This year\'s State of the World Population Report, People and possibilities in a World of 7 billion, looks at the dynamics behind the numbers. It explains the trends that are defining our world of 7 billion and documents actions that people in vastly different countries and circumstances are taking in their own communities to make the most of their-and our-world.


http://www.unfpa.org/swp/

The State of the World\'s Midwifery 2011

The first ever State of the World\'s Midwifery report is focused on 58 countries with high rates of maternal, foetal and newborn mortality. Its content has been largely informed by responses to a detailed survey that was developed to collect new or updated data and information in six areas: the number and types of practising midwifery personnel, education, regulation, professional association, policies and external development assistance.

The UNFPA South Africa Country Office and its South African partners held a lively public debate on \'Do adolescents have the right to have sex? \' in Johannesburg on 25 October 2011, as a sponsored Critical Thinking Forum of the international award-winning Mail & Guardian Newspaper