國際扶輪人口成長及發展宣言及其相關之服務計劃重點
國際扶輪人口成長及發展宣言
Rotary International’ Statement on Population Growth Development
1. 人口成長如果能同時伴隨著農業生產的增加以及教育的普及,可以成為社會繁榮的重要因素,提供豐沛的勞力來促進經濟發展。但如果人口過度成長,超出經濟所能吸收及整合人口的負荷能力,其結果並不會給大多數人帶來繁榮,反而會向下沉淪,加速造成貧窮、資源缺乏、都市暴力以及環境惡化。其中受影響最嚴重的將是窮人中的窮人。
Population Growth, when accompanied by increased agricultural production and adequate education for all, can be an important element of a prosperous society, providing a strong labor force to help drive the economy. Where population growth exceeds the capacity of the economy to absorb and integrate the population, the result is not prosperity for the majority of the people, but rather a downward spiral of increasing poverty, insufficient resources, urban violence and environmental degradation. The poorest of the poor are the most adversely affected.