Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen has sent a message to join the celebration of the 21st Anniversary of world population day continuously paying attention on the women’s potential and health in families and social development. The Prime Minister said that the world population day this year is celebrated under the theme of Great potential for Women in development. “This theme has really provided benefi ts and responded to the obvious activities for women both present and future in social and economic affairs. The celebration of the event will be contributed in enhancing and reminding people from all corners to continuously make efforts further for the cause of women in society and the economy especially making efforts to fi nd ways for resolution related to the population growth that has affected
the development,” he said. The Prime Minister noted that the population in the whole world is about 6,855 million and will rise to 7, 000 million at the end of 2011. In every second, 4-5 babies in average are born on the planet and a woman could be able to deliver 2-3 babies in average. The women living in developed countries have about one or two children and the women living in developing countries have 4-5. The number of babies was born is estimated at 130 million for each
year. According to statistics, about 50 million people die of other factors including half million of women dying related to pregnancy and delivering babies each year. Accordance with data, the population in the world every year will increase by about 80 million, which are the challenging matters for the future, he noted.
For Cambodia, the total population rose to 13.4 million in 2008 and on July 11th, 2010, it will have 14.3 million with population growth rate about
BY CHHORNG LONG HENG 1.55 percent in each year; Cambodia families have 3-4 children in average. So, in 2025, Cambodian population could increase to 17.5 million. The Prime Minister said that women are mothers of the society and are necessary resources for the process in building and developing the country. Currently, not only Cambodia but the whole world also, the contributions from women in development still have problematic questions and obviously, these issues
has not paid attention on setting up millennium development goals in 2000. Especially, the women’s role in development turned as topic of the celebration of world population for the past three years subsequently. He highlighted that the contribution for all people in social activities depended on the health primarily. Women have one natural duty that the men could not replace which is pregnancy and this will make women face the matter of health risks that demanded time, nutrition, and care properly. “Currently, we have noted that women actively contributed in social affairs as men do. The potential of women is a valued resource for social
development and freedom of expression. We have continuously supported and provided the opportunities, encouraged them to take part in national
development,” he stresses. He said that the Cambodian government also added women issues in the national policy. As a result, the number of women who receive education has increased from primary to higher education subsequently. Literacy rate of women from 15 years old up, it also has increased to 57 percent
in 1998 and 71 percent in 2008. “We also reformed administrative authorities with appointing women for positions from grass roots level to senior positions like law offi cials, senators and urged them to take part in political and social affairs for serving the country and expressing their voice,” he explained.
The theme this year also will contribute to developing human resources and fostering the economic and social development and reducing poverty as quick as
possible,” he emphasized.