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CPD 1997The Commission on Population and Development Report thirtieth session took place 24-28 February 1997. The following report was adopted by the Economic and Social Council in 1997. Download the document TXT file (35 KB) ZIP file (8 KB) ContentsI. Matters calling for action by the Economic and Social Council
or brought to its attention II. General debate on national experience in population matters III. Follow-up to the recommendations of the Internationl
Conference on Population and Development: International migration IV. Programme questions V. Provisional agenda for the 31st session of the Commission VI. Adoption of the report of the Commission on its 30th session VII. Organization of the session
Chapter I. Matters calling for action by the Economic and Social Council or brought to its attentionA. Draft resolution [ Up ]1. The Commission on Population and Development recommends to the Economic and Social Council the adoption of the following draft resolution: International migration and development The Economic and Social Council, Recalling General Assembly resolutions 49/127 of 19 December 1994, 50/123 of 20 December 1995 and 51/176 of 16 December 1996, Recalling also the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development,1/ in particular chapter X on international migration, Recalling further the relevant provisions contained in the Copenhagen Declaration on Social Development2/ and the Programme of Action of the World Summit for Social Development3/ and in the Platform for Action4/ adopted by the Fourth World Conference on Women, Having considered the concise report of the Secretary-General on world population monitoring, 1997: international migration and development,5/ Taking note of the activities of the Working Group on International Migration of the Administrative Committee on Coordination Task Force on Basic Social Services for All, as presented in the report of the Task Force,6/ 1. Urges both the Statistics Division and the Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, along with the regional commissions, other relevant United Nations and intergovernmental organizations, and Governments providing technical assistance in statistics, to collaborate in the dissemination of the new set of recommendations on statistics of international migration7/ and to provide, at the request of Governments, technical assistance in implementing these recommendations; 2. Calls upon the Working Group on International Migration of the Administrative Committee on Coordination Task Force on Basic Social Services for All to ensure that international migration remains a topic of concentration in its follow-up to the International Conference on Population and Development, inter alia, by compiling a comprehensive list of issues related to international migration and development and identifying the intergovernmental mechanisms available to address them, to be submitted to the Commission on Population and Development at its thirty-first session; 3. Calls upon all relevant organs, organizations and programmes of the United Nations system, and other intergovernmental, regional and subregional organizations to collaborate and coordinate their efforts, making full use of the expertise of existing organizations, in examining international migration and development; 4. Calls upon Governments and intergovernmental, regional and subregional organizations to promote and expand the exchange of information and experiences regarding international migration and development in appropriate bilateral, multilateral, regional and interregional forums. B. Draft decision [ Up ]2. The Commission on Population and Development recommends to the Economic and Social Council the adoption of the following draft decision: Report of the Commission on Population and Development on its thirtieth session and provisional agenda for the thirty-first session of the Commission The Economic and Social Council: (a) Takes note of the report of the Commission on Population and Development on its thirtieth session; (b) Approves the provisional agenda for the thirty-first session of the Commission set out below. Provisional agenda for the thirty-first session of the Commission on Population and Development 1. Election of officers. 2. Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters. 3. General debate on national experience in population matters. 4. Follow-up actions to the recommendations of the International Conference on Population and Development: health and mortality, with special emphasis on the linkages between health and development and on gender and age. Documentation Report of the Secretary-General on world population monitoring, focusing on health and mortality, with special emphasis on the linkages between health and development and on gender and age Report of the Secretary-General on the monitoring of population programmes Report of the ACC Task Force on Basic Social Services for All dealing with the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development Report of the Secretary-General on activities of intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations relating to the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development Report of the Secretary-General on the flow of financial resources for assisting in the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development 5. Programme questions: (a) Programme performance and implementation in 1997; (b) Programme of work for the biennium 1998-1999 and proposed revisions to the subprogramme on population of the medium-term plan for the period 1998-2001. Documentation Report of the Secretary-General on progress of work in the field of population, 1997 Note by the Secretary-General on the programme of work for the biennium 1998-1999 6. Provisional agenda for the thirty-second session of the Commission. Documentation Note by the Secretariat containing the draft provisional agenda for the thirty-second session of the Commission 7. Adoption of the report of the Commission on its thirty-first session. C. Matters brought to the attention of the Council [ Up ]3. The following resolutions adopted by the Commission are brought to the attention of the Council: Resolution 1997/1. Technical symposium on international migration* The Commission on Population and Development, Recalling General Assembly resolution 50/123 of 20 December 1995 in which the Assembly, inter alia, recognized the importance from an analytical and operational point of view of identifying the existing linkages among the social, economic, political and cultural factors related to international migration and development, and of taking appropriate steps to intensify the analysis of issues involved, Recalling also the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development,8/ in particular chapter X on international migration, Recalling further the relevant provisions contained in the Copenhagen Declaration on Social Development9/ and the Programme of Action of the World Summit for Social Development10/ and in the Platform for Action11/ adopted by the Fourth World Conference on Women, 1. Takes note of the report of the Administrative Committee on Coordination Task Force on Basic Social Services for All,12/ in particular as regards the activities of the Task Force's Working Group on International Migration; 2. Takes note with interest of the holding of a technical symposium of experts on international migration in 1998 under the auspices of the Working Group on International Migration of the Administrative Committee on Coordination Task Force on Basic Social Services for All and urges the Working Group to ensure the participation of high-calibre technical experts from all regions; 3. Invites the Working Group, building upon all relevant past experience, including the conclusions expressed in the above- mentioned report of the Task Force on Basic Social Services for All, to continue its collaboration in the planning and convening of the technical symposium so as to provide greater insight and information on inflows, outflows, returns and integration of migrants; 4. Also invites the Working Group to develop an agenda for the technical symposium that builds on existing recommendations on definitions of international migration, focuses on the identification of measurable indicators, and analyses the complex interrelationships between international migration and development, including the experiences on policies concerning the management of international migration; 5. Requests the Chairperson of the Administrative Committee on Coordination Task Force on Basic Social Services for All to make every effort to raise the necessary extrabudgetary resources to prepare and hold the technical symposium; 6. Also requests the Chairperson of the Administrative Committee on Coordination Task Force on Basic Social Services for All to report to the Commission on Population and Development at its 1998 session on the progress made in the organization of the technical symposium, including the list of invited experts and the provisional agenda; 7. Further requests the Chairperson of the Administrative Committee on Coordination Task Force on Basic Social Services for All to disseminate the results of the symposium to Member States and other relevant parties, and to report back to the Commission on Population and Development at its 1999 session. Resolution 1997/2. Reporting requirements to the Commission on Population and Development* The Commission on Population and Development, Recalling General Assembly resolutions 50/206 A to F of 23 December 1995 and 51/211 A to E of 18 December 1996 on the control and limitation of documents and the need for documents to be available in a timely manner in all official languages, Recalling decision 1995/1 of the Commission on Population and Development,13/ Having discussed the format and modalities for the report of the Secretary-General on the activities of intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations for the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development,14/ as requested in annex I to the report of the Commission on its twenty-eighth session,15/ 1. Requests the Secretariat, in view of the decision to streamline reporting, to report to the Commission at its thirty-first session on a new document structure and periodicity and revised reporting methodologies for ensuring coverage of currently required reporting; 2. Notes that the very broad special theme for 1999 and the need for a quinquennial review in the same year will require careful and thorough planning to avoid excess documentation, and thus decides that the Secretariat should provide specific and detailed proposals on how to handle this issue for consideration by the Commission at its thirty-first session; 3. Requests that the material normally included in the report of the Secretary-General on the activities of intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, to be presented to the Commission at its thirty-first session, should be fully integrated into the reports on world population monitoring and the monitoring of population programmes; 4. Reiterates its request, as put forth in annex I to the report of the Commission on its twenty-eighth session, for a revised report of the Secretary-General on the activities of intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations in reproductive health, to be presented to the Commission at its thirty-first session; 5. Decides that the report of the Secretary-General on the monitoring of population programmes: (a) Should be more analytic in focus and relate progress more specifically to the goals and influence of the International Conference on Population and Development; [ Up ] (b) Must cover experience in all countries, place a high priority on achieving a better response rate, and use innovative and collaborative approaches; (c) Needs to ensure coverage of the range of activities in the special theme for the year; 6. Welcomes the initiative to improve the reporting on financial flows through collaboration with the Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute, and encourages exploration of opportunities to improve coverage and quality of other reports through similar collaborative ventures, for example, in monitoring non-governmental organizations; 7. Requests that the report of the Administrative Committee on Coordination Task Force on Basic Social Services for All give greater emphasis to outcomes, system-wide achievements and progress. Resolution 1997/3. Work programme in the field of population* The Commission on Population and Development, Recalling General Assembly resolutions 51/176 of 16 December 1996 on the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on * For the discussion, see chap. IV. Population and Development,16/ and 51/219, section I, of 18 December 1996, on programme planning: the medium-term plan for the period 1998-2001, as well as Economic and Social Council resolution 1996/2 of 17 July 1996 on follow-up to the Conference and Commission resolution 1996/1 on the work programme in the field of population,17/ Taking note of the report of the inter-sessional meeting of the Bureau of the Commission (Brussels, 28 and 29 June 1996), which was convened pursuant to Commission resolution 1996/1 to review the work programme of the Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, Taking note also of the progress on the work programme for the biennium 1996-1997 and further of the serious financial situation of the United Nations Organization affecting the work programme of the Population Division, 1. Stresses, in the context of the reform of the United Nations system and the restructuring and revitalization of the intergovernmental process, the importance of continuing the basic work of the Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat on the crucial underpinnings of population estimates and projections; basic population trends and issues, including fertility, mortality, migration, and patterns of rural and urban population change; the evolution of population policies; and understanding of the links between population and development; 2. Emphasizes that the Population Division's role as secretariat to the Commission on Population and Development is an important one and constitutes an essential part of the Division's work programme and requests the Population Division to continue to give such servicing high priority in undertaking its activities; 3. Takes note of the proposed programme of work for the biennium 1998-1999: population (Department for Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis of the United Nations Secretariat), as presented in a note by the Secretary-General;18/ 4. Requests the Population Division, in collaboration with other relevant actors, to build an improved assessment and analysis of international migration as well as an improved understanding of international migration and development; 5. Emphasizes the value of the Population Information Network (POPIN) system to the international community, and encourages its further development and effective utilization; 6. Also emphasizes the importance of the preparations being made by the Population Division, in collaboration with the organizations and bodies of the United Nations system and other relevant intergovernmental and non-governmental agencies, for the review and appraisal of the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development, to be conducted by the Commission in 1999; 7. Underlines the need to further enhance the efficiency, effectiveness and capacity of the Population Division in order to successfully implement the above-mentioned preparations. Footnotes
Chapter II. General debate on national experience in population matters [ Up ]4. The Commission on Population and Development held a general discussion of item 3 of its agenda, entitled "General debate on national experience in population matters", at the 3rd to 5th meetings, on 25 and 26 February 1997. 5. At the 3rd meeting, on 25 February, the Director of the Population Division made a statement. 6. At the same meeting, statements were made by the representatives of Indonesia, Algeria, Malta, China, the Philippines, Tunisia, Mexico, India, the Russian Federation, Singapore, Turkey, the United States of America, Panama, El Salvador and the Republic of Korea. 7. At the 4th meeting, on 25 February, statements were made by the representatives of Bangladesh, Malaysia, Egypt, Italy, Japan, Ukraine, Peru and Jamaica and the observers for Poland and the Holy See. 8. At the 5th meeting, on 26 February, statements were made by the representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Lesotho.
Chapter III. Follow-up to the recommendations of the Internationl Conference on Population and Development: International migrationA. General discussion [ Up ]9. The Commission on Population and Development held a general discussion of item 4 of its agenda, entitled "Follow-up actions to the recommendations of the International Conference on Population and Development: international migration", at the 1st and 2nd meetings, on 24 February 1997. It had before it the following documents: (a) Concise report of the Secretary-General on world population monitoring, 1997: international migration and development (E/CN.9/1997/2); (b) Report of the Secretary-General on the monitoring of population programmes (E/CN.9/1997/3); (c) Report of the Administrative Committee on Coordination Task Force on Basic Social Services for All (E/CN.9/1997/4); (d) Report of the Secretary-General on the activities of intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations in the area of international migration (E/CN.9/1997/5); (e) Report of the Secretary-General on the flows of financial resources in international assistance for population (E/CN.9/1997/6). 10. At the 1st meeting, on 24 February, the Director of the Population Division made an introductory statement. 11. At the same meeting, statements were made by the Assistant Director of the Population Division, who introduced the concise report of the Secretary-General on world population monitoring, 1997: international migration and development (E/CN.9/1997/2), and by the Director of the Technical and Evaluation Division of the United Nations Population Fund, who introduced the report of the Secretary-General on the monitoring of population programmes (E/CN.9/1997/3). 12. Also at the 1st meeting, statements were made by the representatives of Turkey, Peru, the United States of America, Jamaica, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Egypt, China, Nigeria, Turkey and Japan and the observer for Norway. The representative of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization also made a statement. 13. At the 2nd meeting, on 24 February, statements were made by the Deputy Director of the Technical and Evaluation Division of the United Nations Population Fund, who introduced the report of the Administrative Committee on Coordination Task Force on Basic Social Services for All (E/CN.9/1997/4); the Assistant Director of the Population Division, who introduced the report of the Secretary-General on the activities of intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations in the area of international migration (E/CN.9/1997/5); and the representative of the Population Data, Policy and Research Branch of the Technical and Evaluation Division of the United Nations Population Fund, who introduced the report of the Secretary-General on the flows of financial resources in international assistance for population (E/CN.9/1997/6). 14. At the same meeting, statements were made by the representatives of the Netherlands (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the European Union), Canada, Brazil, Peru, the Russian Federation, Ukraine, the United States of America and Jamaica. The representative of the International Organization for Migration also made a statement. B. Action taken by the Commission [ Up ]International migration and development 15. At the 7th meeting, on 28 February, the Vice-Chairman of the Commission, Ms. Jenny Gierveld (Netherlands), introduced and orally revised a draft resolution (E/CN.9/1997/L.4) entitled "International migration and development", which had been submitted on the basis of informal consultations. 16. At the same meeting, the Commission adopted the draft resolution, as orally revised (see chap. I, sect. A). 17. After the adoption of the draft resolution, a statement was made by the representative of Malta.* Technical symposium on international migration 18. At the 7th meeting, on 28 February, the Vice-Chairman of the Commission, Ms. Jenny Gierveld (Netherlands), introduced and orally revised a draft resolution (E/CN.9/1997/L.5) entitled "Technical symposium on international migration", which had been submitted on the basis of informal consultations. 19. At the same meeting, the Commission adopted the draft resolution as orally revised and amended during the discussion (see chap. I, sect. C, resolution 1997/1). 20. Before the adoption of the draft resolution, statements were made by the representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Syrian Arab Republic,* Algeria, Hungary, Turkey, Tunisia, Indonesia, the Philippines and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and by the Vice-Chairman of the Commission (Netherlands). 21. After the adoption of the draft resolution, statements were made by the representatives of Peru,* the United States of America,* Indonesia, Jamaica and Malta.* Reporting requirements to the Commission on Population and Development 22. At the 7th meeting, on 28 February, the Vice-Chairman of the Commission, Ms. Jenny Gierveld (Netherlands), introduced a draft resolution (E/CN.9/1997/L.6) entitled "Reporting requirements to the Commission on Population and Development", which had been submitted on the basis of informal consultations. 23. At the same meeting, the Commission adopted the draft resolution (see chap. I, sect. C, resolution 1997/2). 24. After the adoption of the draft resolution, a statement was made by the representative of Malta.*
Chapter IV. Programme questions [ Up ]A. General discussion [ Up ]25. The Commission on Population and Development held a general discussion of item 5 of its agenda, entitled "Programme questions", at the 5th and 6th meetings, on 26 February 1997. It had before it the following documents: (a) Report of the Secretary-General on the progress of work in the field of population in 1996: Department for Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis of the United Nations Secretariat (E/CN.9/1997/7); (b) Note by the Secretary-General on the proposed programme of work in population for the biennium 1998-1999 (E/CN.9/1997/8); (c) Report of the Secretary-General on world demographic trends (E/CN.9/1997/9); (d) Note by the Secretary-General on the proposed programme of work for the biennium 1998-1999: population (Department for Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis of the United Nations Secretariat) (E/CN.9/1997/CRP.1). 26. At the 5th meeting, on 26 February, the Director of the Population Division made an introductory statement. Statements were also made by the Chief of the Fertility and Family Planning Section, the Chief of the Mortality and Migration Section, the representative of the Population Estimates and Projections Section and the Chief of the Population Policy Section, all of the Population Division. 27. At the same meeting, statements were made by the representatives of Germany, India, Malaysia, Italy, Hungary, Jamaica, the United States of America, Nigeria, France, the Netherlands, the Philippines and the Syrian Arab Republic. The representative of the Economic Commission for Europe also made a statement. 28. At the 6th meeting, on 26 February, statements were made by the Chief of the Population and Development Section of the Population Division, the Assistant Director of the Population Division, the Director of the United Nations Statistics Division and the Director of the Population Division. 29. At the same meeting, statements were made by the representatives of France, India, the United States of America, Hungary, Nigeria, Turkey, Jamaica, Canada, Peru, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the Netherlands and the observer for Norway. 30. Also at the 6th meeting, statements were made by the representatives of the Economic Commission for Africa, the Economic Commission for Europe, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, and the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia. B. Action taken by the Commission [ Up ]31. At the 7th meeting, on 28 February, the Vice-Chairman of the Commission, Ms. Jenny Gierveld (Netherlands), introduced and orally revised a draft resolution (E/CN.9/1997/L.7) entitled "Work programme in the field of population", which had been submitted on the basis of informal consultations. 32. At the same meeting, the Commission adopted the draft resolution, as orally revised (see chap. I, sect. C, resolution 1997/3). 33. Before the adoption of the draft resolution, statements were made by the representatives of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Egypt, Nigeria, the Philippines and Malaysia. 34. After the adoption of the draft resolution, statements were made by the representatives of the United States of America,* Malta* and Peru.*
Chapter V. Provisional agenda for the 31st session of the Commission [ Up ]35. At the 7th meeting, on 28 February 1997, the Commission had before it the draft provisional agenda for its thirty-first session (E/CN.9/1997/L.3). 36. Statements were made by the representatives of Hungary, Panama, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Netherlands (on behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that were members of the European Union), Tunisia, Indonesia, Nigeria, China and France. 37. At the 8th meeting, on 28 February, statements were made by the representative of Panama and France. 38. At the same meeting, the Commission then approved the draft provisional agenda for its thirty-first session as contained in document E/CN.9/1997/L.3 (see chap. I, sect. B, draft decision).
Chapter VI. Adoption of the report of the Commision on its 30th session [ Up ]39. At the 8th meeting, on 28 February, the Vice-Chairman-cum- Rapporteur introduced the draft report of the Commission on its thirtieth session as contained in document E/CN.9/1997/L.2. 40. At the same meeting, the Commission adopted the draft report and authorized the Rapporteur to finalize it in consultation with the Bureau by incorporating therein the proceedings of the 7th and 8th meetings.
Chapter VII. Organization of the session [ Up ]A. Opening and duration of the session 41. The Commission on Population and Development held its thirtieth session at United Nations Headquarters from 24 to 28 February 1997. The Commission held eight meetings (1st to 8th). 42. The session was opened by the Director of the Population Division of the Department for Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis of the United Nations Secretariat. 43. Introductory statements were made by the Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund and the Director of the Population Division. B. Attendance 44. The session was attended by 41 States members of the Commission. Observers for other States Members of the United Nations and for one non-member State also attended. Representatives of specialized agencies, intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations also attended. A list of participants is given in annex I to the present report. C. Election of officers 45. At the 1st and 2nd meetings, on 24 February, the Commission elected the following officers by acclamation: Chairman: Jose Gomez de Leon (Mexico) Vice-Chairmen: Andras Klinger (Hungary) Jenny Gierveld (Netherlands) Akintobi Kadejo (Nigeria) Vice-Chairman- cum-Rapporteur: Raj Abdul Karim (Malaysia) D. Agenda 46. At the 1st meeting, on 24 February, the Commission adopted the provisional agenda contained in document E/CN.9/1997/1. The agenda was as follows: 1. Election of officers. 2. Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters. 3. General debate on national experience in population matters. 4. Follow-up actions to the recommendations of the International Conference on Population and Development: international migration. 5. Programme questions: (a) Programme performance and implementation in 1996; (b) Proposed programme of work for the biennium 1998-1999. 6. Provisional agenda for the thirty-first session of the Commission. 7. Adoption of the report of the Commission on its thirtieth session. E. Documentation 47. The documents before the Commission at its thirtieth session are listed in annex II to the present report. F. Consultation with non-governmental organizations 48. In accordance with rule 76 of the rules of procedure of the functional commissions of the Economic and Social Council, representatives of the following non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Council made statements in connection with agenda item 4: General: International Confederation of Free Trade Unions Special: International Federation of Settlements and Neighbourhood Centres International Union for the Scientific Study of Population G. Decisions taken by the Commission on organizational matters Poverty eradication 49. At the 4th meeting, on 25 February, the Director of the Population Division introduced a note by the Secretary-General (E/CN.9/1997/10) entitled "Agreed conclusions 1996/1 adopted by the Economic and Social Council at its 1996 coordination segment on coordination of the United Nations system of activities for poverty eradication". 50. At the same meeting, statements were made by the representative of the United States of America and the observer for the Holy See. 51. At the 7th meeting, on 28 February, the Commission, acting upon the proposal of the Chairman, decided to authorize the Secretariat to summarize the comments made on the issue of poverty eradication and transmit them to the Secretary-General for inclusion in his report on the issue to the Economic and Social Council at its substantive session of 1997. Inter-sessional Bureau meetings 52. At the 7th meeting, on 28 February, following statements by the representatives of Hungary, Tunisia, the United States of America, and Nigeria and the Director of the Population Division, the Commission, acting upon the proposal of the Chairman, decided to authorize the Bureau to hold inter-sessional meetings in preparation for its sessions on a yearly basis. United Nations Document E/1997/25 E/CN.9/1997/11 This document is being made avilable by the Population Information Network (POPIN) Gopher/Web site of the United Nations Population Division (DESIPA), with financial support from the United Nations Population fund (UNFPA). [ Up ] |
