World Population Day 11 July

Did you know?

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Ø  Despite constitutional guarantees of gender equality in many countries, worldwide, on average, women enjoy just 75% of the legal rights of men.

 

Ø  Quantitative surveys suggest that between 4% - 29% of women who use contraception do so without their husbands’ or partners’ knowledge.

 

Ø  Only 55% of women have the power to make their own decisions about their bodies should be a wake-up call to governments, policymakers and development institutions.

 

Ø  An estimated 58% of female victims of murder were killed by an intimate partner or member of their own family, amounting to 137 women every day. This has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic—and violence against women has been deemed the “shadow pandemic”.

Rights and choices are the answer:

Whether baby boom or bust, the solution to shifting fertility rates lies in prioritizing the reproductive health and rights of all people

 

World Population Dashboard

The World Population Dashboard showcases global population data, including fertility rate, gender parity in school enrolment, information on sexual and reproductive health, and much more. Together, these data shine a light on the health and rights of people around the world, especially women and young people.

 

https://www.un.org/en

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