June 16, 2025 | Articles
An extensive new survey by Population Connection reveals that Americans have an established preference for small family sizes and do not perceive low fertility rates as a problem. Our survey also sheds light on the factors that influence the childbearing decisions of younger Americans — the top impacts being concern…...
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Population Connection members and supporters have brought loads of energy and enthusiasm to our spring slate of virtual events — we hope you’ll be inspired to join us in the future! You can find recaps of featured events and see what we have in store for the coming months here.…...
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Our PopEd team just finished several months of winter and springtime travel to bring our curriculum to current and future teachers around the country. From January through May, staff traveled to nine states to present workshops at educational conferences and universities. Here are some highlights from recent trips by team…...
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Global health funding freeze cuts contraceptive access for millions On Inauguration Day, Donald Trump and Elon Musk issued an executive action freezing all new foreign assistance grants for 90 days, while the administration assessed whether funded projects aligned with the administration’s values. Four days later, they also issued a “stop…...
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We’re always looking for ways to get media attention with our rational but outspoken, rights-based take on population challenges. Newspaper editors tend, however, to be more interested in giving space to those threatening that low fertility and slower population growth will upend our economies and institutions — the demographic concern…...
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Photos courtesy of RUWDUC Population Connection’s thriving Global Partners program assists 18 community-based, locally-led organizations in several countries in Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa and one organization in South Asia: RUWDUC in Nepal. Due to escalating climate change and land use changes, Nepal is more susceptible to flooding than in…...
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The months since Donald Trump was inaugurated have felt like decades, given how much damage he has done since re-taking office. While it has been hard to watch the freezing of foreign aid, the dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the slashing of family planning…...
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A beaming force of passion and purpose, President’s Circle member Christopher Brown has been a long-time advocate for social justice, environmental conservation, and community building. Christopher grew up in the Bay Area in Northern California during a time of change, when cultural and political values were shifting. As a third-generation…...
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Special report: Population Connection at CPD58 Population Connection, alongside health ministers, ambassadors, and other civil society experts with consultative status, attended the 58th Session of the United Nations Commission on Population and Development (CPD58) in April in New York City. CPD’s primary role is to monitor, review, and assess the…...
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… As President Franklin D. Roosevelt once observed, “The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.” The ongoing effort to shut down the United States Agency for…...
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