Doha: The Permanent Population Committee (PPC) marked World Population Day 2019 which aims at promoting community awareness of population issues, issues of family planning, gender equality, combating poverty and improving maternal health and human rights.
At the ceremony, organised in cooperation with Qatar National Library, Director of the Technical Office of the PPC, Abdul Hadi Al Shawi, said that the celebration was aimed primarily at reminding all segments of society of population issues and their importance.
Al Shawi reviewed the role of the committee in following up the national efforts aimed at accomplishing the population document and its specific measures aimed at controlling the rate of population growth and reducing the imbalance of the country’s population structure and its implications.
He also stressed the role of governmental, non-governmental bodies and institutions and their contribution to the effective implementation of the program of work contained in Qatar’s Population Policy Document 2017-2022.
The ceremony screened a short film about the PPC and its role in following up the said Population Policy Document in terms of its main purpose and its objective of ensuring a better life for all who live in the country.
The basic goal of Qatar’s population policy is “achieving balance between population growth and sustainable development requirements, so as to ensure a decent life for the inhabitants of Qatar, enhance their abilities, broaden their options and raise their participation in the progress of the Qatari society.”
Dr Mostafa Kharoufi of the PPC, gave a brief overview of the date of the proclamation of World Population Day issued by the United Nations, pointing out the importance of celebrating this day and its role in recalling pressing population issues.
