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World Population Highlights: Key Findings From PRB’s 2007 World Population Data Sheet

2007) In 2005, about 191 million people—3 percent of the world's population—were international migrants, according to UN estimates.

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Project: Evidence to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting

Reflections From Five Years of Research on FGM/C

From 2015 to 2019, the African-led consortium developed innovative research methods and uncovered new evidence about the practice and how it is changing—focusing on families and communities, and health and legal systems—in eight countries: Burkina Faso, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, and Sudan.

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Rapport. L’abandon des mutilations génitales féminines et de l’excision : Un examen attentif de pratiques prometteuses

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Project: Center for Public Information on Population Research (CPIPR)

Life Expectancy Is Increasingly Tied to a State’s Policy Leanings

Life expectancy is increasingly tied to a state's policy direction, says new analysis of U.S. Mortality Database.

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Project: Counting Women’s Work

Guide de Dialogue Politique Pour le Travail Domestique Non Rémunéré

Une stratégie de communication politique solide est un élément important du processus de changement politique réussi pour la prise en compte du travail domestique non rémunéré dans les politiques publiques et macro-économiques.

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The Challenges of Integrating Family Planning and Maternal/Child Health Services

(2011) For years, family planning (FP) has been integrated with maternal and child health services (MCH) in countries such as Colombia, Indonesia, Mexico, the Philippines, and Thailand.

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Project: Demography and Economics of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease

Social Support, Networks, and Happiness

As Americans live longer, researchers have begun to investigate how people can move into old age not just healthier, but also happier.

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How Poverty in the United States Is Measured and Why It Matters

A major goal of the White House’s Build Back Better Act is to reduce poverty in America. But how do we define and measure poverty—and what are the consequences?

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Ending Child Marriage in Egypt

(2016) Every year, millions of girls in developing countries marry before their 18th birthday. In Egypt, it is one in six girls.

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