23 November 2011 – The Ministry of Education, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health, UNFPA, United Nations Fund for Population and the Center for Development in Education and Health launch the project ”Health services in schools”. The project includes the organization of training courses for nurses from schools and lyceums of Chisinau, which will be held during 23 November 2011 – 3 December 2011. The event is part of the action plan for the implementation of the Assistance and Cooperation Program between the Republic of Moldova Government and UNFPA. Also, the project is being implemented in partnership with the World Health Organization and UNICEF Moldova.

Additional Investments in Youth Needed as World Population Tops 7 Billion, States UNFPA Report

Tear down barriers to put women and men on equal footing, agency head says

Chisinau, 26 October 2011 — In five days, world population is projected to reach 7 billion. How we respond now will determine whether we have a healthy, sustainable and prosperous future or one that is marked by inequalities, environmental decline and economic setbacks, according to The State of World Population 2011 report, published today by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund.

“With planning and the right investments in people now—to empower them to make choices that are not only good for themselves, but also for our global commons—our world of 7 billion can have thriving sustainable cities, productive labour forces that fuel economies, and youth populations that contribute to the well-being of their societies,” says UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin in the foreword of the report, entitled People and Possibilities in a World of 7 Billion.

Our record population size can be viewed in many ways as a success for humanity because it means that people are living longer and more of our children are surviving worldwide, the report shows. But not everyone has benefited from this achievement or the higher quality of life that this implies. Great disparities exist among and within countries. Disparities in rights and opportunities also exist between men and women, girls and boys. Charting a path now to development that promotes equality, rather than exacerbates or reinforces inequalities, is more important than ever.

24 October 2011 - Days from now, the human family will welcome its seven billionth member. Some say our planet is too crowded.  I say we are seven billion strong. The world has made remarkable progress since the United Nations was born 66 years ago today. We are living longer.  More of our children survive. More and more of us live at peace, under democratic rule of law. As we have seen in this dramatic year, people everywhere are standing up for their rights and human freedoms. And yet … all this progress is under threat. From economic crisis. Rising joblessness and inequality. Climate change. Around the world, too many people live in fear. Too many people believe their governments and the global economy can no longer deliver for them. In these turbulent times, there is only one answer: unity of purpose. Global problems demand global solutions. They compel all nations to unite in action on an agenda for the world’s people.

That is the very mission of the United Nations:

To build a better world.

To leave no one behind.

To stand for the poorest and most vulnerable in the name of global peace and social justice.

On this special day, let us recognize:

Never has the United Nations been so needed.

In our increasingly interconnected world, we all have something to give and something to gain by working together. 

Let us unite, seven billion strong, in the name of the global common good.