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Introduction
The United Nations Conference on
Environment and Development (UNCED), held in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992,
marked a breakthrough in the discussion of population and environment
issues. UNFPA as part of its follow-up to UNCED, has identified those
chapters and programmes areas of Agenda 21 that have programmatic,
institutional and/or financial implications for UNFPA.
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Bangladesh & World
» Bangladesh's
fourth population census starts
» World
Population 2050 / 1998
» The
State of World Population 2000
» World
Population Prospects: The 2000 Revision - Highlights (pdf format)
» World
Population Prospects: The 2000 Revision - Annex Tables of the
Highlights (pdf format)
» World
Population Prospects: The 2000 Revision - Annex Tables of the
Highlights (Excel format)
» Population
in 1999 and 2000: All Countries (pdf format)
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Population and the Rio
Declaration
UNFPA's mandate is well reflected in
the first principle of the Rio Declaration, which states: "Human beings
are at the centre of concerns for sustainable development. They are
entitled to healthy and productive life in harmony with nature."
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Strengthening the Role of
NGOs
Chapter 27 recognizes NGOs as
partners in the implementation of Agenda 21. Indeed, without their
participation, it is difficult to see how the objectives of Agenda 21
could be reached at all. UNFPA has collaborated closely with a variety of
NGOs which have served as executing agencies for UNFPA-funded activities
all over the world.
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Population and
Agenda
21
From a
population point of view, the key element of Agenda 21 is Chapter 5,
"Demographic dynamics and sustainability." The activities and objectives
proposed in this chapter are in complete harmony with UNFPA’s mandate.
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Promoting
Education
UNFPA recognizes the importance of
creating awareness of the critical issues of population, environment and
resources and has sought to do so through publications, sponsorship of and
participation in other activities.
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Demographic Dynamics and
Sustainability
World population, 5.5 billion in
1992, will, according the the United Nations medium projection, reach 8.04
billion in 2025 and 9.4 billion in 2050. UNFPA is charged with extending
sustained assistance to developing countries, at their request, in dealing
with their population problems.
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National Mechanisms and International
Cooperation
of Skills and know-how are as
important as technology and other factors to the promotion of
developmental and environmental sustainability, and support for various
kinds of capacity-building measures has long been part of UNFPA country
programmes.
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Combating
Poverty
In
Chapter 3 of Agenda 21 provides the framework for a comprehensive attack
on poverty. It recognizes poverty as a complex multidimensional
problem. More than 1 billion people live under conditions of extreme
poverty. UNFPA already supports a variety of projects and programmes
with direct bearing on poverty.
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International
Institutional Arrangements
Chapter 38 provides for the
establishment of a Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD), which will
have the task of monitoring and reviewing progress in the implementation
of Agenda 21.
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