The plan as yet does not mention applying a strict child-control policy that would stop families from having more than two children, as the name of the campaign suggests. Local Development Minister Hisham El-Sherif said population control is tied to solving Egypt’s high illiteracy rates, unemployment levels and poverty. The campaign’s name has raised eyebrows about whether Egypt is on the verge of applying a strict two-child policy. Population expert Ayman Zohry said this campaign, like previous ones, calls for limiting the number of children per family. Attempts to force parents not to have more children are unlikely to work in Egypt, and “negative incentives” would not succeed, Zohry said.

Source: Ethiopian News October 19, 2017 19:30 UTC