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World Health Organization challenges Philippine bishops' advice against using condoms 20 July 2010
Source: Source: BusinessWorld (Philippines) Author: AFP with Ana Mae G. Roa
THE World Health Organisation (WHO) has defied the Catholic Church by criticizing its bishops' opposition to the use of condoms as a means of preventing the spread of HIV-AIDS.
Population surge outstrips efforts to eradicate slums 20 July 2010
Source: Agence France-Presse
Nearly a quarter of a billion people escaped slums in the past decade, but the housing effort was outstripped by population growth and rural exodus to the cities, the United Nations said.
Lloyd's adds voice to dire 'peak oil' warnings 13 July 2010
Source: The Guardian
One of the City of London's most respected institutions has warned of "catastrophic consequences" for businesses that fail to prepare for a world of increasing oil scarcity and a lower carbon economy.
Climategate scientists cleared of manipulating data on global warming 8 July 2010
Source: The Guardian
Muir Russell report says scientists did not fudge data, but they should have been more open about their work.
World fails to meet 2010 biodiversity targets 15 June 2010
Source: Science Journal & WorldWatch Institute
Leaders have failed to deliver on a pledge to reduce the rate of biodiversity loss by 2010, scientists say.
World Bank releases reproductive health action plan 2010-15 15 June 2010
Source: World Bank
The World Bank has released a Reproductive Health Action Plan 2010-2015 to help less developed countries reduce high fertility and prevent the number more than 350,000 deaths of women each year in pregnancy and childbirth complications.
Cameron calls on G8 to target maternal deaths 7 June 2010
Source: The Guardian
The new British Prime Minister wants a target of 3 million more lives saved from maternal mortality by 2015 and a £5m fund for midwives in developing nations.
Maternal mortality falling worldwide 15 April 2010
Source: New York Times; The Lancet
For the first time in decades, researchers report a significant drop worldwide in the number of women dying each year from pregnancy and childbirth.
Save the Children calls for action to stabilize world population growth 15 March 2010
Source: Save the Children
Save the Children has published a policy brief on population, highlighting how rapid growth in the world's population is increasing the risk of poverty, political instability and climate change.