"Halfway to the 2030 deadline the Sustainable Development Goals are dangerously off track," he warned. "Gender equality is almost 300 years away. Progress on maternal health and access to family planning has been glacial." World Population Day is commemorated annually on 11 July and this year's focus is on unleashing the power of gender equality and giving greater voice to women and girls. Invest in women Although they comprise half of all people on the planet, women and girls are often ignored in discussions on demographics, with their rights violated in population policies, according to the UN.

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