty

    High population growth both increases poverty and is caused by it. Find out more about the links, and how action to tackle poverty and action to tackle population benefit one another.

  • Menstruation, child marriage & fertility rates: the linkages

    Menstruation, child marriage & fertility rates: the linkages

    Globally, 66% of girls, on average, know nothing about menstruation until menarche – their first period. This injustice contributes highly to early school dropouts, child marriage, and childbearing.