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Population and the Sustainable Development Goals
Unless we tackle unsustainable population, achieving the SDGs will be almost impossible. Learn more about the challenges, and what can be done.
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Only connect: population & planet
Three critical events are taking place this month; the COP27 climate talks in Egypt, the International Conference on Family Planning in Thailand, and on Tuesday, 15 November – the symbolic…
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A job or a child: India’s coercive population policies
In some states in India, people face sanctions for having more than two children. We lift the lid on this coercive policy and assess the risk of it being extended to other areas.
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Population news from around the globe
With the birth of the planet’s 8 billionth person just around the corner (15 November), conversations around population growth are becoming ever harder to ignore. The facts are striking; half…
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The Awakening: Empowering Girls & Boys in Pakistan
Right now in Pakistan, the lives of 33 million people are in turmoil following the floods that have left a third of the country underwater. As extreme weather events become…
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Celebrating Those Advancing Women’s Rights
As we reported in June this year, blocking abortion access has a terrible human cost. The overturning of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, which prevented states in the USA…
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Fighting floods, patriarchy and child marriage in Pakistan
An estimated 1,325 people have died in Pakistan’s floods, including 466 children. These are girls and boys whose dreams were cut short by a changing climate and communities who are…
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Afghan Family Guidance Association
On 23rd March 2022, the Taliban banned all girls in secondary school from accessing an education. In Afghanistan, all women must now be accompanied by male chaperones and are prohibited from using public transport. Even while women’s and girls’ rights are increasingly attacked, international funding has slowed for the local organisations working to support Afghanistan’s…
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A terrible human cost: Roe v. Wade overturned
The US Supreme Court has overturned the Roe v. Wade decision which prevented states banning abortion. Twenty-six are now expected to introduce such bans, which will have terrible consequences for…
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One school, one tree at a time: climate campaigning in Uganda
Voted Environmentalist of Tomorrow by CNN in 2021, Nyombi Morris is a climate change activist from Uganda. With a mission to educate and inspire young people, he’s one of our…