POPULATION: Promise Rises With a Problem | LDC-IV

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May 10 2011 (IPS) - ISTANBUL, May 10, 2011 (IPS) – On the face of it, a rapidly rising population among the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) spells the usual doom about adequate resource distribution. But the least developed are also among the youngest in the world – and well channelled, they can be a valuable asset, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) head Babatunde Osotimehin told IPS.