EUROPEAN UNION: Foreign RH Aid Sparks Debate
Euractiv.com on 4 February reported that according to health advocates, conservatives who oppose using EU development aid to finance family planning have succeeding in reducing support for reproductive health services in poorer nations. The EU’s role in supporting reproductive health and birth control and financing the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) escalated a decade ago when George W. Bush set out to revamp American aid priorities, shifting money away from ideologically divisive reproductive and women’s health programmes to the more popular fight against malaria and AIDS. Read in English: Euractiv.com
MALTA: The Age of Ageing
The Malta Independent reported on 14 February that the International Institute on Ageing, United Nations, Malta (INIA), in collaboration with the UNFPA, began the 21st International Training Programme on Social Gerontology, which was to continue through 25 February. The first quarter of the 21st century has often been called the age of ageing. It is a well-known fact that the world’s elderly population is increasing by one million persons every month. In 1985, there were 427 million persons aged 60 and over constituting 8.8 per cent of the world’s population. It is projected that by the year 2025, 14.3 per cent of the world’s population will be aged 60 and above. This number is expected to increase to two billion by the year 2050. Read: The Malta Independent
MALTA: Young People Need Models, Not Critics
The Independent reported on 24 March on youth issues, noting that UNFPA stated that more than half of the world’s youth live in poverty. Often, these youths lack access to technology and information. They also experience social inequality, poor schools, gender discrimination, unemployment and inadequate health systems. Read: The Independent
MALTA: Economic and Financial Aspects of Ageing
The Independent reported on 9 March that for the twenty-first consecutive year, the International Institute on Ageing, United Nations-Malta (INIA), in collaboration with the UNFPA, is holding an International Training Programme in Economic and Financial Aspects of Ageing. Read: The Independent
MALTA: Malta Hosts International Training Programme In Social Gerontology
Times of Malta reported on 14 February that the UN's International Institute on Ageing in Malta (INIA), in collaboration with UNFPA, is organising an international training programme on social gerontology in Sliema. Read: Times of Malta