UN STATE OF WORLD POPULATION 2001 REPORT
The world's population is expected to increase by 50% by 2050, with all of
the projected growth taking place in developing nations, the U.N. Population
Fund's "State of the World Population 2001" report, which was released
yesterday aound the world, states.
UNFPA estimates that the world population will reach between 7.9 billion and
10.9 billion by 2050, with the exact figure depending largely on women's
access to reproductive services and education. The report notes several
environmental and reproductive health trends and analyzes their impact on
women's fertility and health.
Ingar Brueggemann, IPPF Director- General, speaking at an IPPF briefing on
the report, said
"This report's focus on the environment is crucial and timely, and on behalf
of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), I extend
congratulations and support to our partner, the UNFPA. IPPF works in more
than 182 countries -- on the premise that meeting sexual and reproductive
needs and empowering individuals will enhance earning power, control over
one's own fertility, the delay of marriage and childbirth if intended, and
better care provision for children.
IPPF also believes that when women and men are empowered to make informed
choices about their sexual and reproductive lives, including the size and
spacing of families, and when women have full access to education, family
size and population growth will be decided by choice and usually decrease.
The interrelationships between population size, growth, spatial
distribution, the environment, and poverty are complex. IPPF addresses this
crucial issue by providing high quality sexual and reproductive health
services and information worldwide.

I look forward to a continued partnership with UNFPA in the fight to fulfil
sexual and reproductive health needs around the world."

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