Demography

Emerging Issues

• Exceeding carrying capacity
  

Major Assessments

• THE STATE OF WORLD POPULATION 2002 - People, Poverty and Possibilities- 2002
  United Nations Population Fund - UNFPA.
  To reduce poverty in developing countries, urgent action is needed to combat poor reproductive health, help women avoid unwanted pregnancies, and eliminate illiteracy and gender discrimination.
  

• THE STATE OF WORLD POPULATION 2001 - POPULATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE - 2001
  United Nations Population Fund - UNFPA
  How can we ensure the well-being of growing human populations and still protect the natural world?

• DEMOGRAPHIC DYNAMICS AND SUSTAINIBILITY - Report of the Secretary-General - 2001 (PDF)
  E/CN.17/2001/PC/2. Prepared by the United Nations Population Fund as task manager for chapter 5 of Agenda 21, with contributions from other United Nations agencies and international organizations. March 2001.

• POPULATION ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT - 2001 (PDF)
  ST/ESA/SER.A/202.
  Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division.
  United Nations New York, 2001.

• WORLD POPULATION MONITORING 2001: Population, environment and development - 2001 (PDF)
  ST/ESA/SER.A/203. United Nations 2001.
  Sales No. E.01.XIII.17, ISBN 92-1-151359-6.

	Demography News
	World Population Day 2003: "1 billion adolescents: the right to health, information and services"

 

	Resources
	Agenda 21, Chapter 5 UNFPA UN Population Division UN POPIN