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Systematic assessment of the sex ratio at birth for all countries and estimation of national imbalances and regional reference levels

The sex ratio at birth (SRB; ratio of male to female live births) imbalance in parts of the world over the past few decades is a direct consequence of sex-selective abortion, driven by the coexistence of son preference, readily available technology of prenatal sex determination, and fertility decline. Estimation of the degree of SRB imbal

Publication Date: 
15/04/2019
Fengqing Chao, Patrick Gerland, Alex R. Cook & et al
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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Children, Women, India, Statistics, China, Albania, Armenia, Hong Kong, Azerbaijan, Vietnam, Population Trends, Family Planning
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India’s population grew at 1.2% average annual rate between 2010 and 2019: UN

India also recorded an improvement in life expectancy at birth. The life expectancy at birth in 1969 was 47 years and in 2019, it is 69 years.

Publication Date: 
12/04/2019
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
Population, Infant mortality, UN Fund For Population Activities (UNFPA), Women, People
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Nigeria: Uncertain Nigeria Population Data Makes Claim About Stunted Kids Hard to Verify

A national newspaper said there were 11 million stunted kids in Nigeria, a problem that would hold back the country's growth.

Publication Date: 
12/04/2019
All Africa
Tags:
Population, People, Child Health, Malnutrition, Nigeria, Children, Africa
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State of World Population 2019

India’s population grew at an average annual rate of 1.2 per cent between 2010 and 2019 to 1.36 billion, more than double the annual growth rate of China, according to a report by the United Nations Population Fund.

Publication Date: 
11/04/2019
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Tags:
Population, Population Trends, India, Global
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EU accused of funding project in Eritrea using 'forced labour'

Eritrean human rights activists have accused the EU of funding a scheme in Eritrea that uses "forced labour".

Publication Date: 
02/04/2019
BBC (UK)
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People, Child Labour, Eritrea, European Union, Africa
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Forced evictions in India in 2018: an unabating national crisis

More than 2 lakh people were forcibly evicted and over 40,000 houses demolished across India last year, according to a report released by the Housing and Land Rights Network.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2019
Housing and Land Rights Network
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Housing, Displacement, Human Rights, India
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Government of Zimbabwe Develops National Migration Policy

Mutare – The Government of Zimbabwe (GoZ), through the Ministry of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage, is developing its National Migration Policy with support from the International Organization f

Publication Date: 
01/04/2019
Relief Web
Tags:
People, Migration, Zimbabwe, Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Development, Africa
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Women and Men in India 2018

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) in its endeavour to facilitate the policy makers in evolving the best developmental policies has been bringing out the publication “Women and Men in India” on annual basis. The publication portrays the extend of gender inequality and gender discriminations through crucial statistical indicators of socio-economic and demographic relevance. Gender statistics have a crucial role in gender mainstreaming in developmental policies.

Publication Date: 
Friday, March 29, 2019
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
Tags:
Women, Population, Health, Education, Economy, India, Statistics
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Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding the need for setting up rehabilitation homes, 25/02/2019

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Gaurav Kumar Bansal Vs Dinesh Kumar & Others dated 25/02/2019 regarding the need for setting up rehabilitation homes for persons (i) living with mental illnesses who have been cured; (ii) who do not need further hospitalization; (iii) who are homeless; and (iv) who are not accepted by their families.

Judgement Date: 
25/02/2019
Tags:
Mental Health, Human Rights, Supreme Court, Rehabilitation, India, Government Of India (GOI)
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Towards universal social protection for children: achieving SDG 1.3

Social protection is critical in helping children escape poverty and its devastating effects, yet, the vast majority of children have no effective social protection coverage, UNICEF and the ILO said in a joint report . Evidence shows clearly that cash transfers play a vital role in breaking the vicious cycle of poverty and vulnerability.

Publication Date: 
06/02/2019
UNICEF
Tags:
Children, Poverty, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), India, Global

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