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International Conference
on Population and Development (ICPD)
Cairo, 5-13 September 1994
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Contents
Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development
1. Preamble
2. Principles
3. Interrelationships between Population, Sustained Economic
Growth and Sustainable Development
A. Integrating population and development strategies
B. Population, sustained economic growth and poverty
C. Population and environment
4. Gender Equality, Equity and Empowerment of Women
A. Empowerment and status of women
B. The girl child
C. Male responsibilities and participation
5. The Family, its Roles, Rights, Composition and Structure
A. Diversity of family structure and composition
B. Socio-economic support to the family
6. Population Growth and Structure
A. Fertility, mortality and population growth rates
B. Children and youth
C. Elderly people
D. Indigenous people
E. Persons with disabilities
7. Reproductive Rights and Reproductive Health
A. Reproductive rights and reproductive health
B. Family planning
C. Sexually transmitted diseases and prevention of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
D. Human sexuality and gender relations
E. Adolescents
8. Health, Morbidity and Mortality
A. Primary health care and the health-care sector
B. Child survival and health
C. Women's health and safe motherhood
D. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
(AIDS)
9. Population Distribution, Urbanization and Internal
Migration
A. Population distribution and sustainable development
B. Population growth in large urban agglomerations
C. Internally displaced persons
10. International Migration
A. International migration and development
B. Documented migrants
C. Undocumented migrants
D. Refugees, asylum-seekers and displaced persons
11. Population, Development and Eduaction
A. Education, population and sustainable development
B. Population information, education and communication
12. Technology, Research and Development
A. Basic data collection, analysis and dissemination
B. Reproductive health research
C. Social and economic research
13. National Action
A. National policies and plans of action
B. Programme management and human resource development
C. Resource mobilization and allocation
14. International Cooperation
A. Responsibilities of partners in development
B. Towards a new commitment to funding population and development
15. Partnership with the Non-Governmental Sector
A. Local, national and international non-governmental organizations
B. The private sector
16. Follow-Up to the Conference
A. Activities at the national level
B. Subregional and regional activities
C. Activities at the international level
I. Resolutions Adopted by the Conference
1. Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development
2. Expression of thanks to the people and Government of Egypt
3. Credentials of representatives to the International Conference on Population and
Development
II. Attendance and Organisation of Work
A. Date and place of the Conference
B. Pre-Conference consultations
C. Attendance
D. Opening of the Conference and election of the President
E. Messages from heads of State
F. Adoption of the rules of procedure
G. Adoption of the agenda
H. Election of officers other than the President
I. Organization of work, including the establishment of the Main Committee of the
Conference
J. Accreditation of intergovernmental organizations
K. Accreditation of non-governmental organizations
L. Appointment of the members of the Credentials Committee
M. Other matters
III. GENERAL DEBATE
IV. REPORT OF THE MAIN COMMITTEE
V. ADOPTION OF THE PROGRAMME OF ACTION
VI. REPORT OF THE CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE
VII. ADOPTION OF THE REPORT OF THE CONFERENCE
VIII. CLOSURE OF THE CONFERENCE
UN Document: A/CONF.171/13: Report of the ICPD
(The electronic version of this document is being made
available by the United Nations Population Information Network (POPIN) Gopher of the
Population Division, Department for Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis.)
