World Population Day

In 1989, the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme recommended, in its decision 89/46, that 11 July should be observed by the international community as World Population Day.  Today, attention is focused on the importance of population issues in the context of overall development plans and programmes.  With reproductive health problems as the leading cause of ill health and death of women of childbearing age worldwide, this year, World Population Day is devoted to the theme of “Universal Access to Reproductive Services”.

UN Resources

Photo: World Population Reaches 7 Billion.  1 November 2011. UN Photo/Rick Bajornas.

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