UN Holidays - World Population Day

The population on our planet is growing annually by approximately 90 million people Such active growth has a negative impact on the environment, natural resources, level of education and well-being In order to bring all these problems to people and prevent the destruction of the Earth, a population holiday was approved In 1989, at the annual meeting of the UNEP (UN Program Governing Council) council, it approved the date of the annual celebration of World Population Day on July 11 The number was not chosen by chance; it was on this day in 1987 that the world's population reached 5 billion people This date went down in history as the “Birthday of the Five Billionth Man” The accelerated rate of demographic growth of the population could not be ignored, and the UN Council decided to establish a day through which it would be possible to draw attention to the problem of all humanity This is not a holiday that is celebrated on a large scale, with festivities and fireworks The purpose of this day is to draw attention to the pressing problem of population From 1960-2000, the number of people on Earth doubled; by 2017, this figure exceeded 75 billion The population growth rate is 13%, with 95% of the number of newborns occurring in poor countries All this ultimately leads to illiteracy, hunger and disease According to forecasts, the world population will exceed 8 billion by 2023, and 9 billion by 2050, while 40% of this number will be residents of China and India Unfortunately, our planet is simply not designed for such a number of inhabitants; the shortage of water and energy resources will also become sensitive for developed countries A deficiency of these essential components for life will lead to wars, the extinction of some species of animals and plants, and ultimately to the possible death of civilization The UN's mission is to monitor and help implement family planning programs It is necessary to achieve an even distribution of the population, increase the birth rate in Europe, Russia, America and decrease it in third world countries The growth of crime, illiteracy, poverty, all this will lead to the inevitable death of the world as we know it Therefore, it is worth thinking carefully about this issue and approaching them wisely and competently 1 On July 11, 1987, in Croatia (Zagreb), the five billionth inhabitant of the Earth was born, and the seven billionth was born on October 31, 2011 2 The 2010 All-Russian Population Census showed that the population of Russia decreased by 22% over 8 years 3 According to forecasts, by 2050 the population of Russia will be only 55 million people, while in China and India it will exceed 15 billion And the total number of people on Earth will approach 11 billion 4 The first census of Russian citizens took place in 1926, the results were published in 56 books They provide data on employment, demographic statistics, income, level of education and health status 5 Scientific study of population began in the 17th century AD; regular registration in Europe and America was established only in the 19th century, and in other countries in the 20th century Every year this holiday is held under a certain slogan, “Access to reproductive health services”, “every person is important”, “population equality”, “investing in the new generation” All these are not just words; everyone needs to move in this direction if you want to exist in a peaceful and developed world