11th July marks the World Population Day, which was instituted in 1989 when the earth reached the population of Five Billion on 11th July 1987. The United Nations authorized the event as a vehicle to build an awareness of humans and impact of humans on the environment.
The world population is expected to reach 9 billion between 2040 and 2050. World Population Day is observed by taking up a theme for the year. Theme for the year 2009 was “Fight Poverty, Educate Girls.” There was emphasis on building awareness about importance of educating girls for economic solutions.
World Population Day 2010 highlights the importance of data for development. The focus is on the 2010 round of the population and housing census, data analysis for development and UNFPA’s lead role in population and development.
This is a day to think about population-related issues in an ever more crowded world. This also affords excellent opportunity for spreading awareness and advocacy on the issue of population stabilization in view of the finite resources and bright future.
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