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International Migrants Day, 18 December 2022

BOUEDRAO — Wed, 14 Dec 2022 16:59:00 +0000

Sunday, 18 December 2022 - 9:00am

On 4 December 2000, the General Assembly, taking into account the large and increasing number of migrants in the world, proclaimed 18 December International Migrants Day (A/RES/55/93). On that day, in 1990, the Assembly adopted the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (A/RES/45/158).

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International Migrants Day 2021: Harnessing the potential of human mobility

BOUEDRAO — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 20:19:00 +0000

Saturday, 18 December 2021 - 9:00am

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Observance of International Youth Day 2021 - Transforming food systems: Youth innovation for human and planetary health

BOUEDRAO — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 14:39:00 +0000

Thursday, 12 August 2021 - 9:00am

In 1999, General Assembly resolution 54/120 endorsed the recommendation made by the World Conference of Ministers of Youth (Lisbon, 8-12 August 1998) that 12 August be declared International Youth Day. Such a day provides an opportunity to celebrate young peoples’ views and initiatives on a global scale.

The theme of International Youth Day 2021 is, “Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health”, with the aim of highlighting that the success of such a global effort will not be achieved without the meaningful participation of young people.

The Population Division has mainstreamed work on youth and adolescents by disaggregating its main datasets, including the estimates and projections of world population and the estimates of the international migrant stock, by age and sex. The Division also produces publications focusing on youth- and adolescent-related population and development issues such as fertility and migration. Selected publications, datasets and other resources focusing on youth, adolescents and young people from the Division and the Commission on Population and Development are listed below.

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Ms. Christine Gould, Founder and CEO Thought for Food, High-level panel on the road towards the Food Systems Summit, CPD54, 20 April 2021 [video]
Population, food security, nutrition and sustainable development. CPD54 (2021)
Population, food security, nutrition and sustainable development (2021/1). Resolution adopted by the CPD at its 54th session
Adolescents and youth. CPD45 (2012)
Adolescents and youth (2012/1). Resolution adopted by the CPD at its 45th session

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World Contraception Day

MSTOCKTO — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 21:24:00 +0000

Wednesday, 26 September 2018 - 10:00am

26 September is observed by the international community as World Contraception Day. The right of all couples and individuals to decide freely and responsibly on the number and spacing of their children was asserted at the International Conference on Population and Development in 1994, and is reflected in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development under target 3.7. “By 2030, ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health-care services, including for family planning, information and education, and the integration of reproductive health into national strategies and programmes”.

As part of its contribution to monitoring of progress on internationally-agreed targets, the Population Division produces datasets that inform the global monitoring of the progress on commitments made by the Member States on reproductive health. The datasets are used for the global monitoring of the indicator 3.7.1. “Proportion of women of reproductive age (aged 15–49 years) who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern methods”.

Key results from the analysis of these datasets are:

Globally, among women of reproductive age who are married or in a union, the proportion whose need for family planning is satisfied with modern contraceptive methods increased from 75 per cent in 2000 to 77 per cent in 2018.
Progress has been especially significant in the least developed countries, where this proportion increased from 39 per cent in 2000 to 59 per cent in 2018.
Nevertheless, in 2018, there remain 45 countries, including 27 in sub-Saharan Africa, where less than half of the existing need for family planning is satisfied with modern methods.

The evidence presented in these data sets supports recent calls to increase investments in family planning, especially in the regions of the world where contraceptive prevalence and the demand for family planning satisfied by modern methods are still low, and the number of women of reproductive age is increasing rapidly.

World Cities Day

MSTOCKTO — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 15:49:33 +0000

Wednesday, 31 October 2018 - 10:00am

The 51�Թ� General Assembly has designated the 31st of October as World Cities Day, by its resolution 68/239. The Day is expected to greatly promote the international community’s interest in global urbanization, push forward cooperation among countries in meeting opportunities and addressing challenges of urbanization, and contributing to sustainable urban development around the world.

World Population Day

MSTOCKTO — Thu, 10 Jan 2019 15:02:00 +0000

Thursday, 11 July 2019 - 10:00am

Population Division - International day

International Migrants Day, 18 December 2022

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International Migrants Day 2021: Harnessing the potential of human mobility

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Observance of International Youth Day 2021 - Transforming food systems: Youth innovation for human and planetary health

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World Contraception Day

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World Population Day

World Population day is an annual event, observed on July 11 every year, which seeks to raise awareness of global population issues.