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Thu, 2014-07-10 20:00 — mdmcdonald
This working group is focused on discussions about immigration, human trafficking and population issues.

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Over-populated or under-developed? The real story of population growth

Thu, 2016-06-30 23:30 — Maeryn Obley

People shopping at a market in Lagos, Nigeria. Photograph: Sunday Alamba/AP Image:  People shopping at a market in Lagos, Nigeria. Photograph: Sunday Alamba/AP

theguardian.com - June 28th 2016 - Kweifio-Okai and Josh Holder

Global population hit 7.3 billion midway through 2015, an increase of 2 billion since 1990. It will continue to climb steadily, according to forecasters, reaching 8.5 billion in 2030, 9.7 billion in 2050, and 11.2 billion in 2100.

But there is more to the population story than unprecedented numbers.

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World's Displaced Hits Record High of 60 Million, Half of Them Children - UN

Thu, 2015-06-18 19:00 — Kathy Gilbeaux

reuters.com - by Joseph D'Urso - June 18, 2015

Almost 60 million people worldwide were forcibly uprooted by conflict and persecution at the end of last year, the highest ever recorded number, the U.N. refugee agency said on Thursday, warning that the situation could deteriorate further. . .

. . . "I believe things will get worse before they eventually start to get better," U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres said at a news conference in Istanbul.

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Immigrant Surge Rooted in Law to Curb Child Trafficking

Thu, 2014-07-10 20:25 — Kathy Gilbeaux

      

As tens of thousands of unaccompanied minors cross into the United States this year, immigration reform is stalled. The issues are related but not the same. Here’s why.  Image Credit: Eric Gay/Associated Press

nytimes.com - by Carl Hulse - July 7, 2014

WASHINGTON — It was one of the final pieces of legislation signed into law by President George W. Bush, a measure that passed without controversy, along with a pension bill and another one calling for national parks to be commemorated on quarters.

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