Tag: United Nations
The number of people over the age of 100 is expected to exceed one million by 2030
When Josefa Maria’s da Conceicao didn’t want her cigarettes that day, her family understood that something had changed. It was early 2022. Conceicao, who has been a farmer in Brazil…
How many countries are there in the world?
Nearly 200 states are officially recognized by the United Nations. In recent history, the number of countries has thus quadrupled. But some are disputed by member states, others are subject…