[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 153 (Thursday, September 28, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1860]
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                    WORLD POPULATION AWARENESS WEEK

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                         HON. MARTIN T. MEEHAN

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 28, 1995

  Mr. MEEHAN. Mr. Speaker, the theme of World Population Awareness 
Week, to be held this year from October 22 to 29, is taking the goals 
worked out in Cairo and putting them into action. His Excellency 
Governor William F. Weld, of my home State of Massachusetts, has joined 
State Governors across the country in proclaiming World Population 
Awareness Week. In honor of this, I would like to request that the 
following proclamation be entered into the Congressional Record.

            A Commonwealth of Massachusetts--A Proclamation

       Whereas: World population is currently 5.7 billion and is 
     increasing by 100 million each year, with virtually all 
     growth occurring in the poorest countries and regions where 
     it can least be afforded; and
       Whereas: The annual increment to world population is 
     projected to exceed 86 million through the year 2015, with 
     three billion people--the equivalent of the entire world 
     population in 1960--reaching their reproductive years within 
     the next generation; and
       Whereas: The environmental and economic impacts of this 
     level of growth may prevent inhabitants of poorer countries 
     from improving their quality of life, and may affect the 
     standard of living in more affluent regions; and
       Whereas: The 1994 International Conference on Population 
     and Development in Cairo, Egypt crafted a 20-year Program of 
     Action for achieving a balance between the world's 
     populations, environment, and resources, which was approved 
     by 180 nations, including the United States; and
       Whereas: It is appropriate that all Massachusetts citizens 
     recognize the purpose of the Cairo Program of Action;
       Now, therefore, I William F. Weld, Governor of the 
     Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do hereby proclaim the week of 
     October 22nd through October 28th, 1995, as World Population 
     Awareness Week and urge all the citizens of the Commonwealth 
     to take cognizance of this event and participate fittingly in 
     its observance.

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