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On_II October_NPM1 12_MC ,_, 1999_MC ,_, the_AT six-billionth_JJ child_NN1 was_VBDZ born_VVN in_II the_AT world_NN1 ._. 
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Symbolically_RR ,_, a_AT1 boy_NN1 born_VVN in_II Yugoslavia_NP1 ,_, named_VVN Adam_NP1 ,_, was_VBDZ identified_VVN by_II the_AT United_JJ Nations_NN2 as_II the_AT six-billionth_JJ child_NN1 and_CC was_VBDZ visited_VVN by_II the_AT UN_NP1 Secretary_NN1 General_JJ ._. 
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The_AT boy'_NN1 s_ZZ1 name_NN1 "_" Adam_NP1 "_" symbolically_RR represented_VVD the_AT first_MD parent_NN1 as_CSA identified_VVN in_II the_AT story_NN1 of_IO "_" Genesis_NN1 "_" in_II the_AT Hebrew/Christian_JJ Bible_NN1 ._. 
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Years_NNT2 ago_RA ,_, Daniel_NP1 Rops_NP1 spoke_VVD of_IO "_" The_AT despair_NN1 of_IO being_VBG a_AT1 man_NN1 ._. 
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"_" Today_RT ,_, there_EX is_VBZ much_DA1 pessimism_NN1 about_II whether_CSW the_AT human_JJ race_NN1 will_VM survive_VVI ,_, because_II21 of_II22 problems_NN2 facing_VVG it_PPH1 such_II21 as_II22 an_AT1 energy_NN1 crisis_NN1 ,_, illness_NN1 ,_, pollution_NN1 ,_, war_NN1 ,_, terrorism_NN1 ,_, poverty_NN1 ,_, and_CC population_NN1 growth_NN1 ._. 
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Several_DA2 years_NNT2 ago_RA ,_, the_AT World_NN1 Watch_NN1 Institute_NN1 in_II the_AT US_NP1 produced_VVD a_AT1 book_NN1 ,_, entitled_VVN "_" Who_PNQS Will_VM Feed_VV0 China_NP1 ?_? "_" 
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As_II the_AT world_NN1 's_GE most_RGT populous_JJ nation_NN1 ,_, standing_VVG at_II 1.3_MC billion_NNO persons_NN2 ,_, China_NP1 faces_VVZ many_DA2 of_IO the_AT most_RGT serious_JJ problems_NN2 involving_VVG other_JJ parts_NN2 of_IO world_NN1 ,_, including_II adequate_JJ water_NN1 for_IF several_DA2 of_IO its_APPGE provinces_NN2 and_CC sufficient_JJ food_NN1 production_NN1 to_TO feed_VVI its_APPGE people_NN ._. 
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It_PPH1 is_VBZ also_RR likely_JJ that_CST India_NP1 will_VM surpass_VVI China_NP1 in_II population_NN1 growth_NN1 in_II the_AT next_MD two_MC decades_NNT2 ._. 
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UN_NP1 Secretary_NN1 General_NNB Kofi_NP1 Annan_NP1 says_VVZ that_CST the_AT two_MC greatest_JJT human_JJ rights_NN2 violations_NN2 today_RT are_VBR war_NN1 and_CC abject_JJ poverty_NN1 ._. 
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Now_RT ,_, it_PPH1 is_VBZ also_RR possible_JJ to_TO add_VVI terrorism_NN1 as_CSA another_DD1 major_JJ threat_NN1 to_II the_AT survival_NN1 of_IO the_AT human_JJ race_NN1 ._. 
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What_DDQ can_VM be_VBI done_VDN insure_NN1 the_AT survival_NN1 of_IO the_AT human_JJ race_NN1 ?_? 
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International_JJ organizations_NN2 such_II21 as_II22 the_AT United_JJ Nations_NN2 and_CC its_APPGE many_DA2 subsidiary_JJ bodies_NN2 ,_, regional_JJ organizations_NN2 ,_, and_CC individual_JJ states_NN2 must_VM work_VVI cooperatively_RR to_TO combat_VVI war_NN1 ,_, nuclear_JJ weapon_NN1 proliferation_NN1 ,_, terrorism_NN1 ,_, and_CC poverty_NN1 ,_, as_II31 well_II32 as_II33 environmental_JJ degradation_NN1 ,_, excess_JJ energy_NN1 consumption_NN1 ,_, and_CC to_TO promote_VVI social_JJ justice_NN1 ,_, peace_NN1 and_CC human_JJ rights_NN2 all_RR over_II the_AT world_NN1 ._. 
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The_AT challenge_NN1 is_VBZ considerable_JJ ,_, but_CCB not_XX impossible_JJ ,_, if_CS all_DB international_JJ organizations_NN2 ,_, regional_JJ organizations_NN2 ,_, and_CC nation_NN1 states_NN2 work_VV0 cooperatively_RR together_RL to_TO leave_VVI a_AT1 better_JJR future_JJ world_NN1 for_IF our_APPGE children_NN2 and_CC grandchildren_NN2 ._. 
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Individuals_NN2 must_VM also_RR dedicate_VVI themselves_PPX2 to_II helping_VVG make_VVI the_AT future_NN1 better_RRR ,_, and_CC not_XX leave_VV0 the_AT tasks_NN2 to_II others_NN2 ._. 
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