# Roundup: Populating the planet, spare a thought for losers, where’s the good news, living in the city

> “Whether we can live together on a healthy planet will depend on the decisions we make now,” said Dr Babatunde Osotimehin, executive director of the United Nations Population Fund.

13 July 2011 · News

Canonical: https://insights1.uca.org.au/articles/roundup-populating-the-planet-spare-a-thought-for-losers-where-s-the-good-news-living-in-the-city/

## [World’s population soon to hit 7 billion](https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/07/10/f-world-population-day-7billion.html)

“Whether we can live together on a healthy planet will depend on the decisions we make now,” said Dr Babatunde Osotimehin, executive director of the United Nations Population Fund.

## [Week of Prayer 2012 asks what victory means for unity](https://www.oikoumene.org/en/news/news-management/eng/a/article/1634/week-of-prayer-2012-asks.html)

Both football and Polish history, marked by military invasions and freedom struggles, have inspired the preparatory group to “spare a thought for the losers”, coming to the conclusion that “There is room for everyone in God’s plan of salvation.”

## [General Synod: saved by an archbishop on fire](https://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2011/jul/11/general-synod-rowan-williams-fire-belly)

At a local level churches produce fabulous stories but generally the church isn’t even on the radar … While we are seen as discriminatory, racist and homophobic, it is almost impossible to convince folk that we have good news for them.

## [Ethicist looks for change in city life](https://www.smh.com.au/nsw/ethicist-looks-for-change-in-city-life-20110712-1hccg.html)

Smaller homes, bicycle lanes, and cheaper and more efficient public transport are not simply environmentally-friendly aspects of a modern city, they are ethical ones.