Magzoid Magazine - A Luxury Magazine in the Creative Space | July 2021

SPECIAL DAY
World
Population Day
World Population Day is observed on July 11 every year.
The day which is being
celebrated for over three
decades, is meant to
raise awareness about
solutions related to the
issues of a growing population. It
is aimed to shift the focus towards
the urgency and the significance of
issues related to population.
The World Population Day was
established by the Governing Council
of the United Nations Development
Programme in 1989. By resolution
45/216 of December
1990, the UN
General Assembly decided to
continue observing World Population
Day to enhance awareness of
population issues, including their
relations to the environment and
development.
It was first marked on 11 July 1990 in
more than 90 countries. Since then, a
number of United Nations Population
Fund (UNFPA) country offices and
other organizations and institutions
commemorate World Population Day,
in partnership with governments and
civil society.
The day is
significant because it highlights the
problems of overpopulation, raises
awareness about the effects of
overpopulation on the environment
and development. It also talks about
the health problems faced by child
bearing women and the importance
of family planning, gender equality,
poverty, maternal health and human
rights.
The day was inspired by the public
interest in Five Billion Day on July 11,
1987, the approximate date on which
the world’s population reached five
billion people. The world has come
a long way since then. As of June
2021, according to the worldmeters
website, the world population has
hit an all-time high at 7.9 billion
people.
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