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Focus on reproductive rights rather than population numbers, UN urges

Geneva, Switzerland (AFP) by Robin MILLARD Rather than fixating on the impact of the world’s soaring population, the world should look at women’s reproductive rights to shore up “demographic resilience,” the UN said Wednesday. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) — the UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency — acknowledged there was widespread anxiety over the size of the world’s population, which is expected to peak at around 10.4 billion during the 2080s. But the […]