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flag Global experts convened in Hong Kong to tackle declining fertility, urging worldwide policy reforms and cooperation.

flag The 2026 Global Fertility Crisis Forum in Hong Kong united experts from over ten countries and the UN to address the global decline in fertility, with two-thirds of the world’s population now in regions below the 2.1 replacement level. flag Participants cited economic pressures, high living costs, rigid gender norms, and AI-driven delays in education and career stability as key factors. flag While nations like Hungary and Kazakhstan saw modest gains through broad family policies, South Korea’s fertility rate of 0.72 highlighted the limits of financial incentives alone. flag The forum launched an initiative calling for global cooperation, policy reforms in childcare, housing, and taxation, corporate support for parenting, cultural shifts, and new tools like a global fertility monitoring system and a Fertility-Friendliness Index.

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