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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon marked the 15th anniversary of a "watershed" U.N. conference that called for women's equality by urging all countries Monday to renew their commitment to educate girls, end sexual violence, and provide access to modern birth control.
The global Muslim population stands at 1.57 billion, meaning that nearly 1 in 4 people in the world practice Islam, according to a report Wednesday billed as the most comprehensive of its kind.
Russia should ease barriers to immigration in order to reduce the impact of labor shortages, slower economic growth and other pressures brought on by its ongoing demographic crisis, a United Nations report said Monday.
Britain's population took its biggest jump in almost half a century last year, as a baby boom made new births rather than immigration the main contributor to growth for the first time in a decade.
Researchers say Florida's population has declined for the first time in 63 years and economists are blaming — what else? — the recession.
Reversing a decade-long trend, many of America's largest cities are now growing more quickly than the rest of the nation, yet another sign of an economic crisis that is making it harder for people to move.
The world's 65-and-older population will triple by mid-century to 1 in 6 people, leaving the U.S. and other nations struggling to support the elderly.
Strapped by the nation's economic crisis, fewer Americans are migrating to Sun Belt hot spots in Nevada, Arizona and Florida, instead staying put for now in traditional big cities.
For the first time since Hurricane Katrina in 2005 left New Orleans a quagmire of flooded streets and smashed homes, the city's population has risen above 300,000 people, according to Census Bureau figures released Wednesday.
The world's population will hit 7 billion early in 2012 and top 9 billion in 2050, with the vast majority of the increase coming in the developing countries of Asia and Africa, according to a U.N. estimate released Wednesday.
Southern and western states are poised to snatch more congressional seats from the rest of the country as Americans pursue open spaces and warmer climates.
Few doubt the world's booming population contributes to rising carbon emissions.
America's mayors are crying out for help from President-elect Barack Obama, seeking immediate relief from a national economic crisis that has slammed budgets in big cities, suburbs and small towns.
Deaths are expected to outnumber births in the European Union from 2015 when migration will become the only source of population growth, according to an EU report released Tuesday.
Basic provisions have been in short supply here since Story's Hardware closed more than 20 years ago. Even something as simple as a haircut requires a 16-mile trip to North Platte.
Highlights of the U.S. Census Bureau population report of cities with at least 100,000 residents:
New Orleans was the fastest-growing large city in the nation last year, but its population is still about half what it was before Hurricane Katrina, the U.S. Census Bureau reported Thursday.
The world's population will reach 7 billion in 2012, even as the global community struggles to satisfy its appetite for natural resources, according to a new government projection.
For the first time in U.S. history, more than one of every 100 adults is in jail or prison, according to a new report documenting America's rank as the world's No. 1 incarcerator. It urges states to curtail corrections spending by placing fewer low-risk offenders behind bars.
When Eric Feichthaler became mayor three years ago, this town was booming. The city issued 800 permits that month to build single-family homes.
After a year of steady growth, New Orleans' rate of repopulation nearly flatlined late last year, according to a report released Tuesday.
Louisiana appears to be rebounding from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, gaining 50,000 residents in the year ending July 1, according to new Census Bureau state population estimates released Thursday.
Despite slow progress in rebuilding some neighborhoods, New Orleans' population is nearing 300,000, or about 65 percent of its pre-Hurricane Katrina size, according to a new report.
Nearly two-thirds of the city's pre-Hurricane Katrina population has returned, a new report estimates.
China's top family planning body has warned that the world's most populous country could face a "population rebound" because the newly rich are ignoring population control laws and because of early marriages in rural areas, state media said Monday.
Scientists develop 'super' bee to battle parasiteIn an effort to stem a massive bee die-off, government scientists have developed a population of honeybees that can root out a main culprit in the epidemic.
U.S. 30th in Global Infant Mortality - ABC NewsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States ranks 30th in terms of infant mortality, an important measure of the quality of healthcare, according to a report released on Tuesday.
Reducing Your Carbon Paw PrintThe eco-pawprint of a pet dog is twice that of a 4.6-litre Land Cruiser driven 10,000 kilometres (6,214 miles) a year, researchers have found.
Russian birth rate at 15-year highAXcess News) Washington - Its not that Russian's aren't giving birth to children, its just that the number of births is exceeding the number of deaths for the first time in fifteen years.
However, I'm not laughing. It leaves me in a daze trying to comprehend the absurdity of everyone trying to sell some 'climate change' agenda.
What Pakistan should be likeConsidering our current energy production and distribution infrastructure, food and grain production capacity, medical facilities, schools and education system, commute & transportation system, law enforcement agencies capabilities, Pakistan should have at the most a population o …
Sustainable Ecosystems and Community News:To Protect Galápagos, Ecuador Limits a Two-Legged Species PUERTO AYORA, Galápagos Islands — The mounds of reeking garbage on the edge of this settlement 600 miles off Ecuador's Pacific coast are proof that one species is thriving on the fragile archipelago whose unique wildlife inspired Darwin's theory of evolution: man.
The Demographic BombWhat would you say if we told you that the financial meltdown of 2008 was just a birth pang... the first sign of a major social and economic upheaval not seen in the Western World since the Dark Ages?
Statistics of Bangladesh in USABangladeshi's are immigrating to USA every year, but their number is very small compare to India, Mexico or other countries. According to the latest Census the Bangladeshi population in USA are more than 145,000.
It's Not Sex, It's Money(excerpt)-But no one anticipates a consumption transition. People breed less as they become richer, but they don't consume less - they consume more. As the habits of the super-rich show, there are no limits to human extravagance.
Facing the facts on the future of Northwest salmonOver the past 135 years there have been many salmon recovery plans. During the past two decades their frequency has increased. The Clinton administration offered several detailed plans. The Bush administration tweaked the Clinton plans and offered several even more detailed ones.
Female monarch butterflies on 30-year decline in eastern North AmericaThe female to male ratio for the butterflies east of the Rockies has gradually been changing. In the late 1970s, Davis said, females made up around 53 percent of the monarch butterfly population that migrated to Mexico for the winter.
What's wrong with winter babies?Previous researchers had assumed that there was no significant difference in the composition of the population of babies born during the winter, but that seems not to be the case.
So Much Food. So Much HungerHow can so many people be hungry when farmers produce enough food, at least in theory, to feed every person on the planet?
Arctic ice melts to third-smallest area on record"The Arctic's sea ice pack thawed to its third-lowest summer level on record, up slightly from the seasonal melt of the past two years but continuing an overall decline symptomatic of climate change, U.S. scientists said on Thursday."
The Population ConnectionThe world's population surpassed 6.8 billion in early 2009, with no significant slowing in the pace of growth in recent years.1 (See Figure 1.) Estimates by the United Nations Population Division indicate that humanity has been consistently gaining more than 79 million people-a p …
Australia 'sleepwalking' into population disasterFederal Labor backbencher Kelvin Thomson says Australia's projected population explosion will have a "catastrophic" effect on the environment and he has called for immigration levels to be cut.
Fla. population drops for 1st time since 1946The head of the University of Florida's Bureau of Economic and Business Research says the state's population has declined for the first time in 63 years
World Population projected to hit 7 Billion in 2011The world's population is forecast to hit 7 billion by 2011, the vast majority of its growth coming in developing and, in many cases, the poorest nations, a report released Wednesday said.
Being on Newsvine for the past two years has been a major force in my education. I have been exposed first hand to some of the dilemmas of modern America juxtaposed against some of the laid down laws and tenets of its Constitution.
Hold Steady Capping population growth and possible GDP will require a profound rethinking of our notions of progress and political clout. Historically, power and prestige – whether on the individual or societal levels – have been linked to size.
BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | Debunking a YouTube hitBBC Magazine article by Richard Knight fact checks a xenophobic and anti-Muslim propaganda video which claims that Muslims will take over Europe and install Islamic Emirates.
Legend has it that the full moon brings out the werewolf in people, and has eerie effects on vampires. For those of us who have worked a graveyard shift for the general public, we have learned a great respect for the full moon.
Save the Planet: Have Fewer KidsFor people who are looking for ways to reduce their "carbon footprint," here's one radical idea that could have a big long-term impact, some scientists say: Have fewer kids.
African tribe populated rest of the world The entire human race outside Africa owes its existence to the survival of a single tribe of around 200 people who crossed the Red Sea 70,000 years ago, scientists have discovered.
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