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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"ICPD 94", No. 12
February 1994
Newsletter of the International Conference on Population and
Development
Cairo, Egypt, 5-13 September 1994
REVIEW AND APPRAISAL OF THE WORLD POPULATION PLAN OF ACTION
A 150-page first draft of the "Review and Appraisal of the World
Population Plan of Action" has been prepared for PrepCom III. It is
a report by UN Secretary-General on progress in carrying out the
action plan since its adoption by the 1974 World Population
Conference.
This is the fourth such report updating the 1974 plan, which
mandated a review every five years. It examines 20 years of
accomplishments by Governments, NGOs and the international
community, citing major achievements, failures, lessons and gaps,
and indicates what needs to be done.
The review has the same chapter structure as the draft ICPD
programme of action, and at PrepCom III the two documents will be
discussed alongside each other. While it is not a document to be
negotiated, comments made at PrepCom III will be taken into
consideration in revising the report for consideration in Cairo,
where it will be Item 3 on the agenda. Discussion at the Conference
will provide the basis for one more revision before the final
version is released in October.
Production of the draft was coordinated by the UN Population
Division, with the participation of UNFPA, the regional
commissions, and all the units, bodies and specialized agencies of
the UN system (some 22 bodies in all, including the World Bank).
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