STORY: Global population congress kicks off in Egypt
DATELINE: Sept. 6, 2023
LENGTH: 00:00:57
LOCATION: Cairo
CATEGORY: SOCIETY

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1. various of meeting of Global population congress (courtesy of Egyptian presidency)

STORYLINE:

The Global Congress on Population, Health and Development kicked off in Egypt's new administrative capital on Tuesday.

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi attended the opening ceremony of the four-day conference, which was attended by around 8,000 policymakers and researchers.

"The population issue in Egypt and countries with similar experiences constitute a real danger," Sisi said, adding he wants to "make education strong" in light of Egypt's large population and limited resources.

At the ceremony, Egypt's Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar launched the country's National Population Strategy and General Health Strategy 2023-2030.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo.
(XHTV)