Some 14,000 people were questioned as part of the study, and one in five had not had or did not expect to have the number of children they wanted.

Why It Matters

Countries all over the world are struggling with their birth rates, leaving nations with aging populations, which means fewer working-age people supporting more of the elderly.

For example, America’s fertility rate is now projected to average 1.6 births per woman over the next three decades, according to the Congressional Budget Office‘s latest forecast released this year.

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Source: https://www.newsweek.com/global-birth-rate-crisis-united-nations-2083665

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Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, now using his real name Ahmed al-Sharaa, discussed with Pedersen “the changes that have occurred on the political scene which make it necessary to update” a 2015 United Nations Security Council resolution “to suit the new reality”, the statement said.

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“Raising the alert of Russian nuclear forces is a bone-chilling development,” Guterres said while addressing media on Monday in New York. “The prospect of nuclear conflict, once unthinkable, is now back within the realm of possibility.”

He added: “It’s time to stop the horror unleashed on the people of Ukraine, and get on the path of diplomacy and peace.”

A few days after Russian forces invaded Ukraine in late February, President Vladimir Putin ordered his country’s nuclear deterrent forces on high alert. Putin blamed his move on NATO and economic sanctions imposed by Western countries.

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Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/united-nations-secretary-general-russia-ukraine-nuclear-war-possible-2022-3?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=yahoo.com

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Officials in Pakistan raised concern Wednesday over the spread of waterborne diseases among thousands of flood victims as waters from powerful monsoon rains began to recede in many parts of the country.

Massive flooding from the rains since mid-June has killed at least 1,162 people, a phenomenon experts blame on climate change.

Some doctors said initially they were seeing mostly patients traumatized by the flooding, but are now treating people suffering from diarrhea, skin infections, and other waterborne ailments in the country’s flood-hit areas.

The development has forced the government to deploy additional medical teams and dispatch medicine besides providing clean drinking water to survivors, many of whom are living in tents and makeshift homes.

The warning came a day after record-breaking floods prompted the United Nations to formally issue an appeal for $160 million in emergency funding to the impoverished Islamic nation, where about a million homes have been damaged or destroyed.

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Source: https://www.deseret.com/u-s-world/2022/8/31/23330630/pakistan-flooding-monsoon-rain-apocalyptic-with-more-than-1100-dead-thousands-injured

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