ບັນດາປະເທດຕ່າງໆຢູ່ໃນທົ່ວໂລກ ກຳລັງສະຫລອງວັນປະຊາ
ກອນໂລກ ໃນວັນເສົາມື້ນີ້. ລັດຖະມົນຕີຕ່າງປະເທດສະຫະລັດ
ທ່ານ John Kerry ກ່າວວ່າ “ມັນເປັນການເຕືອນເຖິງຄວາມ
ຮັບຜິດຊອບຮ່ວມກັນ ເພື່ອເສີມສ້າງອະນາຄົດທີ່ ຍືນຍົງ ແລະ
ຍຸດຕິທຳຫຼາຍຂຶ້ນ.”
ສະຫະປະຊາຊາດ ກ່າວວ່າ “ການເສຍຊີວິດໄດ້ຫລົດນ້ອຍລົງ
ແບບບໍ່ເຄີຍມີມາກ່ອນ” ຢູ່ໃນປະເທດຈະເລີນແລ້ວ ໃນສັດຕະ
ວັດທີ 19 ທີ່ໄດ້ແຜ່ຂະຫຍາຍໄປ ສູ່ພາກສ່ວນອື່ນໆ ຂອງໂລກ
ໃນສັດຕະວັດທີ 20 “ເປັນນຶ່ງໃນການບັນລຸຜົນ ທີ່ສຳຄັນຂອງ
ມະນຸດຊາດ” ທີ່ຍັງຜົນໃຫ້ປະຊາກອນຂອງໂລກ ໄດ້ເພີ້ມຈາກ
ນຶ່ງພັນລ້ານຄົນ ໃນປີ 1810 ເປັນເຈັດພັນລ້ານຄົນ ໃນປີ 2012.
ເນື້ອໄນສຳຄັນຂອງວັນປະຊາກອນໂລກ ໃນປີນີ້ແມ່ນ “ປະຊາກອນໂລກທີ່ອ່ອນ ໄຫວຕົກ
ຢູ່ໃນພາວະສຸກເສີນ” ແລະມີຈຸດປະສົງ ທີ່ຈະເນັ້ນຢ້ຳ ເຖິງຄວາມຕ້ອງ ການພິເສດຂອງ ບັນດາຜູ້ຍິງ ແລະພວກຍິງສາວ ໃນລະຫວ່າງທີ່ເກດບັນຫາຂັດແຍ້ງ ແລະໄພພິບັດທາງ
ດ້ານມະນຸດສະທຳຕ່າງໆ.
Nations across the globe are marking World Population Day on Saturday. "It is a reminder of our common responsibility to build a more sustainable and just future," says U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.
The United Nations says the "unprecedented decrease in mortality" in the developed world in the 19th century that spread to other parts of the world in the 20th century is "one of the major achievements of humanity," resulting in a world population that grew from one billion in 1810 to seven billion by 2012.
The theme for World Population Day this year is "vulnerable populations in emergencies" and is intended to highlight the special needs of women and adolescent girls during conflicts and humanitarian disasters.
"With nearly 60 million individuals having fled conflict or disaster, women and adolescent girls are particularly vulnerable," says U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. "Violent extremists and armed groups are committing terrible abuses that result in trauma, unintended pregnancy and infection with HIV and other diseases. Shame and accountability rest squarely on the shoulders of the perpetrators who wage cowardly battles across the bodies of innocents."
Secretary Kerry said, "in a fragile world, where war and persecution are displacing record numbers of people, those with the least power need the most protection."
"We must enable women, adolescent girls and young people to play their full role in peace talks, peace building and recovery, and to ensure that governments comply with international law and bring perpetrators of sexual violence to justice," says Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, executive director of the U.N.'s Population Fund. "By prioritizing health, rights and the full participation of women, adolescent girls and young people in public life, we increase our prospects for a more just, stable and peaceful world."
