UNITED NATIONS, New York – The United Nations announced today that the world’s population is expected to reach 8 billion on 15 November 2022 – a milestone for humanity – and in 2023 India is projected to become the most populous country, surpassing China. But perhaps the even bigger headline is that fertility rates are at a historic low: Two thirds of people are now living in a country or area with a lifetime fertility below the replacement rate of 2.1 births per woman.
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Fear and optimism as world population poised to reach 8 billion – amid historic fertility slowdown
12 July 2022
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11 July 2022
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World Population Day Statement 2022
09 July 2022
World Population Day offers a moment to celebrate human progress. Our world, despite its challenges, is one where higher shares of people are educated and live healthier lives than at any previous point in history. Societies that invest in their people, in their rights and choices, have proven time and again that this is the road to the prosperity and peace that everyone wants—and deserves.
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Top 20 Donors: 2021 Global Statistics
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27 June 2022
The Top 20 Donors 2021 brochure presents recent funding trends, share and volume of core and non-core contributions, number of core donors and ranking of donors for the current year. It thanks all donors for their support and links to the 2022 Core Campaign.
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UNFPA works towards a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe, and every young person’s potential is fulfilled.
يسعى صندوق الأمم المتحدة للسكان إلى تقديم عالم يكون فيه كل حمل مرغوباً وكل ولادة آمنة ويحقق كل شاب وشابة كامل إمكاناته.
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Learn more and see how UNFPA works on strengthening population policies and data systems, including civil registration and vital statistics, and on supporting population and housing censuses, and demographic and health surveys through partnerships with regional partners and academic institutions.
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Young people address challenges and explore opportunities of transition from learning to employment in the Middle East and North Africa/Arab States region
23 May 2022
Home to the highest rates of unemployed youth in the world, the region needs to create more than 33.3 million new jobs by 2030
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TOWARDS A LIFE CYCLE PEOPLE-CENTERED APPROACH TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ICPD PLAN OF ACTION
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16 December 2021
This paper was prepared as part of the Asian and Arab Parliamentarians’ Project on Population and Development, - an ongoing cooperation project between the UNFPA Arab States Regional Office (ASRO), the Asian Population and Development Association (APDA) and the Forum for Arab Parliamentarians for Population and Development (FAPPD) - which is funded by the Government of Japan.
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SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN THE MENA AND ARAB STATES REGION
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30 November 2021
The situation of women and girls in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and the Arab States region1 remains unresolved. Incremental progress has been documented, yet the pace is slow and does not reflect the commitments made to the Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals, nor to address the challenges of the region. As will be discussed, some progress related to gender equality and women’s and girls’ empowerment in several domains over the past decade has been witnessed.
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