World Population Day, established in 1989, is observed annually on July 11. The theme of World 2012年世界人口日的主题是“普及生殖健康服务”。

每年7月11日是世界人口日(World Population Day)。世界人口日创建于1989年。2012年世界人口日的主题是“普及生殖健康服务”。国务卿希拉里·克林顿支持这个目标。她呼吁保障世界各地妇女和家庭的安康。

纪念世界人口日的目的在于提高全球对人口问题的认识。1987年7月11日前后世界人口达到50亿，“50亿人口日”（Day of 5 Billion）引起公众的广泛注意。为此联合国于1989年确定7月11日为世界人口日以资纪念。

联合国联合国人口基金（United Nations Population Fund)表示，2012年世界人口日的主题是“普及生殖健康服务”，因为生殖健康对于实现“每一次怀孕都合乎意愿，每一次分娩都确保安全，每一个年轻人的潜力都得到发挥至关重要”。

国务卿希拉里·克林顿指出，预计今年10月世界人口将超过70亿，人口增长“突出了解决贫困、不平等、缺乏教育和医疗护理落后问题的极端重要性”。

她还说：“值此世界人口日到来之际，我们必须为世界各地妇女和家庭的安康加倍努力。”

World Population Day, established in 1989, is observed annually on July 11. The theme of World Population Day 2012 is "universal access to reproductive health services," a goal shared by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who urged support for the well-being of women and families worldwide.

July 11 is World Population Day, an annual event aiming to raise awareness of global population issues. Established in 1989 by the United Nations, it was inspired by public interest in the Day of 5 Billion on July 11, 1987, approximately the date on which the world’s population reached 5 billion people.

The theme of World Population Day 2012 is “universal access to reproductive health services,” because reproductive health is crucial to achieving “a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled,” according to the United Nations Population Fund.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, noting that the world’s human population is expected to exceed 7 billion in October, said population growth “underscores the critical importance of addressing poverty, inequality, lack of education and poor healthcare.”

She added: “On this World Population Day, we must redouble our efforts for the health and well-being of women and families around the world.”

Seen here are Nongyu Li, left, and his wife, Jennifer Gu, cradling their newborn daughter at a hospital in Stanford, California.