The clock is ticking. The World Population
is predicted to hit the seven billion mark on 31 October this year. "A
world of 7 billion is both a challenge and an opportunity," UN Population
Fund (UNFPA) Executive Director Mr. Babatunde Osotimehin said in announcing the
UN prediction.
The world population has increased by one billion since 1999 and by two billion since 1987. “What is astounding is that the last two billions have been reached in record time... The population has been adding new billions every 12 years in the last 25 years," said Mrs. Hania Zlotnik, Director of the Population Division at the UN Department of Economic and Social Affiars (DESA).
This year humanity is reaching a historical
milestone. Before the year is finished, 7 billion human beings will be sharing this
earth. On the 11 July, World Population Day, we should all as individuals stop
for a moment and think about the significance of this remarkable fact.
World Population Day – July 11, 2011
