口语Festival素材:World Population Day(世界人口日)

文章作者 无名 发表时间 2004:12:06 06:08:57
来源 100Test.Com百考试题网


World Population Day
July 11, 2004
2004 marks the 10th anniversary of the groundbreaking International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo, Egypt, in 1994.

Ten years ago, on the eve of World Population Day, a new campaign was launched to raise awareness of how international family planning helps save women and childrens lives, safeguard the environment, and slow population growth. 179 governments committed to it when they signed the Program of Action of ICPD, which prescribes the steps that will not only save millions of womens lives but empower(授权, 使能够)societies to achieve a better future.

Today, there are more than 6 billion people on the planet, with half of the worlds population under the age of 25-at or just reaching their childbearing(分娩)years.

Nearly 600,000 women still die each year from pregnancy-related causes. And an estimated 90 percent of infants whose mothers die at childbirth will not survive to their first birthday.

Wild species are becoming extinct 50 to 100 times faster than they naturally would, because of the impact of rapid population growth and increased population density in many countries.

Though population growth is slowing worldwide, more than 90 percent of current growth occurs in the developing world where needs are great and resources are scarce. And these nations have a huge unmet need for family planning services-over 150 million married women of reproductive age in the developing world indicate that they would prefer to postpone childbearing but are not using any method of contraception.

"Girl born today in the developing world faces better prospects than a girl who was born 10 years ago. School enrolment rates are increasing, mortality is declining and life expectancy(平均寿命) is rising, more and more women and couples are able to choose the number and spacing of their children and many countries are taking additional steps to confront HIV/AIDS. But progress is uneven, and in some cases slipping backwards. We need the strength and determination of a marathon(马拉松赛跑)runner to meet our goals during the next decade."



相关文章


口语Festival素材:World Aids Day(世界艾滋病日)
口语Festival素材:Ramadan (Muslims Holy Month)(斋月)
口语Festival素材:Labor Day(美国劳动节)
口语Festival素材:Notting Hill Carnival(诺丁山儿童节)
口语Festival素材:World Population Day(世界人口日)
口语Festival素材:Dragon Boat Festival(端午节)
口语Festival素材:International Womens Day(国际妇女节)
口语Festival素材:St. Valentines Day(情人节)
口语Festival素材:Sweetest Day(美国甜蜜日)
澳大利亚华人论坛
考好网
日本华人论坛
华人移民留学论坛
英国华人论坛