The Politics of Population
Cairo 1994
1st Edition
Published on 1. October 2009
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Hardback
260 pages
978-1-84971-033-6 (ISBN)
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The International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo in 1994 represented a remarkable watershed. Not only did it produce an unprecedented degree of agreement among the 179 countries and thousands of non-governmental organizations taking part, it also created a wide-ranging Programme of Action which for the first time offers real chances of progress, by putting population policies at the heart of the struggle for social development.
This book recounts what actually happened in Cairo and how it was achieved. The early chapters look in some detail at the preparations for Cairo, in the context of over three decades of attempts to integrate population, development and environmental issues. Focusing on the key controversial questions, including abortion, contraception and adolescent sex, it examines the ways in which attempts were made to reconcile opposing positions. Setting the discussion in a much wider context, it argues that Cairo witnessed a 'quantum leap' in the way the population issue is seen, and the need to give them control over their own lives, - central to the discussion about population, resources and development.
The Programme of Action which emerged from the conference, particularly the parts dealing with gender issues (included here in appendices), is the most forward-looking ever adopted. As a whole the Programme is probably one of the most important social documents of our time. This book captures both the drama and the detail of its creation.
Stanley Johnson edited The Population Problem (1974) and is the author of World Population and the United Nations (1987) and World Population ? Turning the Tide (1994), as well as numerous other books, including eight novels.
Originally published in 1995
This book recounts what actually happened in Cairo and how it was achieved. The early chapters look in some detail at the preparations for Cairo, in the context of over three decades of attempts to integrate population, development and environmental issues. Focusing on the key controversial questions, including abortion, contraception and adolescent sex, it examines the ways in which attempts were made to reconcile opposing positions. Setting the discussion in a much wider context, it argues that Cairo witnessed a 'quantum leap' in the way the population issue is seen, and the need to give them control over their own lives, - central to the discussion about population, resources and development.
The Programme of Action which emerged from the conference, particularly the parts dealing with gender issues (included here in appendices), is the most forward-looking ever adopted. As a whole the Programme is probably one of the most important social documents of our time. This book captures both the drama and the detail of its creation.
Stanley Johnson edited The Population Problem (1974) and is the author of World Population and the United Nations (1987) and World Population ? Turning the Tide (1994), as well as numerous other books, including eight novels.
Originally published in 1995
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
640 gr
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978-1-84971-033-6 (9781849710336)
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Content
Preface
Glossary
1. Setting the scene
Bucharest, 1974
Mexico City, 1984
Evolving Perceptions
Themes and Agendas for Cairo
2. Preparing for the ICPD
Background
The six Expert Croup Meetings
Regional Conferences
ICPD PrepCom II, May 1993
General discussion at PrepCom II
Abortion
Quantitative goals
Resources for the New World Population Plan of Action
The UN General Assembly, November 1993
3. The Third Meeting of the ICPD's Preparatory Committee
Population Growth
Other Key Elements of the Programme of Action
A Bold, Visionary Document
The Politics of Population
Children by Choice not Chance
The Third Prepcom
How Important were the 'Ifs'?
The Position of the Vatican
How many Divisions has the Pope?
Abortion
4. The Guns of August, 1994
Objections from the Islamic States
Islam and the Vatican
Anti-US Feelings
Views within the US
Further Shenanigans
5. The Opening of the Cairo Conference
Brundtland and Bhutto
The 'Third Woman': Dr Nafis Sadik
6. The Controversy over Abortion
The Speeches of the Plenary Debates
The Battle over Paragraph 8.25
Some Signs of Agreement
The Final Text
Definition of Reproductive Health: Another Hard-Fought Issue
Concluding Business
7. The Empowerment of Women
After the Earth Summit
The NGO Treaty on Population, Environment and Development
The Women's Declaration on Population Policies
WED0 and the Women's Caucus
The NGO Forum
The Delegates' Response to the Empowerment of Women Theme
8. Adolescence
Looking Closer at the Draft
9. International Migration
Chapter X of the Draft
Family Unification
Contents
l 0. Population Stabilisation
Beyond Just Numbers
Support for the Goal of Population Stabilisation
The Asian Nations
The African States
Drafting vs Plenary Sessions
11. Resources
Differing priorities
12. Closing Session - Looking Ahead
The 49th General Assembly
Appendix A: Summary of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and
Development
Appendix B: United Nations General Assembly Resolution 49/128: Report of the International
Conference on Population and Development
Appendix C: Cairo Programme of Action:
Chapter IV, Gender Equality, Equity and Empowerment of Women
Notes
Index
Glossary
1. Setting the scene
Bucharest, 1974
Mexico City, 1984
Evolving Perceptions
Themes and Agendas for Cairo
2. Preparing for the ICPD
Background
The six Expert Croup Meetings
Regional Conferences
ICPD PrepCom II, May 1993
General discussion at PrepCom II
Abortion
Quantitative goals
Resources for the New World Population Plan of Action
The UN General Assembly, November 1993
3. The Third Meeting of the ICPD's Preparatory Committee
Population Growth
Other Key Elements of the Programme of Action
A Bold, Visionary Document
The Politics of Population
Children by Choice not Chance
The Third Prepcom
How Important were the 'Ifs'?
The Position of the Vatican
How many Divisions has the Pope?
Abortion
4. The Guns of August, 1994
Objections from the Islamic States
Islam and the Vatican
Anti-US Feelings
Views within the US
Further Shenanigans
5. The Opening of the Cairo Conference
Brundtland and Bhutto
The 'Third Woman': Dr Nafis Sadik
6. The Controversy over Abortion
The Speeches of the Plenary Debates
The Battle over Paragraph 8.25
Some Signs of Agreement
The Final Text
Definition of Reproductive Health: Another Hard-Fought Issue
Concluding Business
7. The Empowerment of Women
After the Earth Summit
The NGO Treaty on Population, Environment and Development
The Women's Declaration on Population Policies
WED0 and the Women's Caucus
The NGO Forum
The Delegates' Response to the Empowerment of Women Theme
8. Adolescence
Looking Closer at the Draft
9. International Migration
Chapter X of the Draft
Family Unification
Contents
l 0. Population Stabilisation
Beyond Just Numbers
Support for the Goal of Population Stabilisation
The Asian Nations
The African States
Drafting vs Plenary Sessions
11. Resources
Differing priorities
12. Closing Session - Looking Ahead
The 49th General Assembly
Appendix A: Summary of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and
Development
Appendix B: United Nations General Assembly Resolution 49/128: Report of the International
Conference on Population and Development
Appendix C: Cairo Programme of Action:
Chapter IV, Gender Equality, Equity and Empowerment of Women
Notes
Index