World population Day: Why is population Day celebrated?
Every year on July 11, World population Day is celebrated for the purpose of population control. The ever-increasing population has affected development. Due to this problems like unemployment, hunger, and illiteracy are increasing, and in such a situation, population control becomes an important step. Keeping this in mind, the United Nations started celebrating this day. Let us know the history related to it, its importance, and this year's theme.
History of population Day
On July 11, 1987, the global population reached 5 billion. The United Nations expressed concern over the increasing population. After this, on July 11, 1989, a program was organized in the United Nations to control the growing population and to bring awareness among the people about family planning. With this, World population Day was celebrated for the first time. This original date was decided by the United Nations General assembly to be 'World population Day' and made official in december 1990.
The theme of population Day 2022
Every year World population Day is celebrated with a theme. As the total world population nears the 8 million mark, the theme of World population Day 2022 is A world of 8 billion.
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