POPULATION

World population growth creates challenges, Cuban specialists claim (+Photos)

Published on: July 14, 2022
16:34

Havana, Jul 14 (Prensa Latina) The world population growth will reach up to 8 billion people on November 15, thus creating global challenges, Cuban specialists said on Thursday.

Palestinian population hits 14.3 million globally

Published on: July 7, 2022
08:45

Ramallah, Jul 7 (Prensa Latina) Some 14.3 million Palestinians are living in the world, 5.35 million of them in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) revealed on Thursday.

Population growth can aggravate sustainable development – UN DESA

Published on: February 24, 2022
18:17

United Nations, Feb 24 (Prensa Latina) UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) on Thursday warned that the speedy increased population growth can aggravate the challenge of guaranteeing sustainable and inclusive future development.

Immunization against Covid in Japan reaches 70 percent of population

Published on: October 26, 2021
13:19

Tokyo, Oct 26 (Prensa Latina) After a slow beginning, over 70 percent of the Japanese population has been completely vaccinated against Covid-19, the government reported on Tuesday.

Over half of the world population to live with water stress

Published on: October 18, 2021
14:21

Geneva, Oct 18 (Prensa Latina) More than half of the Earth's population will be living with water stress by 2030, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) recalled here on Monday when endorsing the Water Declaration.

Over 104 million people vaccinated against Covid-19 in Brazil

Published on: October 17, 2021
09:18

Brasilia, Oct 17 (Prensa Latina) A total of 104,005,629 people have been completely immunized against Covid-19 in Brazil, that is, 48.76 percent of a population of more than 213 million inhabitants.

Climate change, population increase fuel looming water crisis: WMO

Published on: October 6, 2021
07:26

United Nations, Oct 6 (Prensa Latina) Dangers related to water, such as floods and droughts, are now increasing due to climate change, making these disasters more intense and frequent.

Nearly 50 percent of Cubans have been vaccinated against Covid-19

Published on: October 5, 2021
14:46

Havana, Oct 5 (Prensa Latina) Cuba on Tuesday reached 48.9 percent of its population (5,470,999 people) with the complete Covid-19 vaccination scheme, the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) reported.

Cuba ranked first in Latin America in Covid-19 vaccination

Published on: September 28, 2021
16:25

Havana, Sep 28 (Prensa Latina) Cuba tops the list of Latin American countries with the highest percentage of the population (80.9) that received at least one dose of some Covid-19 vaccines.

Cuba has administered more than 19 million Covid-19 vaccine doses

Published on: September 25, 2021
01:00

Havana, Sep 25 (Prensa Latina) Cuba had administered 19,392,280 doses of the national Covid-19 vaccines until September 22, the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) reported on Friday.

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