World Population Day: UN Scribe Sees Rapid Population Growth As Challenge Of Sustainable Dev’t - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 11, 2019
UN Secretary-General António Guterres hasidentified rapid population growth and vulnerability to climate change as thechallenges faced by the world’s least developed countries in their drive towardsustainable development.
The UN scribe said this in a statementpublished on the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Website onThursday to commemorate the World Population Day celebrated on July 11 of everyyear.
According to him, some other countries arefacing the challenge of ageing populations, the need to promote healthy, activeageing as well as accessing adequate social protection.
He said that the world’s overall population“continues to increase”, but the growth had been uneven.
Guterres said that in the course of managing population trends, “we must also recognise the relationship between population, development, and individual well-being”