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The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) released its 2013 State of the World Population Report, which examines the challenges of adolescent … see more »
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Madagascar has slipped back the most, plunging from a high of 58.5 in 2007 to 49.1 in 2009 (and 45.7 in 2012). Its state of human development has … see more »
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Liberia, led by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, is the country which has seen the most dramatic improvement since 2000, according to the Ibrahim … see more »
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Granta Best Young British Novelists Granta, a literary magazine and publisher in the United Kingdom, published a list of 20 young British novelists in … see more »
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Reporters Without Borders released their 2013 Press Freedom Index, ranking 179 countries on their restrictions of the press. The ability of the … see more »
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Africa is boosting its role in the world's demographics. The United Nations' updated population predictions have Africa in a unique position with the … see more »
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Some 2.5 billion people worldwide still do not have access to proper toilets, the majority of whom live in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. Pictured: A … see more »
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The World Health Organization's World Malaria Report for 2012 marks a critical point in the race toward the Millennium Development Goals deadline in … see more »
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The UN Children's Agency (UNICEF) published the Improving Child Nutrition report, an in-depth look at the current state of child malnutrition in the … see more »
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The three primary reasons for newborn deaths are prematurity, birth complications and severe infections. To measure this statistic globally, Save the … see more »
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