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Environment dominates debates at UN population commission, chairman says

5 April 2001
Economic Development

The relationship between demographic factors and environmental degradation -- now under discussion at the United Nations Commission on Population and Development -- remains a divisive issue, that body's chairman said today.

Efficacy and safety of Norplant contraceptive confirmed by UN study

2 April 2001
Health

A five-year international study of users of Norplant® implants in eight developing countries "confirms the safety with respect to serious disease and the high contraceptive efficacy" of the method, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) announced over the weekend.