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00:03The global demographic landscape is changing rapidly
00:08with declining fertility, aging population
00:13and evolving household structures.
00:17At the same time, young people are taking longer
00:20to secure stable employment, housing and financial independence
00:27before forming families.
00:30Nevertheless, UNFPA's 2026 Demographic Futures Survey
00:37I think just now you mentioned a lot of them
00:41involving more than 100,000 adults
00:47aged 18 to 39
00:50across 73 countries and territories
00:55shows that most young people have not rejected marriage
01:00Dia bukan menolak perkahwinan, bukan menolak partnership or parenthood
01:09Their aspiration remains strong
01:12but the conditions required to realize them
01:16have become increasingly difficult to secure
01:20More than two-thirds of respondents
01:24said that they would ideally like to marry
01:28or live with a partner
01:30while approximately 90%
01:34wish to have at least one child
01:37However, financial security, stable employment, affordable housing
01:45and emotional readiness
01:47strongly influence these decisions
01:51The findings therefore point to an aspiration gap
01:56Not an absence of interest in family life
02:00but a gap between the families
02:03young people hope to build
02:05and what they believe they can realistically afford and sustain
02:11The situation in Malaysia is not very different
02:16LPPKN's online public opinion survey
02:19conducted in conjunction with World Population Day last year, 2025
02:24involving 3,625 Malaysians
02:30aged 18 and above
02:33found that 90.9% of single respondents
02:39intended to marry
02:41and 91.1% wanted children in the future
02:47Among married respondents
02:5033.8% wish to have a child
02:55or another child
03:04with an average desired family size of 2.8 children
03:10Yet, 17.6% reported being unable to achieve
03:19their desired number of children
03:22due to insufficient household income
03:26rising living costs
03:28demanding work schedule
03:31fertility difficulties
03:33and health concerns
03:35Now, this finding reinforce
03:38UNFPA's call for countries to invest
03:41in young people's aspiration
03:44by removing the barriers
03:46that prevent them from building
03:48the lives and families they desire
03:50This requires quality education and training
03:54decent work
03:56secure employment
03:58affordable housing
03:59accessible reproductive and fertility health services
04:03stronger social protection
04:06affordable child care
04:08parental leave
04:10and flexible working arrangement
04:13and flexible working arrangement
04:14As United Nations Secretary-General
04:16Antonio Guterres
04:18stated
04:19Unlocking the full potential
04:23of younger generation requires massive investment
04:58in inclusive quality education and training
04:58Perspective Rentas Generasi
05:00Pembentangan 20 hasil grant penyelidikan LPPKN
05:06LPPKN tahun 2025
05:08serta pelancaran buku kompilasi grant
05:13hasil grant penyelidikan LPPKN tahun 2025
05:17menyediakan ruang untuk kita mendengar
05:22suara generasi muda
05:24menilai bukti penyelidikan
05:27dan membina penyelesaian secara besar
05:34Tuan-tuan, puan-puan yang saya hormati sekian
05:38saya juga menyambut baik
05:41pelaksanaan showcase research
05:44to development or R2D
05:47dengan kerjasama UNFPA Malaysia
05:50dan UMKS
05:52penyelidikan tidak seharusnya berakhir
05:56sebagai laporan dirak
05:59atau penerbitan akademik semata-mata
06:01nilai sebenar penyelidikan terletak pada
06:06keupayaannya untuk diterjemahkan
06:09kepada dasar, program dan intervensi yang praktikal
06:15bersasar dan berimpak tinggi kepada rakyat
06:20akhir kata, pelaburan terhadap golongan muda dan keluarga
06:26bukan sekadar pembelajaran sosial
06:30tetapi pelaburan strategik kepada masa depan negara
06:35marilah kita memastikan bahawa dasar yang dibangunkan
06:40bukan sahaja berasaskan data
06:43tetapi juga berpaksikan aspirasi rakyat
06:47dan anak muda yang ingin membina kehidupan yang stabil
06:51pasangan yang mengimpikan zuriat
06:55ibu bapak yang membesarkan anak
06:58serta keluarga yang mahu hidup sejahtera dan bermaruat
07:03selamat menikmati
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