POPULATION

High proliferation of firearms in Uruguay

Published on: March 5, 2024
13:36

Montevideo, Mar 5 (Prensa Latina) Uruguay is among the countries with the highest number of registered weapons despite a population of less than 3.5 million people, according to statistics released here.

Cuba faces complex demographic situation

Published on: March 1, 2024
14:27

Havana, Mar 1 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's population kept a trend of aging and natural decrease in 2023, with some 90,300 births, the lowest figure in the last six decades, government data confirmed on Friday.

Gangs in Haiti go beyond limits and attack against religious

Published on: February 27, 2024
10:24

Port-au-Prince, Feb 27 (Prensa Latina) Religious are also in the sights of gangs in Haiti, where they have already perpetrated attacks and kidnappings against this social segment, generating more panic among the population of Haiti.

FAO warns about the impact of climate change on the population

Published on: February 27, 2024
10:20

Rome, Feb 27 (Prensa Latina) The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has prepared a new report on the impact of climate change on the rural poor, women and youth, a press release said today.

Ecuador’s population to grow with an aging trend

Published on: February 19, 2024
17:22

Quito, Feb 19 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador's population will reach 21.1 million by 2050 and the number of older adults will triple by that date, according to projections of the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC) released on Monday.

UN: Israeli escalation in Rafah increases overcrowded population risk

Published on: February 8, 2024
14:18

United Nations, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) The UN Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs, Martin Griffiths, warned today of the escalation of attacks in the governorate of Rafah, Gaza, where half of the enclave's population remains.

UN: Over 20 million people face severe hunger in Sudan

Published on: November 11, 2023
08:09

United Nations, Nov 11 (Prensa Latina) More than 20 million people are currently facing severe hunger and depend on humanitarian assistance to survive in Sudan, according to estimates by the UN World Food Program (WFP).

Mexico vaccinates 1.7 million people against Covid-19 and influenza

Published on: October 24, 2023
12:52

Mexico, Oct 24 (Prensa Latina) Mexico last week kicked off the new combined winter vaccination campaign against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes Covid-19, and influenza, and has already vaccinated 1.7 million people.

Average life expectancy for Canadians scales down – StatCan

Published on: September 14, 2023
18:20

Ottawa, Sep 14 (Prensa Latina) A new report by Statistics Canada (StatCan) analyzing the status of Canadians' health found promising changes to the well-being of the population, but also some health disparities among vulnerable groups.

Global Population, Health and Development Conference opens in Egypt

Published on: September 5, 2023
09:57

Cairo, Sep 5 (Prensa Latina) The International Conference on Population, Health and Development opened in Egypt recently.

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