UN Population Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs,
with support from the UN Population Fund (UNFPA)
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| UN Population Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, with support from the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) |
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News from the NGOs NGOs are preparing to participate fully in the International Conference on Population and Development, 1994. More than forty NGOs were represented at the first meeting of the Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (CONGO) Planning Committee for the 1994 Conference which met on 12 March 1992 in New York. To date, more than fifty NGOs have joined the Committee. The NGO Planning Committee is focusing its attention on facilitating participation in three important activities: the regional population conferences, the preparatory committees and the Conference itself. Addressing the gathering on 12 March, Mr. David Poindexter, Committee Convener, stressed the importance of population and development issues, and the path finding role that NGOS played in the field of population and development, bringing it to the attention of Governments and continuing to work in partnership with them. The first of the regional population conferences, the Fourth Asian and Pacific Population Conference, to be held in Denpasar, Indonesia from 19-27 August 1992, will receive the Committee's immediate attention. The Committee is also examining the possibility of holding an NGO Consultation in 1993. NGOs wishing to receive more information about Planning Committee activities are invited to contact: Mr. David O. Poindexter, Convener NGO Planning Committee for the International Conference on Population and Development, 1994 777 United Nations Plaza Telephone: (212) 687-3366 New York, N.Y. 10017 Fax: (212) 661-4188