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7 Billion Actions is a worldwide campaign established by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in 2011 to commemorate the world population milestone of 7 billion people. UNFPA is a United Nations organization that works on population and development issues, with an emphasis on reproductive health and gender equality.
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), formerly the United Nations Fund for Population Activities, is a UN agency aimed at improving reproductive and maternal health worldwide. [1] Its work includes developing national healthcare strategies and protocols, increasing access to birth control , and leading campaigns against child marriage ...
The Day of Seven Billion, October 31, 2011, is the day that was officially designated by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) as the approximate day on which the world's population reached seven billion people. [2]
The "Day of Seven Billion" was targeted by the United States Census Bureau to be in March 2012, [15] while the Population Division of the United Nations suggested 31 October 2011, [16] and the latter date was officially designated by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) as the approximate day on which the world's population reached seven ...
Pages in category "United Nations Population Fund" ... UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador This page was last edited on 10 December 2015, at 12:51 (UTC). ...
Population is the term typically used to refer to the number of people in a ... Earth's population exceeded seven billion in October 2011. According to UNFPA, ...
In February 2011, the media watchdog Palestinian Media Watch posted a report on its web bulletin implicating the United Nations for partnering in the campaign. Referring to a video clip aired "on more than 50 Arab TV stations" portraying Mughrabi as a heroine, the report stated: "The clip was broadcast as part of the 'White Hands Campaign - The ...
Demographic dividend, as defined by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), is "the economic growth potential that can result from shifts in a population’s age structure, mainly when the share of the working-age population (15 to 64) is larger than the non-working-age share of the population (14 and younger, and 65 and older)". [1]