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UN report: China lagging in sex ed

By Frederika Whitehead Awareness among China’s 161 million 15-24-year-olds is poor, while sex education and services are said to be inadequate.  China has a lot of work to do if it wants to provide adequate sexual health services for its 161 million 15- to 24-year-olds. A recent report funded by the…

UN: 7,000 Armenian women chose sex-selective abortion since 2006

The percentage of male children born in Armenia has risen significantly due to an increase in female foeticide, the United Nations Population Fund said on Monday. More than 7,000 Armenian women have had selective abortions over the past five years, according to a new study carried out by the UN…