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World Population Day is celebrated each year on the 11th of July since 1989. Population is a big concern today. It is a leading cause of numerous other serious problems and it must be controlled to ensure a healthier and happier environment. World Population Day is a way to highlight the problems related to population to people living in different parts of the world. Many organizations including NGOs, hospitals, schools and offices organize activities and celebrate this day to share this global problem with people in an interesting way and seek help from them to control it.
World Population Day Celebration
World Population Day celebrations are an attempt to spread awareness about the problems occurring due to overpopulation as well as under population. There is particularly a dire need to educate people about the problems arising due to the growing population as it is leading to various other problems including increasing global warming, deforestation, unemployment, etc.
The United Nations encourages the celebration of this unique day to ensure that the purpose behind establishing this day is met. A number of activities are organized to celebrate this day at different places around the world. Various organizations come up with innovative ideas to celebrate this day and put across the point in an effective way.
World Population Day Activities
Many activities are organized to celebrate World Population Day. Some of these are as follows:
Skits and Plays
Skits and plays highlighting the problems occurring due to overpopulation are organized in countries with high population while those highlighting the concerns of under population are organized in countries where the population density is low.
Debate and Essay Writing Competitions
In schools and other educational institutes, debate competitions are organized to discuss the issues related to population. These include issues such as family planning, maternal health, gender equality, etc. Essay competitions on such topics are also held to help children understand the nitty-gritty’s of the problems with population in different parts of the country.
Speeches/ Presentations
Speeches are delivered at various places to address the problem of population. This helps in spreading awareness about this serious problem which is a cause of many other grave problems. People are also made aware about the ways they can contribute towards controlling this problem.
Camps
Camps are organized to sensitize people about the importance of family planning. Such camps are mostly organised in remote areas where people don’t understand how important it is to control population and are also not much aware about the methods of family planning.
Social Media Campaigns
Several social media campaigns are run as a part of the World Population Day activity. These campaigns are a good way to acquaint people with population related problems. Since people have become tech-savvy these days and are hooked to social media, these campaigns are a good way to reach out to the masses.
Conclusion
Thus, World Population Day is celebrated in various parts of the world in different ways. Various innovative activities are organized on this day and large numbers of people are seen participating in the same.