| Documents |
| 2005 Lisbon Declaration: a historic agreement on sexual and reproductive health and rights |
On October 18, 2005 in the Parliament of Lisbon, Portugal, over 145 young leaders from political parties, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and youth governmental bodies, such as the Portuguese Institute for Youth and National Youth Council, signed the Lisbon Declaration, a historic agreement on sexual and reproductive health and rights. The Lisbon Declaration proclaims the signatories’ own commitment to advancing sexual and reproductive rights and health for all people, especially young people, and calls on the Portuguese government to step-up its investments in sexual and reproductive health and rights both at home and internationally. |
| A Report Card on Sexual & Reproductive Health & Rights--ICPD at Ten: Where Are We Now? |
A Report Card on Sexual & Reproductive Health & Rights
- In marking the tenth anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), the Global Roundtable organisers are releasing a report card, which assesses where the world stands in reaching the goals set at the 1994 ICPD.
- The Report Card uses the most recent reliable consistent data to show where 133 countries are now on a range of reproductive health and development indicators. |
| Abortion Policies: A Global Review |
Prepared by the Population Division of the UN; published with financial support from the United Nations Population Fund. The study is an analysis of abortion laws and policies in every country of the world, both developed and developing. It includes information on the social and political settings, the ways in which these laws and policies have been formulated, and how they have evolved. |
| AIDS UNGASS 2006: Global AIDSLink |
Global AIDSLink editorial pages are a forum for opinions and views on the many issues and controversies raised by HIV/AIDS challenges. We invite you to join in the discussion with short letters to the editor commenting on the articles you have read:
What do you think about what you've read? What do you agree or disagree with? We also welcome op/ed pieces with a strong voice and/or new take on current HIV/AIDS-related issues; these run from 500-700 words and should be bold, well-researched and original.
International in scope, Global AIDSLink includes HIV/AIDS related conferences and other events as well as new publications and diverse forms of resources. |
| AIDS UNGASS 2006: Impact of AIDS |
This report was prepared by the Population Division as a contribution to the knowledge of the impact of AIDS on population, societies and the economy at large. The report documents the wide-ranging impacts of HIV/AIDS: on population size and growth and national mortality levels; on families and households; agricultural sustainability; business; the health sector; education, and economic growth. The study also shows that the AIDS epidemic will continue to have devastating consequences for decades to come for virtually every sector of society.
The report is divided into two parts. Part one is an attempt to provide a comprehensive survey of available studies on the impact of AIDS. Part two presents summaries of selected studies, with particular attention to the methodology and scope of each study. |
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| Experts & Sources |
| Alexander Sanger |
International Planned Parenthood Federation, Western Hemisphere Region |
| Alice Frade |
Portuguese Family Planning Association (APF) |
| Amy Coen |
Population Action International (PAI) |
| Bob Leone |
Population Leadership Program (PLP) |
| Carlos Pinto |
Population Action International (PAI) |
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| Story Ideas |
| The coming water wars: demography and water resources |
Earlier this year, the CIA released a fascinating report on seven major trends that will shape American strategic interests through the year 2015. Population dynamics play a role in five of these forces shaping our future. |
| The face of poverty is female: women, poverty and reproductive health |
Relationship between economic status of women and health |
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| Audio & Visuals |
| India 10 |
According to the United Nations, a baby was born in India on August 15, 2000, who brought the country's population to the one billion mark. |
| India 11 |
According to the United Nations, a baby was born in India on August 15, 2000, who brought the country's population to the one billion mark. |
| India 18 |
According to the United Nations, a baby was born on October 12th, 2000, who brought the world's population to the six billion mark. |
| Mexico 03 |
Currently 450,000 babies are born in Mexico to mothers under the age of 20. |
| Mexico 04 |
Teenaged boys listen outside the window of a sex education class in one of Mexico City's poorest areas. |
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