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National Preparations Under Way

National Preparations Under Way



 To assist in national, regional and international preparations for the 

International Conference on Population and Development, a number of 

Governments have already established National Committees or are in the 

process of doing so. Active participation of all Governments in 

national-level preparations and awareness-creation, in the regional 

population conferences, and in the up-coming two sessions of the Conference 

Preparatory Committee are crucial for the success of the 1994 Conference.



The primary function of each National Committee will be to serve as a 

national focal point for the 1994 Conference, to facilitate national 

activities, and to coordinate the preparation of the country's National 

Report on Population. The Reports will address the population and 

development situation unique to each country and report on the country's 

population policies, programmes, services, experiences and concerns in 

population and development. Information will be culled from the Reports and 

a comprehensive

analysis of the material presented to the 1994 Conference.



ICPD Secretary-General, Dr. Nafis Sadik has requested Governments to include 

broad representation on their Committees, including representatives of 

various Government ministries, departments and units, non-governmental 

organizations, women's organizations, parliamentarians, the private sector, 

indigenous groups, and academic and research institutions. Equally important 

is the need for gender balance on the National Committees.



To date, the ICPD Secretariat has been notified that National Committees and 

Working Groups have been established in Antigua and Barbuda, Austria, 

Bangladesh, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Costa 

Rica, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Lebanon, 

Mexico, Morocco, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Rwanda, St. Lucia, St. 

Vincent and the Grenadines, Sierra Leone, South Africa, .Sweden United 

States. Yemen and Zimbabwe.