World Population Day, 11th July

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World Population Day11th July
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World Population Day came into existence when the
world population reached 500 crores in 1987,
intending to address the public interest and
educate the people about the population issues
like benefits of family planning, gender
equality, poverty, maternal health, human rights,
etc.
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World Population Day 2022 Theme 

• This 2022 year, World population day 2022
  theme is "A world of 8 billion Towards a
  resilient future for all - harnessing
  opportunities and ensuring rights and choices for
  all".
• The theme aims to promote a flexible and
  sustainable future for approx. eight hundred
  crore people around the globe with an effort to
  create equal opportunity and rights to grow and
  lead a quality life and, at the same time, take
  care of the alarming issues happening due to
  population increase like global warming and
  maintaining the balance between population growth
  and natural resources ecosystem.

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History of World Population Day

• World population day was established in 1989
  by the then Governing Council of the United
  Nations Development Programme, to address the
  urgency and importance of population issues
  created due to outgrowing population.
• In 1987 the world population had reached
  500 crore, this figure triggered the idea of
  having one dedicated day to promote awareness of
  population issues, including their relations to
  the environment and development.

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Objective of the World Population Day

• Educating youth about sexuality and late marriage
  till they understand their responsibilities
• World population day indented to protect and
  empower youths of both genders.
• Promoting youth-friendly measures to prevent
  unwanted pregnancies among youths.
• Educating people to avoid gender stereotypes in
  society
• As part of essential primary health care,
  ensuring every couple has unhindered access to
  reproductive health services.
• Educating couples about pregnancy-related
  illnesses to make them aware of early childbirth
  danger

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