世界第70亿人口诞生菲律宾

The Philippines welcomed one of the world's symbolic "seven billionth" babies today, after she arrived to a celebratory cheer at a packed government-run hospital.

10月31日凌晨，菲律宾首都马尼拉迎来意义非凡的世界第70亿人口。这位婴儿出生在马尼拉市一家公立医院里，小婴儿的降生让无数静候的人们一起欢呼庆祝。

Weighing 2.5 kilos (5.5 pounds), Danica May Camacho was delivered just before midnight Sunday amid an explosion of media flash bulbs in the delivery room at Manila's Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital.

这个婴儿名叫丹妮卡·卡马乔，重2.5公斤（5.5磅）。在媒体聚光灯的环绕下，小宝宝于周日午夜前出生于马尼拉一家纪念医院的产房内。

"She looks so lovely," the mother, Camille Dalura, whispered softly as she cradled her tiny baby. "I can't believe she is the world's seventh billion."

孩子的妈妈卡米尔摇着摇篮中的小宝宝轻声说道：“她看起来很可爱，真不敢相信她是世界上第70亿人口。”

The baby is the second child for Dalura and her partner, Florante Camacho, who quietly stood in a corner wearing a white hospital gown as television crews and photographers crowded to get a shot of his daughter.

丹妮卡是卡米尔和丈夫佛洛伦特的第二个孩子。在电视台工作人员和记者挤上去拍丹妮卡的时候，这位身穿医院白色长袍的幸福的爸爸只是静静地站在角落。

The parents and the baby were met by top United Nations officials in the Philippines, who presented the child with a small cake.

联合国高级官员前往菲律宾接见了这个小婴儿和她的父母，并送给丹妮卡一块小蛋糕作为礼物。

There were also gifts from local benefactors including a scholarship grant for the child's study, and a livelihood package to enable the parents to start a general store.

丹妮卡一家人还收到了当地居民捐助的很多礼物，其中包括为她学习准备的助学金，和帮助她父母开一个杂货店的生活费用等。

Also on hand to witness the landmark event was 12-year-old Lorrize Mae Guevarra, who was declared the world's symbolic six billionth baby in 1999 and is now in the sixth grade.

我们也见证过60亿人口的里程碑事件：世界上第60亿人口是1999年出生在萨拉热窝的诺里斯，现年12岁的他已经上小学六年级了。

Health Secretary Enrique Ona said the arrival of the world's seven billionth baby also presented the Philippines with an opportunity to assess population related issues.

菲律宾卫生部长欧纳表示，世界上第70亿人口降生在菲律宾，也给了菲律宾一个审视人口问题的契机。

According to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) State of the World Population Report, the Philippines is the 12th most populous country in the world with 94.9m people.

根据联合国人口基金会的世界人口国家报告，菲律宾是世界上位居第12位的人口大国，拥有9409万人口。