口语Festival素材:World Population Day（世界人口日）
<p> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Population">Population</span> <span word="DayJuly">DayJuly</span> 11, 20042004 <span word="marks">marks</span> <span word="the">the</span> 10<span word="th">th</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="groundbreaking">groundbreaking</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Conference">Conference</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Population">Population</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Development">Development</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cairo">Cairo</span>, <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>, <span word="in">in</span> 1994.</p><p> <span word="Ten">Ten</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eve">eve</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Population">Population</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="awareness">awareness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="childrens">childrens</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>, <span word="safeguard">safeguard</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="environment">environment</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>. 179 <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Program">Program</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Action">Action</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ICPD">ICPD</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="prescribes">prescribes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="womens">womens</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="empowersocieties">empowersocieties</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="future">future</span>.</p><p> <span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 6 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="planet">planet</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> 25-<span word="at">at</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="reaching">reaching</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="childbearingyears">childbearingyears</span>.</p><p> <span word="Nearly">Nearly</span> 600,000 <span word="women">women</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="pregnancy">pregnancy</span>-<span word="related">related</span> <span word="causes">causes</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> 90 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="infants">infants</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="childbirth">childbirth</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="survive">survive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span>.</p><p> <span word="Wild">Wild</span> <span word="species">species</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="extinct">extinct</span> 50 <span word="to">to</span> 100 <span word="times">times</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="naturally">naturally</span> <span word="would">would</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rapid">rapid</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="density">density</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>.</p><p> <span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="slowing">slowing</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 90 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="occurs">occurs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="scarce">scarce</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="unmet">unmet</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="services">services</span>-<span word="over">over</span> 150 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reproductive">reproductive</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="indicate">indicate</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="postpone">postpone</span> <span word="childbearing">childbearing</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="method">method</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="contraception">contraception</span>.</p>
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