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United Nations Population Fund's (UNFPA) released State of World Population 2024 report

Posted 18 Apr 2024

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  • Report is titled "Interwoven Lives, Threads of Hope: Ending Inequalities in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)".
    • Women’s SRHR includes right to be free from torture, right to health, privacy, education, life, and prohibition of discrimination. 

 

  • Key findings 
    • India leads globally with an estimated population of 144.17 crore, followed by China (142.5 crore).
      • India's population is estimated to double in 77 years.
    • 68% of India’s population belongs to age group of 15- 64 years, followed by 10-24 years group (26%), 
    • India’s Total Fertility Rate i.e. births per woman in reproductive ageis estimated at 2.0.
    • In India, life expectancy at birth is estimated at 71 and 74 years for men and women respectively.
    • Child marriage rates in India was 23% between 2006-2023.
    • Women with disabilities experience up to 10 times more gender-based violence than women without disabilities.
    • 30 years (1994-2024) of progress in SRH has mostly ignored the most marginalized communities.

 

  • Initiatives taken to improve SRH
    • India: Janani Suraksha Yojana, Surrogacy (Regulation) Amendment Rules, 2024 etc.
    • Global: International Conference on Population and Development Programme of Action in Cairo, Egypt, 1994, Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, 1995 etc.

 

About UNFPA (HQ: New York, USA)

  • Genesis: Created in 1969, it is the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency
  • Mandate: Supports access to a wide range of sexual and reproductive health services – including voluntary family planning, maternal health care and comprehensive sexuality education.
    • Its mandate is established by United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
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  • State of World Population 2024 Report
  • United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
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