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Population and Poverty
Of the 151 developing countries that responded to the
UNFPA global survey(10) in 2003, 136 indicated that they
had taken into account population-poverty interactions
to some degree, although only 77 countries, or 57
per cent, had taken two or more measures to address
them. At the time of the last global survey in 1994,
only 13 per cent of developing countries reported any
action on this issue.
Countries have adopted diverse strategies to address
population and poverty, including the adoption of
broad population and development measures in 108
countries (79 per cent); the establishment of special
strategies for migrants, refugees, internally displaced
persons and other vulnerable groups in 39 countries (29
per cent); and the instituting of measures for income
generation and women’s empowerment in 25 countries
(18 per cent). About 20 countries (14 per cent), had
strategies to lower fertility levels while a similar number
had strategies to reduce population growth.
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