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WORLD Population Hits 7 BILLION
The United Nations says the world’s population has reached the 7 billion mark.
A number of “seven billionth” babies are being honored around the world. The Philippines was chosen as the first country to celebrate the symbolic birth – feting a baby girl born late Sunday in Manila.
The U. N. looks at the 7 billion milestone as a sign of people living longer and of improved birth survival rates.
One of the authors of a report from the U.N. Population Fund, Richard Kollodge, says many low-income countries of sub-Saharan Africa and some in Asia have seen a growth in population that is outpacing economic growth rates.
Asia’s population of 4.2 billion makes it the world’s most populous region.
Africa’s population is expected to triple to 3.6 billion people by the start of the next century.
Fertility rates in many European nations and Japan have dropped below the replacement rate, causing concern that shortages of labor and productivity could threaten the quality of life.
The report notes that the record population can be viewed as a success because it means people are living longer — average life expectancy has increased from about 48 years in the early 1950s to about 68 in the first decade of the 21st century — and more children are surviving worldwide. But not everyone has benefited from a higher quality of life.
In some of the poorest countries women are having more babies, stymieing development and perpetuating poverty; in some of the wealthier countries low fertility rates and a shortage of workers are raising concerns about the sustainability of economic growth and social programs.
THE 7 billion Milestone “Is a Challenge, An Opportunity And A Call To Action”…!
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A Man From Mindolo, Kitwe
October 31, 2011 at 3:26 pm
Wow! Its a landmark achievement in line with God’s request for us to “go out and multiply”
However, we could have easily reached these figures earlier had it not been for our inability to find cures for malaria, AIDS and TB.
Jo
October 31, 2011 at 3:40 pm
RTA’s and other accidents too
Bullman
October 31, 2011 at 3:41 pm
Asia has developed at break neck speed due to population demand. If only Africa could adopt this principle.
CHIKWELETE
October 31, 2011 at 3:41 pm
NOW TELL THIS BRITISH PM TO COMENT.SURELY WAS GOD WRONG TO CREAT MAN AND WOMAN? *****.
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kapungwe
October 31, 2011 at 7:34 pm
In times like this,we can make a lot of money by investing massively in agriculture as a nation .Its time we saw govt having there own state farms so that it doesn’t depend on mining alone.we can get more revenue from farming than from the deplenishing copper we solely depend on.We need to take advantage of this increase in population to develop our country.This does not apply to the govt alone,every one can take this opportunity to invest in farming especially those that are retiring.
purity
October 31, 2011 at 11:18 pm
thats nothing to me. Have they been to count all babies born in my village?
Magic Bird
November 1, 2011 at 5:40 am
There is a New world order that wants to kill all the poor in poor nations! ‘You’ will be either be poisoned thru medics or food aid. Aids is taking too long and too expensive to kill the poor.. so they are planning a faster way to do it, the planet cannot sustain 7 Billion people or more than that.
Start researching about this info. And warn your friends and relatives. You will find the info on ‘Youtbe’ just type in NEW WORLD ORDER and watch.
So now when the donors say jump you better start jumping, cuz they’ve got every nation by the balls. Christian nation or not!!
Pray that YOUR God will help you on this one. Soon you will realize that gays or no gays, christians or not…all humans are on the same boat, and the captain ARE THOSE that holds the power to do what ever they want whenever they want. Like puppets you will be directed what to do BY ORDER!
HAAMATAKO
November 1, 2011 at 7:25 am
Human fertility rising everyday….
wisdom
November 1, 2011 at 1:39 pm
Zambian’s population growth needs to reduce. lets come up with one child policy. the rate of jobs creaation is too slow.
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