Press conference on World Population Day - 2010

July 8, at 12.00 a press conference on the International Population Day will be held (Moscow, Nikitinski Boulevard, Building 8-A, Central House of Journalists, Marble Hall).

11 JULY is World Population Day. This year it is held under the topic "because everyone counts" . In October 2010 RUSSIAN POPULATION CENSUS is to begin. These two events are interconnected. What happens today with the population of the globe&? What do we know and what do we want to learn about POPULATION OF RUSSIA? What problems await us in the census? WHY THE CENSUS DOES NOT COMTAIN AN ITEM ON INCOME? OPERATIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS AND OTHER MATTERS - IN THE PRESS CONFERENCE OF HEADS Federal State Statistics Service and United Nations Fund Population fund(UNFPA).

According to the United Nations, on July 11, 1987 the world population was about 5 billion people - this day was arbitrarily called  Five Billion Day. Two years later, in 1989 the UN established an international holiday - World Population Day (World Population Day), which is celebrated annually on 11 July.

The theme for World Population Day 2010 - "Every one counts" - closely echoes the theme of All-Russian population census - 2010 - "Everyone is important to Russia!". Information about the census will provide an opportunity to raise awareness about how the data collected can have a positive impact on policies and programs that improve people's lives. 

In his speech the Head of the Federal State Statistics Service ALEXANDER Surinov will cover the following issues: the importance of the census for the country's expectations of future census questions are included in the questionnaire, people who will be conducting a census, the confidentiality of the data on ownership, possible problems and pitfalls.

Effective social and demographic policy should be based on reliable information sources and modern information systems. Lidia Bardakova, Executive Representative of UNFPA in Russia, will tell about the role of UNFPA in data collection and analysis of demographic data needed to develop a national policy.

ACCREDITATION AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE compulsory and by phone: (495) 695-34-22, 695-34-23, 691-64-81 or E-mail: salnikova@pr-club.com

You can download the press release in Russian here.

The Secretary General statement can be found here: http://www.un.org/russian/sg/messages/2010/populationday.shtml