International Conference on Population, 1984

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1985.

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6 subjects

Conferences International Cooperation Population Policy Programme Implementation Programmes of Action Work Organization

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12 operative paragraphs

Welcomes and strongly supports the Mexico City Declaration on Population and Development, 1 % adopted by the Conference on 14 August 1984;

Expresses its appreciation to the Government and people of Mexico for their generous hospitality. co-operation and support;

Commends the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Secretary-General of the Conference for the successful organization of the Conference;

Affirms that the principal aim of social, economic and human development, of which population goals and policies are integral parts, is to improve the standards of living and quality of life of the people;

Also affirms that population growth, high mortality and morbidity and migration problems continue to be causes of great concern requiring immediate action;

Emphasizes the need, in implementing the recommendations of the Conference, to respect national sovereignty, to combat all forms of racial discrimination, including apartheid, and to promote social and economic development, human rights and individual freedom;

Reaffirms the importance attached by the Conference to the formulation and implementation of concrete policies which will enhance the status and role of women in the area of population policies and programmes, and the need to pay attention to specific problems of population structures;

Invites Governments to consider the recommendations for action at the national level and to implement appropriate population policies and programmes, in the context of their national plans, needs and requirements;

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Emphasizes that international co-operation in the field of population is essential for the implementation of recommendations adopted at the Conference and, in that context, calls upon the international community to provide adequate and substantial international support and assistance for population activities, particularly through the United Nations Fund for Population Activities, in order to ensure more effective delivery of population assistance in the light of growing needs and the increasing efforts being made by developing countries;

Invites the Population Commission, at its twentythird session, to review, within its area of competence, the recommendations of the Conference and their implications for the activities of the United Nations system, and to transmit its views to the Economic and Social Council at its first regular session of 1985;

Requests the Economic and Social Council to examine, at its first regular session of 1985, the recommen-

dations of the Conference for the further implementation of the World Population Plan of Action, in order to provide overall policy guidelines within the United Nations system on population questions, and to undertake or to continue, on an appropriate basis, the review, monitoring and appraisal of the Plan of Action, in accordance with the Plan and relevant recommendations of the Conference;

Requests the Secretary-General to take, without delay, appropriate steps regarding the relevant recommendations, in particular recommendation 83, 197 for further implementation of the World Population Plan of Action concerning the role of international co-operation, taking note also of the suggestions offered by various delegations and benefiting, in the process, from the deliberations of the Economic and Social Council, and to report to the General Assembly, through the Economic and Social Council, on their implementation as soon as possible but not later than 1986.

195 Report of the lnternatwnal Conference on Population, 1984. Mextn• 196 !hid .. sect. A. Cur. 6-14 August 1984 (United Na1ion, publication. Sales No. E.84.XIII H and corrigenda). chap. I sect. fl

197 Ibid., sect. B. para. ,7 I 4q A ,91290-E I 984' 120 198 N39/452.

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