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  • Title: Consensus from Cairo.
    Author: Brown D.
    Journal: Popul Concern News; 1994; (9):2. PubMed ID: 12318989.
    Abstract:
    The World Population Conference (1974) in Bucharest proclaimed the right of all individuals to determine the number of children they produce. The International Conference on Population (1984) in Mexico City developed a World Population Plan of Action. A new International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) is planned for 1994 in Cairo. ICPDs are part of a series of conferences called to produce a consensus on methods of solving world problems and to coordinate action. The Earth Summit, which concerned environmental issues, was held in Rio in 1992. The Human Rights Conference took place in Vienna in June 1993. The UN Fourth World Conference on Women will be hosted by Beijing in September 1995. Since 1974, the emphasis in population policy has changed from socioeconomic development to improvement of family planning services, maternal and child health care, and the economic and educational status of women. More women's organizations are involved in preparation for the conferences. Some of these groups are concerned about the possible conflict between population programs and women's rights. The Vatican, which has the status of a state at UN meetings, has fought reproductive rights. There will probably be another North-South debate similar to the one that occurred at the summit in Rio. The draft Programme of Action for the upcoming ICPD links population, economic growth, and sustainable development. Goals include education, especially for girls; reduction of infant, child, and maternal mortality; and provision of universal access to family planning and reproductive health services.
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