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| Formation | 2011 |
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| Headquarters | New York City |
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Official language | English |
Key people | Babatunde Osotimehin (Executive Director, UNFPA) |
| Website | 7billionactions.org |
7 Billion Actions is a worldwide campaign established by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in 2011 to commemorate the world population milestone of 7 billion people. UNFPA is a United Nations organization that works on population and development issues, with an emphasis on reproductive health and gender equality.[1] 7 Billion Actions works with multiple corporations, organizations and individuals to address the 7 Key Issues such as poverty, gender equality, youth, ageing, urbanization, environment, and reproductive health and rights. The UN has declared the World Population surpassing 7 billion on 31 October 2011.[2][3] Prior to this date, the UN celebrated the Day of Six Billion in October 1999.
- ^ "United Nations Population Fund". UNFPA. Archived from the original on 2009-05-20. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ^ "World Population to Reach 7 Billion on 31 October". Unfpa.org. 2011-05-03. Retrieved 2013-10-31.
- ^ Gillis, Justin; Dugger, Celia W. (2011-05-03). "U.N. Forecasts 10.1 Billion People by Century's End". The New York Times.