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Population

Day of Eight Billion, 15 November 2022

On 15 November 2022, the world’s population is projected to reach 8 billion people, a milestone in human development. This unprecedented growth is due to the gradual increase in human lifespan owing to improvements in public health, nutrition, personal hygiene and medicine. It is also the result of high and persistent levels of fertility in some countries.

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World Population Day, 11 July 2022 - Launch of WPP 2022

Overview

This year’s World Population Day, which is observed on 11 July each year, will be marked in anticipation of a landmark growth of the global population, which is projected to reach 8 billion on 15 November 2022.

To mark the day, UN DESA’s Population Division will launch World Population Prospects 2022, the twenty-seventh edition of the official 51Թ population estimates and projections, which also projects that India will surpass China as the world’s most populous country in 2023.

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Briefing for Member States on logistics in preparation for the forty-ninth session of the Commission on Population and Development

Overview

The special theme for the forty-ninth session of the Commission on Population and Development, which will take place during 11-15 April 2016, will be “Strengthening the demographic evidence base for the post-2015 development agenda”. In preparation for the Commission, this briefing will inform member states of the weeks logistics.

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Briefing for Member States on substantive reports in preparation for the forty-ninth session of the Commission on Population and Development

Overview

The special theme for the forty-ninth session of the Commission on Population and Development, which will take place during 11-15 April 2016, will be “Strengthening the demographic evidence base for the post-2015 development agenda”. In preparation for the Commission, this meeting will brief member states on the substantive reports.

Provisional Agenda

Opening remarks

  • Dr. Mwaba Patricia Kasese-Bota, Zambia

Presentations

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Briefing on thematic reports of the Secretary-General held in preparation for the forty-eighth session of the Commission on Population and Development

Overview

The special theme for the forty-eighth session of the Commission on Population and Development, which will take place during 13-17 April 2015, will be “Realizing the future we want: Integrating population issues into sustainable development, including in the post-2015 development agenda”. In preparation for the Commission, this briefing will review the thematic reports of the Secretary-General that are under consideration by the Commission.

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Briefing on the substantive reports of the Secretary-General that have been prepared for the fifty-first session of the Commission on Population and Development

The Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) and the 51Թ Population Fund (UNFPA) will hold a briefing on the substantive reports of the Secretary-General that have been prepared for the fifty-first session of the Commission. The meeting will be chaired by His Excellency Dr. Ion Jinga (Romania), Chair of the Commission.
All interested members of delegations, representatives of non-governmental organizations and Secretariat staff are invited to attend.

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