1.0 link 229883 <![CDATA[World Population Day Highlights Educating Girls]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/maria-eitel/world-population-day-high_b_229883.html A quick note from Maria: the Nike Foundation's Managing Director, Lisa MacCallum suggested we take a moment to comment on World Population Day. Following is her take on things.

Today, Saturday, July 11, is the 20th annual World Population Day. Its whole goal is to raise awareness of global population issues. It's a big deal.

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) estimates that the global population will reach 9.1 billion by 2050. That's 36 percent more than today's population, and scientists...

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