United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

Bangkok, Thailand

Emerging Social Issues Division (ESID)............

POPULATION AND SOCIAL INTEGRATION SECTION (PSIS)-----------

No.297, November-December 2003

Funded by UNFPA

ISSN 0252-3639

World population in 2300 to be around nine billion
UNFPA presence in China reduces coercion in family planning states new report
WORLD AIDS DAY: Rapid increases in newer HIV epidemics in Asia and Eastern Europe
Asia and the Pacific: Over 1 million newly infected persons
Record number of donors support UNFPA in 2003
ESCAP reviews successful population ageing projects
Two meetings in Tokyo focus on ageing in Asia and the Pacific
Caribbean reaffirms commitment to reproductive health, gender equality
Fiji: Landmark Family Law Bill passed
Experts study Population, Development and Poverty nexus
Global Commission on International Migration launched
Fifth APPC-related publications
Getting more girls into school: First step to reaching Global Development Goals
USA Chewable birth control pill approved