11/07/2011 – Erbil – The Ministry of Planning, in cooperation with the UNFPA, organizes a one day meeting on the world population day, in which the Minister of Planning and many other KRG ministers participated.
Dr. Ali Sindi, the KRG Minister of Planning, highlighted the importance of this day to the world. He added that in the KRG we see the population growth in terms of rights and duties rather than in terms of numbers alone. Dr. Sindi stated that cooperation with our international partners will help us in addressing some of the issues raised by the population growth.
It is worth mentioning that since 1987, the UN identified 11/07 as the world population day. The aim of this day is to raise awareness on population related issues and increase the level of international cooperation. This is the first year that the KRG organizes such event as part of the increasing attention given to the population issues by the Ministry of Planning in the Kurdistan Regional Government.