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Climate change 'may force Indonesia’s capital to be moved' 8 October 2010
Source: OneWorld UK
Indonesia is considering moving its capital, Jakarta, because of global warming, the head of the country's delegation to the UN climate change negotiations in China, Prof Rachmat Witoelar, has revealed.
Human impact on world's rivers 'threatens water security of 5 billion' 29 September 2010
Source: The Guardian
Human activity threatens the water security of almost 5 billion people and river biodiversity worldwide, finds a new study jointly considering human and biodiversity perspectives on water security.
Millennium development goals: fight against AIDS hit by $10bn shortfall 19 September 2010
Source: Guardian
Success in halting infection in sub-Saharan Africa could falter as international aid starts to shrink, warns UNAids chief.
Former Chilean president to head new high-profile UN women’s agency 14 September 2010
Source: UN News Centre
Former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet is to head United Nations Women (UN Women), a newly created entity to oversee all of the world body's programmes aimed at promoting women's rights and full participation in global affairs.
Costs of aging population 'have been overestimated' 10 September 2010
Source: The Telegraph
The negative effects of an aging population may have been exaggerated because people are staying healthier for longer, according to a new study.
Most in UK believe 'retirement as we know it is over' 7 September 2010
Source: BBC
Nearly three quarters of people believe retirement as we currently understand it will not be possible in the future, a BBC Newsnight poll has suggested.
Pakistan floods "may be caused by climate change" 13 August 2010
Source: BBC News
The UN estimates that the humanitarian crisis caused by the recent floods in Pakistan's Indus Valley is larger than the combined effects of the three worst natural disasters of the past decade. Some experts attribute the severity of the floods to climate change.
EU surpasses US as top donor in population assistance 28 July 2010
Source: PSN
The German Foundation for World Population (DSW) and the European Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development (EPF) have published their joint report Mapping European Development Aid and Population Assistance.
Cost estimates published for reproductive health 28 July 2010
A new publication Funding Common Ground aims to make sense of the multitude of estimates of the financial resources needed to improve reproductive health, and help the reproductive health community advocate for the investment necessary.
Rwanda: Family planning crusade taken to the villages 20 July 2010
Source: The New Times via AllAfrica.com
Local leaders at grass-roots level in Umudugudu, are championing the family planning drive given the threats posed by the country's fast growing population.