On Sunday, October 30th, Danica May Camacho was born to an excited couple in a Manila government hospital. The birth of the 5.5 lb Danica marked a significant milestone in the world's human population. The United Nations declared, as they did with the 5 billion and 6 billion mark, that Danica would represent the 7 billionth person in the world.
The U.N. also used the day to also bring awareness to the global issue of a growing world population. The Philippines and the rest of the Third World feels the issue harder than First World countries; the near 95 million population struggles with a small land area with limited resources and a struggling economy.
While the Philippines claims the honor of the award, there are poignant challenges facing the direction of humanity. What are your thoughts on the world population hitting the 7 billion mark and growing?
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World's 'seven billionth baby is born' [The Guardian]
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