World Population Day 11 July 2020

The theme of World Population Day 2020 

According to UNFPA, this year's world population day 2020 theme will focus on- Putting the breaks on COVID-19: how to safeguard the health and rights of women and girls now. 

History 

Commencement of World Population Day

In 1989, the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Program recommended that World Population Day be observed annually in the context of raising awareness of the problems posed by the world's rapidly growing population and addressing these issues in development projects. The council also recommended that July 11 be observed as World Population Day. 

Problems of overpopulation 

In terms of population, China and India are the two largest countries in the world. The two countries have a population of over one billion and account for 37% of the world's population. 

In today's modern age, the study of population and its problems and difficulties is an interesting and preferred subject that provides awareness about human needs. It helps to find different means of meeting human needs amidst a growing population and dwindling resources. The population is usually known by the census. Which includes all those who live within a geographical area. 

According to experts, with the growing population, climate change, food, infrastructure, and other issues urgently need to be addressed. 

Development is a holistic process that includes all the important factors of human life i.e. mental, physical, spiritual, social, and economic problems, etc. But in the modern world, it is assumed that human development depends only on the factors that can be quantitatively measured. Historically, the global population growth has been at the forefront of the various factors that have had a profound and far-reaching impact on the world since World War II. 

Population rate in Pakistan: 

Pakistan's population is also growing rapidly. According to population experts, the rate of population growth in Pakistan has reached a point that is termed as 'high risk'. Today, World Population Day is being celebrated all over the world, including Pakistan. This year is the theme of this day. The world's population exceeded seven billion in 2011. While the world's large population is a global challenge, it also has opportunities for a sustainable future, better services, access to medical care, and youth empowerment. 

Lack of planning 

Planning plays an important role in the development and prosperity of any institution, nation, or country, so there is nothing wrong with calling planning the backbone. Because countries, institutions, or nations lack planning. Not only do they lag far behind, but they also lose their very existence, and unlike those who prepare and plan for the times and challenges to come, success becomes their destiny. 

The solution to overpopulation 

What is the solution to the problem of a growing population? 

This means that space will be a problem and it will also affect the environment. For example, an increase in the urban population could eliminate green areas, while more energy consumption would increase air pollution. One solution to avoid this crowd is to build more vertical cities in which residents will live and work in buildings that can be raised as high as possible. 

Proponents of this idea say. The solution is to create a 'high rise' design, in which high-density housing is built and space is sacrificed. Tall buildings and small apartments can provide more green space for city dwellers. And small spaces can save electricity and heating, making them cheaper and more environmentally friendly. 

Conclusion: 

Today, on the occasion of World Population Day, these few figures should be a moment of reflection for all walks of life, ie social, economic, communal, and political circles. How they can join the race for economic growth at the national and international levels by taking direct steps to reduce the rate of growth to achieve the basic and material necessities of economic life. Working for national development is not the sole responsibility of the government. Rather, it requires the cooperation of both the people and the government. 

Islam urges Muslim societies and global societies as well to strive at making well-organized use of their endowed resources by obtaining the most developed science as well as a technology base. For now, Muslim societies are urged to maintain their eligibility for Allah Almighty blessings through a steady faith and fear of Allah is a prerequisite for success. 

The Holy Quran:

And no moving (living) creature is there on earth but its provision is due from Allah. And He knows its dwelling place and its deposit (in the uterus, grave). All is in a Clear Book (Al-Lauh-Al-Mahfuz-The Book of Decrees with Allah). [Hud, verse,6].

And if the people of the towns had believed and had the Taqwa (piety), certainly, We should have opened for them a blessing from the heaven and the earth, but they denied (the Messengers). So We took them (with punishment) for what they used to earn (polytheism and crimes). [Al-A’raf, verse, 96].