During 2002, the population activities of the United Nations continued to be guided by the Programme of Action adopted at the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and the key actions for the ...

In 2003, the world's population reached 6.3 billion. The population activities of the United Nations continued to be guided by the Programme of Action adopted at the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development ...

For the first time in history, by the end of 2007, more than 3.3 billion people—half of the world's population— were living in urban areas. That number was expected to swell to almost 5 billion by 2030, with most of the ...

In 2008, world population stood at 6.8 billion, and was projected to reach 9 billion in 2045 if fertility levels continued to decline in developing countries. While 53 developed countries had fertility below that needed ...

In 2006, world population reached 6.6 billion, as compared with 6.5 billion in 2005, and was projected to reach 9 billion by 2050. UN population activities continued to be guided, in 2006, by the Programme of Action adopted ...

In 2004, the world population reached 6.4 billion, as compared with 6.3 billion in 2003. While the number of people was greater, the actual rate of increase declined, an indication that the world was beginning to witness ...

In 2000, with the world's population reaching6.06 billion at mid-year, UN activities in the field of population were guided by the Programme of Action adopted at the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development ...

In 2005, the world's population reached 6.5 billion, as compared with 6.4 billion in 2004. Growing at the rate of about 1.2 per cent annually, world population was projected to reach the 7 billion mark in 2012, and long-range ...

In 2009, the commemoration of the fifteenth anniversary of the landmark 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) took place against the backdrop of financial turmoil and economic downturn. The ...

As the world's population reached 6.1 billion in 2001, the population activities of the United Nations continued to be guided by the Programme of Action adopted at the 1994 International Conference on Population and ...