Population


POP/689
12 November 1998


Press Release
POP/689


UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND AMBASSADOR NAMED WOMAN OF THE YEAR

19981112 NEW YORK, 11 November (UNFPA) -– United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Special Ambassador Waris Dirie has been named "Woman of the Year" by Glamour magazine.

Ms. Dirie, activist and supermodel, is a Special Ambassador for the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation for the UNFPA.

POP/684
27 October 1998


Press Release
POP/684


UN RELEASES 1998 WORLD POPULATION ESTIMATES AND PROJECTIONS

19981027 World Population Expected to Reach 6 Billion in 1999 And Likely to Approach 9 Billion by 2050, But Fertility is Declining Globally