MIAMI.- World Day of Population is celebrated on July 11. This event was initiated by the Board of Directors of the Program of the United Nations for Development (UNDP).
The date was proclaimed in 1989 and its objective is to raise awareness about the problems that affect the population. The RAE defines the population as “the group of people who inhabit the earth or any geographical division of it.”
On the occasion of Population Day, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said: “Investing in data is important to understand the problems, find appropriate solutions and drive progress. Financing is also important. I urge countries to make the most of this year’s Future Summit to unlock affordable capital for sustainable development.” The summit will take place on 22 and 23 September.
The UN notes that over the past three decades societies around the world have made progress in improving the collection, analysis and use of demographic data. “New population figures, broken down by age, ethnicity, sex and other factorsnow reflect the diversity of our societies more accurately,” the organization said.
The United Nations reports that in 2021, the world’s population rose to almost 7.9 billion people. The world’s population for 2024 is 8.119 billion people. Estimates point to a population of 8.5 billion people by 2030, and 10.9 billion in 2100.
Rights for all
For this year 2024, United Nations calls for a commitment to do more “to ensure that our data systems capture the full diversity of human beings, so that everyone can be seen, exercise their rights and human rights and develop their full potential.”
On the other hand, the #OchoMilMillonesMásFuertes campaign of the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) works on eight global trends: slowing growth, fewer children, longer lives, people on the move, the aging of the population, population, women that survive men, two pandemics and a change of course.
The United Nations reports that more than two-thirds of the 800 million illiterate people in the world are women. Every two minutes, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth, but in conflict situations, the number of deaths is twice as high.
“In low- and middle-income countries, only one in four women achieves the desired fertility,” notes the UN.
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Source: United Nations / RAE / International Day Portal
