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1. UNFPA. 2004. The State of World Population 2004. New York: UNFPA, p. 89.

2. Ibid. p. 90.

3. UN Millennium Project. “Fast Facts: The Face of Poverty.” Web Site: http://www.unmillenniumproject.org/facts/index.htm. Accessed 1 July 2005.

4. UN Millennium Project. 2005. Halving Hunger: It Can Be Done. Summary version of the report of the Task Force on Hunger. New York: UN Millennium Project, p. 1. Web site: http://www.unmillenniumproject.org/reports/tf_hunger.htm.

5. UN Millennium Project. “Fast Facts: The Face of Poverty” Web site: http://www.unmillenniumproject.org/facts/index.htm. Accessed 1 July 2005.

6. UNFPA. 2004. The State of World Population 2004. New York: UNFPA, p. 7.

7. UNAIDS. 2004. AIDS Epidemic Update, December 2004. Geneva: UNAIDS, p.16. Web site: http://www.unaids.org/wad2004.

8. UNFPA. 2004. The State of World Population 2004. New York: UNFPA, p. 64.

9. United Nations. Department of Economic and Social Affairs/Population Division. 2005. World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision, Highlights. New York: United Nations, p. vi. Web site: http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/WPP2004/2004Highlights_finalrevised.pdf.

10. Ibid.

11. Ibid. p. vii.

12. Ibid. p.vi.

13. Ibid. pp. vi, vii, viii.

14. Ibid. p. viii

15. Ibid.

16. Ibid.

17. UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs/Population Division. International Migration Report 2002 (New York, US, 2002): pp9-16. Figures cited are for period 1990-2000).

18. UNFPA and International Migration Policy Programme. 2004./ Meeting the Challenge of Migration: Progress Since the ICPD. /New York: UNFPA, p. 48.

19. United Nations. Department of Economic and Social Affairs/Population Division. 2005. World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision, Highlights. New York: United Nations, p. 19. Web site: http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/WPP2004/2004Highlights_finalrevised.pdf.

20. UNFPA and International Migration Policy Programme. 2004. Meeting the Challenge of Migration: Progress Since the ICPD. New York: UNFPA, p.13.

21. United Nations. Department of Economic and Social Affairs/Population Division. 2005. World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision, Highlights. New York: United Nations, p. 19. Web site: http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/WPP2004/2004Highlights_finalrevised.pdf.

22. Ibid.

23. UNFPA. 2004. International Migration and Development: A Round Table Presentation. New York: UNFPA, p. viii.

24. UNFPA and International Migration Policy Programme. 2004. Meeting the Challenge of Migration: Progress Since the ICPD. New York: UNFPA, p. 74.

25. United Nations. Department of Economic and Social Affairs/Population Division. 2005. World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision, Highlights. New York: United Nations, p. vii, ix. Web site: http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/WPP2004/2004Highlights_finalrevised.pdf.

26. Ibid. p. ix.

27. Ibid.

28. Ibid.

29. UNFPA. 2002. Population Ageing and Development: Social, Health and Gender Issues. New York: UNFPA, p.11.

30. United Nations. Department of Economic and Social Affairs/Population Division. 2005. World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision, Highlights. New York: United Nations, p. ix. Web site: http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/WPP2004/2004Highlights_finalrevised.pdf.

31. UNFPA. 2004. The State of World Population 2004. New York: UNFPA, p. 73.

32. United Nations. Department of Economic and Social Affairs/Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: The 2003 Revision. New York: United Nations, p.3. Web site: http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/wup2003/WUP2003Report.pdf.

33. Ibid.

34. Ibid. pp. 3-5.

35. UN-HABITAT. “Urbanization: Facts and Figures.” Web site: http://www.unhabitat.org/mediacentre/documents/backgrounder5.doc. Accessed 1 July 2005.

36. Ibid.

37. UUN-HABITAT. 2005. World Habitat Day, 2005. Theme: Millennium Development Goals and the City. Nairobi: UN-HABITAT, p. 1. Web site: http://www.unhabitat.org/whd/2005/default.asp.

38. Ibid.

39. Sclar, Elliott D., Pietro Garau and Gabriella Carolini. The 21st Century Health Challenge of Slums and Cities. The Lancet. Vol. 365, 5 March 2005. Web site: http://www.unmillenniumproject.org/documents/TheLancetSlums.pdf.

40. UN Millennium Project. 2005. “Fast Facts: The Face of Poverty.” Web site: http://www.unmillenniumproject.org/facts/index.htm. Accessed 1 July 2005.

41. UNFPA. 2001. Population and Poverty Linkages: Operational Challenges. New York: UNFPA, p. 21.

42. UNFPA. 2001. The State of World Population 2001. New York: UNFPA, p.6.

43. UNFPA. 2001. Population and Poverty Linkages: Operational Challenges. New York: UNFPA, p.. 27.