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In December 1970, the General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1974 as World Population Year. Herewith, the Assembly was giving recognition to the growing involvement of the United Nations System in the population field and to the need for focussing international attention on different demographic aspects.
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Assistant Executive Secretary World Population Year.
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Singh, J.S. 1974: World population year. Intereconomics 9, 51–53 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02927456
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02927456