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  • Title: International co-operation in the area of population.
    Author: United Nations. Department of Technical Co-operation for Development. Population Programmes and Projects Branch.
    Journal: Popul Bull UN; 1987; (21-22):70-7. PubMed ID: 12269113.
    Abstract:
    The 5th Population Inquiry among Governments, conducted by the United Nations Secretariat in 1983, contained for the 1st time a section on technical cooperation in the population field. That section, which was ultimately answered by 118 countries out of the 166 originally addressed, queried Governments on the nature of technical cooperation received in the past; the specific need(s), if any, for cooperation in the population field in the future; and their policies, programs, or priorities in this area, as well as experiences with past technical cooperation activities. This paper analyses in detail the responses received, on a regional and interregional basis, and derives, inter alia, a pattern of past and future population technical cooperation priorities that correlates well across most regions as well as with the statement of priorities issued in the Report of the International Conference on Population. All of the major developing regions except Asia and the Pacific assigned highes priority to basic demographic data collection, analysis, and associated training, leading to the formulation, implementation, and evaluation of population policies and programs. Conversely, the area of family planning programs was ranked lowest in priority, except in the Asia and Pacific region. Technical cooperation among developing nations in the area of population has been pervasive over the past 10 years, and it is overwhelmingly perceived as a need for at least another decade. Nevertheless, perception of its positive achievements in specific areas is not clear cut, either because the pertinent section of the questionaire was unclear, and/or technical cooperation did not or could not play a particularly important role in that area. Its role was, however, considered generally more vigorous in the promotion of knowledge and policies area.
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