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International Media

Opportunity for Influential Developing Country Journalists to Attend and Cover Rio+10
To expand and sustain coverage of population and environment linkages and issues of sustainable development, MEASURE Communication will sponsor several developing country journalists to attend and cover the events and issues associated with Rio+10, August 26–September 4, 2002.

Featured Documents

Women of Our World
While the last half-century has seen major gains in women's health, education, and rights, progress has been slow or uneven in many areas around the world. Released to commemorate International Women's Day, this new PRB report catalogs the status of women in 168 countries with a focus on demography, reproductive health, education, economic status, and political leadership.

Making Motherhood Safer: Overcoming Obstacles on the Pathway to Care (PDF: 734KB)
Pregnancy and childbirth need not be a perilous journey. Governments and commmunities can make motherhood safer by preventing delays on the pathway to care. This new PRB report discusses the prevalence of maternal mortality, and the health care systems that can make the process of bringing new lives into the world safer for mothers.

Women, Men, and Environmental Change: The Gender Dimensions of Environmental Policies and Programs
This new eight-page brief examines how gender differences play a part in natural resource use, how resource depletion affects women and men differently, and what has been done worldwide to integrate gender concerns in environmental planning.

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Training Activities

Workshop on Communicating Population and Health Research to Policymakers in San José, Costa Rica (English or Spanish)
Deadline extended to May 31!
The Population Reference Bureau and the University of Costa Rica are sponsoring a workshop in San José, Costa Rica, September 2–20, 2002



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