The UK population is getting older and faces deep financial, emotional and
health issues. In the latest part of our series on the fallout from the nation's
'age quake', we examine how a crisis will affect us all as company pension
schemes collapse and stock market failures hit private policies. Ruth Sunderland
reports on a generation who face working into their seventies - or living out
their old age in penury
The Philippines has one of the highest birth rates in Asia. Economists say that unintended pregnancies are stifling growth and driving millions into poverty.
However, the government has refused to promote modern contraceptives which have succeeded in curbing population growth elsewhere on the continent.
RUSSIA has a long tradition of honouring it soldiers, scholars and scientists
for their achievements. Yesterday, it honoured parents with large families with
the "Order of Parental Glory" - part of a campaign to halt a dramatic population
decline.
A new, less restrictive policy in Hainan Province, coupled with advocacy and incentives, is expected to result in a more balanced sex ratio among newborns in China. UNFPA.