The
purposes of the World Population Year declared by the General Assembly of the
United Nations were:
1) to improve knowledge of
and information about population trends;
2) sharpen awareness of population problems and their
implications;
3) provide education on population, family life and
reproduction;
4) stimulate consideration of
alternative policies in the population and development fields, and
5) expand international cooperation
in the population field and supply increased technical assistance to countries
needing and desiring it.
The central core of activity was the United Nations
Conference which was a series of meetings under various names culminating in
the final World Population Conference held in
Links
The World
Population Plan of Action adopted by the World Population Conference in
An article on demography on stamps by Ed
Stephan.
A background
document on the Population Programme of the UN (March 1994).
All the International Years proclaimed by the General Assembly.
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