All posts tagged "overpopulation"

  • In this Nov. 5, 2014 photo, Egyptian children push each other as a woman takes a photograph of them with her mobile phone on the outskirts of the town of Aga., Egypt. Minister of State for Population Hala Youssef told The Associated Press on Tuesday, June 9, 2015, that the government is providing financial incentives to keep children in school, expanding family planning services and boosting public awareness. The Egyptian government aims to reduce the country's surging fertility rate to 2.4 over the next 15 years, from its current rate of 3.5. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
    Overpopulated Egypt seeks to reduce fertility rate by 2030

    CAIRO (AP) — Egypt aims to reduce its surging fertility rate over the next 15 years, a government minister said Tuesday, in an effort to address overpopulation concerns in the Arab world’s most populous country. With around...

    • Posted June 9, 2015
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