n 1989, the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme recommended that 11 July be observed by the international community as World Population Day to focus attention on the urgency and importance of population issues.
UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, and every young person's potential is fulfilled. Addressing these topics is essential to addressing the needs of the world’s growing population and the impact this growth will have on development.
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n 1989, the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme recommended that 11 July be observed by the international community as World Population Day to focus attention on the urgency and importance of population issues.
UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, and every young person's potential is fulfilled. Addressing these topics is essential to addressing the needs of the world’s growing population and the impact this growth will have on development.
- See more at: http://www.unfpa.org/events/world-population-day#sthash.N8Rlddkc.dpufVulnerable Populations in Emergencies
Theme: Vulnerable populations in emergencies
Women, children and young people make up over three quarters of the more than 50 million people who have been forcibly displaced from their homes by conflict and disasters in most parts of the world. Girls and women in crisis situations face a much higher risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, violence, forced marriage, reproductive health-related illnesses and death due to the lack of protection and an absence of aid delivery to address their needs.
In protracted crises and many early recovery contexts, there is a lack of access to basic and comprehensive emergency obstetric services and family planning; services to treat survivors of gender-based violence are scant or non-existent; and care for and prevention of sexually transmitted infections is limited.
In 1989, the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme recommended that 11 July be observed by the international community as World Population Day to focus attention on the urgency and importance of population issues.
UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, and every young person's potential is fulfilled. Addressing these topics is essential to addressing the needs of the world’s growing population and the impact this growth will have on development.
