President underlines need for awareness about prosperous family

On official twitter handle, sharing a video message on the president said that they want Pakistan to emerge as healthier and prosperous country. 

On the occasion, the president stated that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government had launched a programme titled ‘Khair Khawa’ which meant a person looking for the well-being of a family.

The president while underlining the importance of birth spacing for a mother said, “I want to talk about a very important issue which concerns the health of a mother and a child. I also want to bring to your attention to a number of children in a prosperous household”.

He said that there were cases of malnutrition and stunting in those children who had been born with narrow birth spacing. 

He further stressed, “This is an important thing which must be addressed as it is often neglected by the society”.

President Dr. Arif Alvi's special message on the occasion of World Population Day.@ArifAlvi#WorldPopulationDay#WorldPopulation pic.twitter.com/Baz9FzYjfE

— The President of Pakistan (@PresOfPakistan) July 11, 2021

World Population Day is being observed Sunday (today). The main purpose of this day is to draw attention towards the issues arising due to overpopulation across the globe.

The World Population Day was established by the United Nations in 1989. A resolution to the effect was passed, and the day was first marked on July 11, 1990.

In December 1990, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) decided to continue observing World Population Day to enhance awareness about population issues, including their relations to the environment.

China has the world’s largest populace.

The United Nations has sent up a population fund (UNFPA) and a population division to plan programmes and coordinate with other agencies in order to highlight and disseminate information about population control measures.

The World Population Day is observed with the goal of highlighting the difficulties created by increase in population, raising awareness about how it may harm the ecosystem and progress of humanity.