Curated category
Population
- Sexual and reproductive healthThe World Health Organization issued a working definition of sexual health in 2006 that described it as a state of physical, emotional, mental and social…
- RefugeeThe word refugee derives from the root word refuge, which comes from Old French meaning hiding place. It refers to shelter or protection from danger or…
- Infant mortalityInfant mortality is the death of an infant before their first birthday. This definition sets a clear boundary for tracking child survival rates globally.
- Life expectancyHuman life expectancy is a statistical measure of the estimate of the average remaining years of life at a given age. The most commonly used metric is life…
- ImmigrationImmigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not usual residents or where they do not possess nationality…
- FamineTwo men and a child lie dead on the ground, victims of starvation during the Russian famine of 1921, 1922. This stark image illustrates the final stage of a…
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social AffairsThe United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs traces its modern form to a 1997 merger. Three distinct departments combined forces that year.