UN report: Half of the world population are adolescents
Posted on: Monday, 13 October 2003, 06:00 CDT
KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. - Half of the world's 6.3 billion population are adolescents, according to a United Nations World Population Fund World Population Report 2003 which will be launched tomorrow.
With at least 1.2 billion teenagers preparing to enter adulthood, they are considered as the largest generation of adolescents in human history by the fund.
UN secretary-general Kofi Annan, in a statement, said the decisions young people make would shape the world and the prospects of future generations.
He also encouraged recognition of their rights in health, information and services and said this would reduce poverty and improve economic progress.
Related Articles
- Hispanic population continues booming
- Rare Bird Population Found in S. America
- Hispanic population booms nationwide and in Bay State
- Census shows Romanian population decreased by 1 million in less than 10 years
- Ethiopian president calls for streamlining population issues
- NZ's Asian population estimated to grow to 600,000 by 2021
- Population growth rate registers 2 percent in Pakistan
- Ebola, Poaching Hit Ape Population Hard
- Europe’s Population Starting to Shrink
- Bear researchers ensure population survival, growth
Rating: 2.3 / 5 (10 votes)
 |
 |
Rate this article:
User Comments (0)
RSS Feeds