[Graphic News] World population grows, young girls struggle: UN
World NewsDec 4, 2016
The world‘s population grew slightly to 7.4 billion in 2016, the UN said, with a substantial youth bulge challenging political and social systems across the planet.The United Nations Population Fund released its 2016 State of the World Population report Thursday in Amman, Jordan. Daniel Baker, regional humanitarian coordinator and head of the fund’s Jordan country office, highlighted the potential fallout -- and gains -- to be had by overcoming the world‘s clear gender inequality in the half of