11th July World Population Day Current Affairs

July 11: World Population Day

-July 11, 2021

1. Every year, World Population Day is celebrated by United Nations. This year the day is celebrated under the following theme Theme: “How to Safeguard the heath and rights of women and girls now” amid the pandemic. Highlights This year, the World Population Day will focus on “Health, Rights of Women and Girls”. Significance Every year ..

2. World Population Day is observed every year across the world on 11 July. Its observance is aimed to shift focus towards urgency and significance of issues related to population. About World Population Day Background:  The World Population Day was established by the Governing Council of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in 1989. Why 11 July? .

3. The World Population Day (WPD) is observed every year on 11th of July to focus attention on the urgency and importance of population issues. Unlike every year, this year (2019) there is no specific theme but the day aims to draw attention towards maternal health. This year, the day calls for global attention to the ..

4. The World Population Day is observed across the world on July 11 to attention on the urgency and importance of population issue. Observance of the day aims at increase people’s awareness on various population issues such as the importance of family planning, maternal health, gender equality, poverty and human rights. 2017 theme: “Family Planning- Empowering .

5. The World Population Day is observed across the world on July 11 to attention on the urgency and importance of population issue. 2016 Theme: “Investing in teenage girls”. It focuses on the empowerment of teenage girls. The theme highlights the importance of empowering teenage girls by providing them access to basic information about their health, ..

#To support family planning 9 Standards are being set. They are as follows:

- Non-discrimination: On the basis of race, sex, language, religion, political affiliation, age, economic status, disability status, place of residence, marital status, etc. information regarding family planning and services cannot be restricted.

- Available: It is the duty of the country to ensure that family planning commodities and services are accessible to everyone.

- Acceptable: In a proper manner contraceptive measures and information must be provided while respecting both modern medical ethics and cultures.

- Good quality: Information regarding family planning must be accurate.

- Informed decision-making: Each individual must be empowered to make reproductive choices with full autonomy, free of pressure, and coercion.

- Privacy and Confidentiality: When seeking family planning, information, and services, all individuals must enjoy the right to privacy.

- Participation: Countries must ensure active and informed participation of individuals in decisions that affect them, including health issues.

- Accountability: It is the duty of all leaders, policymakers, health systems, and education systems to be accountable to the people in making them realise the human right to family planning.