(2010) An estimated 100 million to 140 million girls and women worldwide have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and more than 3 million girls are at risk for cutting each year on the African continent alone.
Project: PACE: Policy, Advocacy, and Communication Enhanced for Population and Reproductive Health
A new Youth Leaders module in the Policy Communication Toolkit provides youth-led and youth-serving advocacy and accountability organizations a curriculum that meaningfully engages youth to develop their policy communication knowledge and skills.
(2014) Recognizing the significance of young people for the growth and well-being of the global population, UNFPA has declared "Investing in Young People" the theme of World Population Day 2014. As the size of the global youth population—already larger than at any other time in history—continues to grow, the importance of addressing adolescent health grows as well.
(2010) Latinos are increasingly shaping the demographic makeup of the United States.
Project: Appalachia: Demographic and Socioeconomic Trends
The latest report on the Appalachian Region can help state and local policymakers build community capacity and strengthen economic growth.
(2009) While the main function of the U.S. decennial census is to provide counts of people for the purpose of Congressional apportionment, the primary purpose of the ACS is to measure the changing social and economic characteristics of the U.S. population.
Project: Center for Public Information on Population Research (CPIPR)
Dramatic and spontaneous natural disasters garner substantial humanitarian aid—as they should. But long-term chronic environmental pressures such as heat stress also put tremendous strain on rural households, especially households in less developed countries that rely on agriculture.
Project: Population and Poverty (PopPov) Research Network