REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND FAMILY PLANNING
China: Population policy to be improved
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Tuesday, March 5 the country will progressively improve its population policy and solve related problems to promote long-term and balanced growth. In response to changes in the size and structure of China's total population, the country should comprehensively solve problems relating to the size, health, structure and geographical distribution of its people and promote long-term, balanced population development, said Wen. The country should adhere to the basic state policy on family planning, Wen said in a government work report delivered to the opening of the annual session of the National People's Congress (NPC), the country's top legislature.
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China: Population policy to be improved
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Tuesday, March 5 the country will progressively improve its population policy and solve related problems to promote long-term and balanced growth. In response to changes in the size and structure of China's total population, the country should comprehensively solve problems relating to the size, health, structure and geographical distribution of its people and promote long-term, balanced population development, said Wen. The country should adhere to the basic state policy on family planning, Wen said in a government work report delivered to the opening of the annual session of the National People's Congress (NPC), the country's top legislature.
http://news.xinhuanet.com
MPs tackle sexual and reproductive health in Solomon Islands
This afternoon New Zealand MPs Hon. Maryan Street and Dr. Cam Calder were joined by Solomon Islands MPs, key officials, representatives of international organizations and civil society representatives at National Parliament in Honiara to launch a report on adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights in the Pacific. The report, ‘Pacific Youth: Their Rights, Our Future’, is based on the findings of the New Zealand Parliamentarians’ Group on Population and Development (NZPPD) Open Hearing on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in the Pacific which was held in Wellington in June of 2012.
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This afternoon New Zealand MPs Hon. Maryan Street and Dr. Cam Calder were joined by Solomon Islands MPs, key officials, representatives of international organizations and civil society representatives at National Parliament in Honiara to launch a report on adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights in the Pacific. The report, ‘Pacific Youth: Their Rights, Our Future’, is based on the findings of the New Zealand Parliamentarians’ Group on Population and Development (NZPPD) Open Hearing on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in the Pacific which was held in Wellington in June of 2012.
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India: Opt for family planning and get monthly pension
Gearing up for the upcoming Assembly election, panchayat, rural development and social justice minister Gopal Bhargav took the save girl child campaign of state government to next level by announcing that state government will give Rs 500 per month as pension to the parents who will opt for family planning after first or second girl child without waiting for a baby boy. In addition to this minister has also announced to double the old age and widow pension given by state government. As of now state government gives Rs 150 per month as pension to senior citizens but now they will be given Rs 300 per month.
http://articles.timesofindia.
POPULATION DYNAMICS
India: Bihar's high population growth rate matter of concern: Nitish
Bihar's high population growth rate is a matter of concern and if it continues in this pace it will double by 2051 and affect economic growth, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said today. "If the (high) population growth rate continues in the years to come, our population will double by 2051 and put insurmountable pressure on infrastructure, resources and land, in particular, that cannot be stretched to accommodate the growing number of people," Kumar said at a paediatricians' conference here.
http://articles.economictimes.
India: Bihar's high population growth rate matter of concern: Nitish
Bihar's high population growth rate is a matter of concern and if it continues in this pace it will double by 2051 and affect economic growth, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said today. "If the (high) population growth rate continues in the years to come, our population will double by 2051 and put insurmountable pressure on infrastructure, resources and land, in particular, that cannot be stretched to accommodate the growing number of people," Kumar said at a paediatricians' conference here.
http://articles.economictimes.
WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
Bangladesh: Comprehensive law to protect child rights
The cabinet recently approved the draft of the Child Bill, 2013 keeping provisions of various measures to uphold their rights. The law is going to time-befitting, because national and internal perspectives have been taken into consideration in framing the comprehensive law. The new law has been proposed to ensure development and flourishing of children, establishing and preserving their rights, and striking their welfare.
www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com
Bangladesh: Comprehensive law to protect child rights
The cabinet recently approved the draft of the Child Bill, 2013 keeping provisions of various measures to uphold their rights. The law is going to time-befitting, because national and internal perspectives have been taken into consideration in framing the comprehensive law. The new law has been proposed to ensure development and flourishing of children, establishing and preserving their rights, and striking their welfare.
www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com
ANALYSIS AND OPINIONS
Research studies: ‘Advocate women’s rights to help fight domestic violence’
Domestic violence is a serious threat to the family system and can have adverse long-term effects on women and children. This was revealed at the launch of five research studies titled “Researching Aspects of Gender-Based Violence in Pakistan”, launched by Aurat Foundation under its USAID-funded Gender Equity Programme here on Monday. The studies provide a comprehensive analysis of some key aspects of gender-based violence (GBV) in the country.
http://tribune.com.pk
Research studies: ‘Advocate women’s rights to help fight domestic violence’
Domestic violence is a serious threat to the family system and can have adverse long-term effects on women and children. This was revealed at the launch of five research studies titled “Researching Aspects of Gender-Based Violence in Pakistan”, launched by Aurat Foundation under its USAID-funded Gender Equity Programme here on Monday. The studies provide a comprehensive analysis of some key aspects of gender-based violence (GBV) in the country.
http://tribune.com.pk
Even if China reverses its one-child policy it’s too late to make a difference
Debate over whether China is about to do away with its policy limiting most families to one child is circulating again. Today, senior Chinese party officials proposed to merge the Family Planning Commission, which enforces the 30-year-old policy, with the Health Ministry, according to state media. The move, part of a larger reshuffle of government ministries, is a sign the government is not only checking the agency’s powers but starting to consider population policy in terms of how it relates to the country’s overall economy. The one-child policy was originally put in place to prevent a population explosion, but today China faces a shrinking workforce and a swelling population of pensioners that the government and younger generations can’t support. “This is a signal to an end of a policy that in reality isn’t in line with China’s other reforms,” Cheng Li, a political expert at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., told the Wall Street Journal (paywall).
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Debate over whether China is about to do away with its policy limiting most families to one child is circulating again. Today, senior Chinese party officials proposed to merge the Family Planning Commission, which enforces the 30-year-old policy, with the Health Ministry, according to state media. The move, part of a larger reshuffle of government ministries, is a sign the government is not only checking the agency’s powers but starting to consider population policy in terms of how it relates to the country’s overall economy. The one-child policy was originally put in place to prevent a population explosion, but today China faces a shrinking workforce and a swelling population of pensioners that the government and younger generations can’t support. “This is a signal to an end of a policy that in reality isn’t in line with China’s other reforms,” Cheng Li, a political expert at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., told the Wall Street Journal (paywall).
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