The World Population Has Reached 8 Billion – Now What?

The World Population Has Reached 8 Billion – Now What?

The global population has reached 8 billion, what does this mean for the future of our world?

Dr. Rachel Snow of the United Nations Population Fund is here to answer your questions.

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Patricia, 23, arrived at the fair in Ahua Village, Côte d’Ivoire, knowing very little about contraception. But she was intrigued. "I do not want to have more children now because I do not have the means to support them," she said. © UNFPA WCARO
Dr. Natalia Kanem spends time with midwives and UNFPA staff at the D5 reproductive health clinic in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. © UNFPA Bangladesh/Lauren Anders Brown
Family planning is helping women in Myanmar protect their health and families. © UNFPA Myanmar ​
Наталия Канем

Сегодня самое главное в демографической политике — не цифры, а люди и право каждого человека и каждой пары свободно решать, хотят ли они иметь детей, и если да, то когда и сколько. Но так было не всегда.