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Bringing together participants from some 500 indigenous groups worldwide, the Forum is focusing on the theme ""Indigenous Children and Youth"". Women in indigenous costume participate in today's session.

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Headline World Ferility Rates: Indigenous Family in Viet Nam

Caption Description A mother and her three children, part of the indigenous Hmong group, in Sin Chai, northwestern Viet Nam.
The general trend in world fertility rates shows they are in decline - due to a combination of factors, including economic development and the improved social role of women.

Unique Identifier UN7345384

NICA ID 491879

Production Date 06/23/2011 12:00:00 AM

Country Viet Nam

Credit UN Photo/Kibae Park

File size 6.97 MB