UN to hold panel discussion on pandemic impact on fertility By Maria Weldali - Jul 11,2021 - Last updated at Jul 11,2021 AMMAN — This year’s World Population Day, annually marked on July 11, will be celebrated under the theme “Rights and Choices are the Answer: Whether baby boom or bust, the solution to shifting fertility rates lies in prioritising all people’s reproductive health and rights.” The day, first marked in 1990, brings attention to important and urgent population issues, such as fertility rates, population development and people’s relation to the environment, according to the UN website. To celebrate the day this year, UN DESA’s Population Division and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) will organise a virtual panel discussion on July 14 with leading demographers and population experts. The panel will discuss the impact of the pandemic on “fertility preferences and behaviours, the availability and use of family planning, teenage marriage and challenges of data collection,” according to the UN website.