BACKGROUND The influence of religion on demographic behaviors has been extensively studied mainly for Abrahamic religions. Although Buddhism is the world ́s fourth largest religion and is dominant in several Asian nations experiencing very low fertility, the impact of Buddhism on childbearing has received comparatively little research attention. OBJECTIVE This paper draws upon a variety of data ...

the united nations has a multiplex criminal policy to fight against genocide, judicial criminal policy being one of the aspects of this policy. rationally, justice requires that the guilty of genocidal acts be punished, the means of redress be provided for victims of such crimes and finally, the international peace and security be established. un judicial criminal policy regarding genocide is r...

according to the article 4(1) of the charter of the united nations four conditions (stateness, peace-loving, acceptance of the obligations in the charters obligation) should be maintained for the admission of the new members. despite the express enunciation of these conditions and the confirmation of those conditions by the international court of justice (icj) in his advisory opinion on “the co...

Maternal deaths drop by one-third from 1990 to 2008: a United Nations analysis John Wilmoth, Colin Mathers, Lale Say & Samuel Mills a Department of Demography, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States of America (USA). b Department of Health Statistics and Informatics, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. c Department of Reproductive Health and Research, Worl...

PURPOSE To examine pregnancy rates and outcomes (births and abortions) among 15- to 19-year olds and 10- to 14-year olds in all countries for which recent information could be obtained and to examine trends since the mid-1990s. METHODS Information was obtained from countries' vital statistics reports and the United Nations Statistics Division for most countries in this study. Alternate source...

Preventing the spread of disease through international movements is one of the key objectives of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). One of the ways it seeks to achieve this is by publishing international standards and guidelines aimed at, inter alia, preventing the importation of pathogens that are dangerous for animals and humans and strengthening Veterinary Services so that they ...

The importance of nutrition-sensitive food and agriculture-based approaches for overcoming malnutrition and improving nutrition in general is fully recognized by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). FAO, a specialized UN agency, has as its mandate the raising of levels of nutrition and standards of living and ensuring humanity's freedom from hunger by promoting sustainable agricultural ...

At the global level there is a huge challenge ahead to provide food for the increase in the world’s population which is projected by the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO, 2006) to rise from 6.5 billion in 2007 to 8.1 billion by 2025. Over the same time period it is projected that increasing wealth per capita will hasten further the current rapid transition to eating meat. ...