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PRB Discuss Online: What Is Your ‘Race’? A Question Increasingly Difficult to Answer

(2010) The concept of "race" has always been controversial, given ugly associations with slavery, the eugenics movement, and racism.

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Evidence to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting

PRB was a partner on Evidence to End FGM/C: Research to Help Girls and Women Thrive, a UKAID-funded research program to end female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) within one generation.

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Fertility Rates in Low Birth-Rate Countries, 1996-2011

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Policy Brief. Understanding Population Projections: Assumptions Behind the Numbers (2014)

Policymakers and program planners rely on population projections to assess future demand for resources such as food, water, and energy, as well as services such as health and education.

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Urbanization Takes on New Dimensions in Asia’s Population Giants

(October 2001) For the first time, more half of the world's population will be living in urban areas by the end of this decade.

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An Overview of Population and Development in Vietnam

At the time of the April 1, 1999 Census, the population of Vietnam stood at just over 76 million, making it the 13th largest country in the world. From 1979 to 1999, nearly 24 million people were added to the country's population.

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