World Population Day is annually observed on 11th July around the world to spread awareness about population growth and other related issues. In other words, to warn us of the dangers of overpopulation. These dangers include water shortages, food shortages, increased pollution, poverty and wars over scarce resources.
According to statistics, the total population recorded as of March 2015 is more than 7.2 billion. This figure indicates that we need to realize the dire consequences population growth can have. Now is the time to act towards ways we can control overpopulation.
The current 1.8 billion young people are the torchbearers of the future, grappling with social and economic realities, challenging norms and values, and building the foundation of the world’s future.
But, how will they achieve their goals if the dangers of overpopulation - poverty, inequality and human rights violations - seem to limit their collective and personal potentials?
The theme for this year’s World Population Day is:
“Vulnerable Population in Emergencies” – aimed at highlighting the special needs of women and adolescent girls during conflicts and humanitarian disasters.
The United Nations is fighting a tough battle against growing humanitarian emergencies triggered mostly by military conflicts that are displacing people by the millions. In terms of their needs and vulnerabilities, the effect of their forced displacement may be: they face loss of their home, their livelihood, their community.
According to the latest U.N. figures, the number of forcibly displaced people has risen to a whopping number – almost 60 million at the end of 2014. This figure will continue to rise through 2015, deducing from the exceptional number of refugees fleeing their home countries. Among these, most women and adolescent girls face particular threats as a result of the absence of health and other essential services that they need.
The World Population Day is observed not only to prevent the population boom but also focus on the existing populace – their health, identity, housing, employment and other aids – so that they are alleviated of poverty. Poverty leads to lack of education and this is the primary fallout for below par family planning. Empowering and safeguarding the well-being of women is also a pre-requisite and the United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA) seeks to do that. Empowering the girl child is strengthening the foundation of a better future, not only for her but also for her progeny.
On this World Population Day, it is our joint endeavour to strike at the grass root level and aid the vulnerable populations – the girl-child, the young minds and the refugees – so that they have access to help in preventing the dilemma of population increase.
- OPSPL, Goa
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The current 1.8 billion young people are the torchbearers of the future, grappling with social and economic realities, challenging norms and values, and building the foundation of the world’s future.
But, how will they achieve their goals if the dangers of overpopulation - poverty, inequality and human rights violations - seem to limit their collective and personal potentials?
The theme for this year’s World Population Day is:
“Vulnerable Population in Emergencies” – aimed at highlighting the special needs of women and adolescent girls during conflicts and humanitarian disasters.
The United Nations is fighting a tough battle against growing humanitarian emergencies triggered mostly by military conflicts that are displacing people by the millions. In terms of their needs and vulnerabilities, the effect of their forced displacement may be: they face loss of their home, their livelihood, their community.
According to the latest U.N. figures, the number of forcibly displaced people has risen to a whopping number – almost 60 million at the end of 2014. This figure will continue to rise through 2015, deducing from the exceptional number of refugees fleeing their home countries. Among these, most women and adolescent girls face particular threats as a result of the absence of health and other essential services that they need.
The World Population Day is observed not only to prevent the population boom but also focus on the existing populace – their health, identity, housing, employment and other aids – so that they are alleviated of poverty. Poverty leads to lack of education and this is the primary fallout for below par family planning. Empowering and safeguarding the well-being of women is also a pre-requisite and the United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA) seeks to do that. Empowering the girl child is strengthening the foundation of a better future, not only for her but also for her progeny.
On this World Population Day, it is our joint endeavour to strike at the grass root level and aid the vulnerable populations – the girl-child, the young minds and the refugees – so that they have access to help in preventing the dilemma of population increase.
- OPSPL, Goa
