Developing economies stand to win an extra $21 billion (19 billion euros) if they improve girls' health and sex education, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said Thursday.
More people in the world are obese than underweight, with child and adolescent obesity rising rapidly, particularly in developing nations, the United Nations said ahead of the second annual World Obesity Day on Tuesday.
Taiwan has become the world's fastest ageing country this decade, overtaking Japan, the US, Britain and other developed nations, according to a report published by the National Development Council (NDC).