6th Global Symposium on Low Fertility and Population Ageing
read moreThe Global Symposium on Ageing and Low Fertility, co-hosted by UNFPA and Statistics Korea (KOSTAT), places the concept of demographic resilience at the centre of changing demographic trends.
see slideshowAs more and more countries struggle with the consequences of low fertility rates and population ageing, governments must strengthen resilience towards demographic change by adjusting social systems and ensuring rights and choices for all people, including those in the margins of society, speakers said today at the opening of the 6th Global Symposium on Low Fertility and Population Ageing organized by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and KOSTAT, the national statistical office of the Republic of Korea.
read moreIn the month in which the world population is expected to reach 8 billion, a global symposium will discuss the implications of low fertility and population ageing and what can be done to respond to these trends that affect an increasing number of countries around the world.
read moreOpinion-editorial by Mr. Björn Andersson, UNFPA Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, on the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons, calling on countries to adopt a life-cycle approach to address population ageing.
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