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Ban Ki-moon on world population: Sustainable development holds the key
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the world’s seven billionth baby, as the world body acknowledges that any one new child born on Monday could have been that singular individual.
China´s newborns confront world of 7 billion people
Based on an assumed birth rate of more than two babies per second, the United Nations forecasts that the global population will reach 7 billion on Oct. 31, 2011.
UN chief calls for solidarity in world of 7 bln
With the world population reaching a milestone of seven billion on Monday, UN Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon called for international solidarity as the globe faces a multitude of crises.
China helps slow down world population growth
The world population hits 7 billion people on Oct. 31st. As the most populous nation in the world, China implemented rigorous family planning policy 30 years ago. Many policy makers in China believe it has avoided 400 million extra births.
China to maintain its family planning policy: official
China will adhere to its family planning policy so as to maintain a low reproduction rate, said the country´s family planning chief on Sunday, expected to be the eve of the world´s population reaching seven billion.
Symbolic 7 billionth Babies Born!
7 billionth baby born in northern India
Mother Earth´s 7 billionth baby girl was born in Mall block of Lucknow in northern India at 07:20 a.m. (0450 GMT) on Monday Oct. 31. She is the daughter of Vineeta and Ajay, and has been named Nargis, reported local Times of India electronic edition.
Seven billionth baby born in Philippines
The Philippines greeted with excitement one of the symbolic 7 billionth babies in the world shortly after midnight Sunday in a hospital in Manila, local media reported Monday.
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1. One-Child policy
