Experts highlight best practices to address falling fertility rates
14 May 2021 - 12:04
The Peninsula
Doha International Family Institute (DIFI), a Qatar Foundation (QF) member, recently held a session to shed light on an ongoing research about factors behind declining fertility rates in the world, with the aim of identifying worldwide policies and best practices.
The discussion was hosted on the sidelines of the United Nations 54th session of the Commission on Population and Development to address the issues impacting fertility rates. Moderated by Dr. Ramiz Alakbarov, UN Secretary-General s Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan, the panel discussion commenced with welcoming remarks from Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations H E Ambassador Alya Ahmed S. Al Thani, A research by DIFI titled ‘Social Aspects of Fertility in Qatar’ was also highlighted at the discussion. Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al Thani commended the work and the impo
Amanda Little
Bloomberg Opinion
The 2020 census reported the lowest rate of population growth in the U.S. since the post-Depression decade, inspiring a chorus of economic Cassandras who want to reverse this trend. To shore up economic growth, they argue, we need to âraise fertilityâ and âavoid becoming yet another graying, stagnating wealthy society,â perhaps even tripling our population to âone billion Americans.â But while the census numbers do offer a solid argument for immigration, the case for boosting birthrates fails to acknowledge the increasing difficulty of nourishing a more populated world.
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