population policy
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Leader urges for population growth in Iran as a necessity
TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA) – The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei has described an increase in the Iranian population as a vital necessity, warning against the dangers of an aging population.
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Iran population growth rate below 1%: official
TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – Hamed Barakat, who presides over health ministry's department of population, family and school's health, said in a video conference on Wednesday that for the first time since the victory of the Islamic revolution, i.e.42 years ago, population growth in Iran has fallen below one percent.
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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.