population policy
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Iran’s Leader calls on Iranian families to increase number of children
TEHRAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) – The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei has said that increasing the number of children should become a culture in Iranian society, calling on the government officials to provide the facilities to families to increase the population of the country.
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Dogs’ overpopulation, a major threat to the wildlife
TEHRAN, Jun. 10 (MNA) – Majid Kharrazian-Moqaddam, director of the wildlife conservation and management at the Department of Environment, has warned that measures to control stray dogs’ population must be employed, otherwise they will impose threats to the wildlife.
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Encouraging large families entails deliberate, sensible policies
TEHRAN, Jun. 01 (MNA) – While governmental bodies are beset by major, growing worries regarding low birth rate in the country, it is important to formulate and adopt deliberate and sensible policies to address the issue.
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Iran facing population decline; is it possible to reverse the trend?
TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – Many demographers believe that Iran’s population has started to decline more sharply; one point to consider, however, is that Iran’s population growth rate is similar to today’s world average but substantially lower than its peak a few decades earlier.
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SCI, UNFPA to launch joint cooperation
TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) – UN Population Fund's representative to Iran, while pointing to aging population as a major issue in the country, said joint partnership programs could provide solutions to the concern.