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Maldives’ Population Dynamics: Policy Prospects for Human Growth and Opportunity

The report presents Maldives’ economic and demographic background, with a focus on the recent economic growth and the demographic transition. 

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Localizing Investments for the Demographic Dividend in Nepal

The demographic dividend is the accelerated development that can arise when a population has a relatively large proportion of working-age people coupled with effective human capital…

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UNFPA Executive Director Babatunde Osotimehin On the Occasion of the Launch of The State of World Population 2016

Welcome to the release of The State of World Population 2016, published by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund. This year’s report is entitled, “10: How our future depends on a girl at this…

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New census report reveals hardship and family planning needs: Married women in Myanmar give birth to five children on average

YANGON, Myanmar — While the total fertility rate in Myanmar is 2.5 children per woman, and on par with ASEAN averages, new and more detailed data tell a very different story: Married women in Myanmar…

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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon meets with Myanmar faith leaders.

UN Secretary-General to Myanmar faith leaders: “I count on your leadership for a better future”

Before addressing a large audience at the 21st-century Panglong Conference in Myanmar’s capital Nay Pyi Taw on 31 August, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met separately with the country’s religious…

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