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- To study means to acquire knowledge about a given subject, often by memorization or reading.
- A study is an experiment, especially a clinical trial.
- Study or studies may refer to a field of research or academics.
- A study is a kind of sketch or drawing made in order to practise or demonstrate a subject or technique; see drawing.
- A study — the French term etude is more frequently used — is a musical form also used to practise or demonstrate a subject or technique; see etude.
- A study is a room in a home used as an office or library; see study (room).
- Eduard Study was a 19th-century German mathematician.
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Women's centres re-open in Darfur with help from AU-UN mission
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500
Female internally displaced persons (IDPs) will again be able to learn job skills, take literacy classes and receive awareness programmes on reproductive health after the joint African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) helped reactivate women's centres at an IDP camp in the Sudanese region.
UN and World Bank voice concerns about funding for family planning
Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500
Family planning and other reproductive health services for women have fallen off the development radar of many poor countries, donors and aid agencies, according to the United Nations and the World Bank, which are warning of the impact this will have on already high maternal mortality rates.
Ensuring quality education among challenges for Syria, UNICEF chief says
Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500
Syria has made advances in achieving globally agreed development targets related to women and children, but still faces challenges in ensuring quality education, according to the head of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
UN experts tackle conspiracy of silence' over sexual violence in wartime
Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500
Women's rights activists, senior military figures and top United Nations officials met in New York this week to discuss what the world body's former humanitarian chief Jan Egeland described as "one of the biggest conspiracies of silence in history" - the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war.
Ban deeply distressed by rape of female inmates at DR Congo prison
Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced his deep distress at the rape of some 20 female inmates during an attempted escape from a prison in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and called on authorities to bring the perpetrators to justice.
Migiro urges greater efforts to end violence against women
Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500
Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro has pledged the support of the United Nations in ending violence against women, which she said will require adopting new laws, enforcing the ones that exist and working to change the backward mindsets that contribute to this scourge.
Census Bureau Population Estimates: PopClocks
US Population Estimate: 306,831,970 at 18:12 GMT (EST+5) Jul 04, 2009
World Population Estimate: 6,768,960,426 at 18:12 GMT (EST+5) Jul 04, 2009
Center for Demographic Research - A non-profit research center providing on population, housing and employment plus GIS mapping services and a range of publications.
CIESIN Dataset Guide - Georeferenced Population Data Sets for various countries
City Population - Principal cities and agglomerations of the world and of many countries (tables and maps).
Meta Description: [ City Population: the principal cities and agglomerations of the world and of many countries (tables and maps). ]
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Demography and Population Studies WWW Virtual Library - Organized collection of Internet links.
Development Education Program, World Bank Group - Teaching and learning materials on social, economic, and environmental issues of sustainable development, including extensive information on interpreting demographic data.
H-Demog: Historical Demography - H-Net discussion group dedicated to research, teaching, and historiography. Features subject overview, archives, reports, affiliations, links to related lists and resources, and subscription details. Includes interactive demographic data viewer.
Integrated Population, Land Use, and Emissions Data Project (CIESIN) - Linking georeferenced demographic and socioeconomic data with remote sensing data on land cover and use. Site offers access to several significant population-related and geographic databases.
Life courses in context - A collaboration based on 19th and 20th century Dutch population registers and censuses to provide demograpic information.
National Statistics Offices - Index to national statistics offices worldwide.
People Facts - Vital population statistics for countries presented in a sortable display.
Meta Description: [ Up-to-date, easy to understand and sortable people facts. Plus, population clocks for every country. ]
PopClocks: U.S. and World Population Clocks - Population estimates from the US Census Bureau, updated continuously.
Population Review - A journal of demography and population studies focusing on both the developing and developed world.
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