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Informationen zum Autor Stanley Johnson Klappentext The International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo in 1994 represented a remarkable watershed. This book recounts what actually happened in Cairo and how it was achieved. The Programme of Action which emerged from the conference! particularly the parts dealing with gender issues! is the most forward-looking ever adopted. Zusammenfassung The International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo in 1994 represented a remarkable watershed. This book recounts what actually happened in Cairo and how it was achieved. The Programme of Action which emerged from the conference, particularly the parts dealing with gender issues, is the most forward-looking ever adopted. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceGlossary1. Setting the sceneBucharest! 1974Mexico City! 1984Evolving PerceptionsThemes and Agendas for Cairo2. Preparing for the ICPDBackgroundThe six Expert Croup MeetingsRegional ConferencesICPD PrepCom II! May 1993General discussion at PrepCom IIAbortionQuantitative goalsResources for the New World Population Plan of ActionThe UN General Assembly! November 19933. The Third Meeting of the ICPD's Preparatory CommitteePopulation GrowthOther Key Elements of the Programme of ActionA Bold! Visionary DocumentThe Politics of PopulationChildren by Choice not ChanceThe Third PrepcomHow Important were the 'Ifs'?The Position of the VaticanHow many Divisions has the Pope?Abortion4. The Guns of August! 1994Objections from the Islamic StatesIslam and the VaticanAnti-US FeelingsViews within the USFurther Shenanigans5. The Opening of the Cairo ConferenceBrundtland and BhuttoThe 'Third Woman': Dr Nafis Sadik6. The Controversy over AbortionThe Speeches of the Plenary DebatesThe Battle over Paragraph 8.25Some Signs of AgreementThe Final TextDefinition of Reproductive Health: Another Hard-Fought IssueConcluding Business7. The Empowerment of WomenAfter the Earth SummitThe NGO Treaty on Population! Environment and DevelopmentThe Women's Declaration on Population PoliciesWED0 and the Women's CaucusThe NGO ForumThe Delegates' Response to the Empowerment of Women Theme8. AdolescenceLooking Closer at the Draft9. International MigrationChapter X of the Draft Family UnificationContentsl 0. Population StabilisationBeyond Just NumbersSupport for the Goal of Population StabilisationThe Asian NationsThe African StatesDrafting vs Plenary Sessions11. ResourcesDiffering priorities12. Closing Session - Looking AheadThe 49th General AssemblyAppendix A: Summary of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population andDevelopmentAppendix B: United Nations General Assembly Resolution 49/128: Report of the InternationalConference on Population and DevelopmentAppendix C: Cairo Programme of Action:Chapter IV! Gender Equality! Equity and Empowerment of WomenNotesIndex ...
