When Populations Age
The World Youth Alliance recognizes that regions of the world are at different stages of demographic transition. Regions in an advanced stage of demographic transition are aging. Population aging is caused on the one hand by a decrease in fertility and on the other hand by overall progress in global health. The latter has permitted […]
WYA Declaration on Population and Economics
New York, March 2011 We are young people of diverse ethnic, religious, cultural, and economic backgrounds from every region of the world. Many of us are from the developing world, which has large, young populations capable of innovation and creativity, a driver of economic growth. Some of us are from the developed world, which currently […]
Esperanza! Investing in the Human Person – WYA Declaration on Population and Economics
Investing in the Human Person The World Youth Alliance supports the work of the Commission on Population and Development in their efforts to promote the human person as the central subject of development. The World Youth Alliance recognizes that all persons have intrinsic dignity; it is this dignity that provides the basis for all human […]
Investing in the Human Person
The World Youth Alliance supports the work of the Commission on Population and Development in their efforts to promote the human person as the central subject of development. The World Youth Alliance recognizes that all persons have intrinsic dignity; it is this dignity that provides the basis for all human rights. This reality should drive […]
Esperanza!
44th Session of the Commission on Population and Development | Issue III-April 14, 2011 Investing in the Human Person The World Youth Alliance supports the work of the Commission on Population and Development in their efforts to promote the human person as the central subject of development. The World Youth Alliance recognizes that all persons […]
ESPERANZA: When Populations Age
When Populations Age The World Youth Alliance recognizes that regions of the world are at different stages of demographic transition. Regions in an advanced stage of demographic transition are aging. Population aging is caused on the one hand by a decrease in fertility and on the other hand by overall progress in global health. The […]
Unheard Voices: UN Commission on Population and Development 2011
Unheard Voices Janet Shih 4/11/2011 The 44th session of Commission on Population and Development (CPD) started on Monday, April 11. Compared to the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), the CPD is relatively small and has less participation from NGOs, but the shocks I experienced during the first day of the CPD were no […]
Population and Economics: A Complex Relationship
It permeates everything we do at the Commission on Population and Development. It’s an automatic assumption. Presumed to be so. It’s the premise we rely on to make policy decisions. The formula is simple: in order to achieve economic growth and human development, there have to be fewer people so that our finite resources can […]
When Populations Age
The World Youth Alliance recognizes that regions of the world are at different stages of demographic transition. Regions in an advanced stage of demographic transition are aging. Population aging is caused on the one hand by a decrease in fertility and on the other hand by overall progress in global health. The latter has permitted […]
Esperanza!
44th Session of the Commission on Population and Development | Issue II-April 13, 2011 When Populations Age The World Youth Alliance recognizes that regions of the world are at different stages of demographic transition. Regions in an advanced stage of demographic transition are aging. Population aging is caused on the one hand by a decrease […]