World population to touch 8 billion mark on January 1: Reports
The world population is set to officially cross 8 billion mark on January 1, 2024, as per data released by the US Census Bureau.
‘Milestone for humanity’ as UN celebrates 8 billionth birth
New York: The Day of 8 Billion, officially marked on Tuesday, is a milestone moment for human longevity, according to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), “signalling major improvements in public health”, but it also comes with warnings of worsening economic inequality and environmental damage.
New York: United Nations Population Fund said the global population touched the 8 billion mark on Tuesday.
World population to reach 8 billion this year, as growth rate slows: Report
New York: 15 November 2022 is predicted to be the day that the global population reaches eight billion. The projection is revealed in the UN’s World Population Prospects 2022 report, which also shows that India is on course to surpass China as the world’s most populous country in 2023.
By 2030, half world’s population will be exposed to flooding, storms, tsunamis
New York: By the year 2030, an estimated 50 per cent of the world's population will live in coastal areas which are exposed to flooding, storms and tsunamis.
UN population forum urged to examine ways to protect people on the move, make cities work better
New York, Apr 10 (IBNS): A great migration of humanity into cities is under way, and with millions drawn to urban areas for the promise of a better life, the main United Nations forum on population opened its annual session on Monday examining ways to protect people on the move and help create cities that can embrace the massive number of new arrivals.