World Population Day being observed today
World Population Day is being observed across the world, including Pakistan today.
ISLAMABAD (Online) - World Population Day is being observed today (Thursday, July 11) and it aims to raise awareness of the issue of adolescent pregnancy.
As the world population edged to 7 billion people in 2011 (up from 2.5 billion in 1950)‚ it has had profound implications for development.
A world of 7 billion is both a challenge and an opportunity with implications on sustainability‚ urbanization‚ access to health services and youth empowerment.
According to the UN‚ about 16 million girls under age 18 give birth each year. Another 3.2 million undergo unsafe abortions.
