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  • Title: 1994: the year of population.
    Journal: ZPG Report; 1995; 27(4):3. PubMed ID: 12289953.
    Abstract:
    The achievements made in 1994 signal renewed interest in addressing population pressures and safeguarding a sustainable future. World leaders and citizens both realized in 1994 that explosive population growth and wasteful consumption hinder efforts to address economic, environmental, and social concerns. Participants at the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development therefore produced a program of action which sets population policy for the coming decades. Delegates from widely different cultures, perspectives, and values agreed upon the 20-year blueprint for action to stabilize global human population at 7.8 billion by the year 2050 and improve the condition for people around the world. The program addresses population growth, poverty, environmental degradation, the low status of women, and the wasteful use of resources, stressing that all of the issues need to be addressed in order to reduce population pressures and ensure a high quality of life for future generations. Consensus on the document marked an historic turning point in international collaboration. ZPG, through its US Network for Cairo, helped ensure that the US took a leadership role in the international conference.
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