Cape Town hosts International Population Conference for first time
Youth unemployment‚ migration‚ demographic transition and HIV/AIDS will be discussed at the conference‚ after Stats SA’s bid to be host
Thousands of scientists‚ policy makers and world leaders have descended on Cape Town‚ as it hosts the International Population Conference for the first time."The event is held every four years‚" Stats SA said in a press statement‚ "and this is the first time that it has come to sub-Saharan African soil in its 89-year history‚ following Stats SA’s successful bid to host."Youth unemployment‚ migration‚ demographic transition‚ HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases are some of the topics to be discussed during the conference‚ which started on Sunday and is hosted by the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP).Minister in the Presidency Jeff Radebe‚ who will attend the conference‚ said he hoped that the "robust discussions and knowledge sharing" would "yield measurable development around the population challenges in different parts of the world‚ particularly in the diaspora"."The success of these engagements will be reflected through implementable ac...
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