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Population Issues
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The population question is linked to economic and social development, and has always been a matter of concern to the United Nations. as a result, there are numerous UN bodies, funds and programmes involved in population activities.
The United Nations Population Division within the UN Secretariat serves as an administrative centre. It provides support and service, facilitates
access to information and enhances coordination and cooperation among UN and international, regional and national organizations active in the field of population.
The United Nations Population Commission was set up in 1946 as the world's first international body to deal with population problems. It was renamed in 1994 as the Commission on Population and Development. It is a functional commission to ECOSOC advising the Council, performing studies, and monitoring and reviewing the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Coference on Population and Development.
The United Nations Population Agency (UNFPA) was originally created set up in 1967 to enable the United Nations system to respond better to the needs of countries seeking assistance in the area of population activities.
Documentation
The Department of Economic and Social Affairs - DESA - provides demographic reports and surveys. Full text documentation can be retrieved from the DESA official web site.
For documentation from the Population Commission, see DagDok, section Commission on Population and Development.
The United Nations has organized three World Population Conferences: World Population Conference, 19-30 August 1974, Bucharest;
International Conference on Population, 6-14 August 1984, Mexico City;
The United Nations International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), 5-13 September 1994, Cairo.
The official documents from the conferences carry the following symbols:
A/CONF.80 | United Nations Population Conference (Bucharest : 1974) |
E/CONF.76 | International Conference on Population (Mexico City : 1984) |
A/CONF.171 | International conference on Population and Development (Cairo : 1994) |
A link to the official web site of the Cairo conference with full text documents and reports is posted at the UN official web site, section Conferences & Events, Past Conferences and Special Sessions.
For documentation from the Population Fund, see DagDok, section UNFPA.
Databases and Indexes
The UN Library online catalogue UNBISnet contains reports, documents and articles related to UN activities with links to full texts for recent years. Subject search can be performed using relevant terms from the UNBIS THESAURUS.
A web portal to population issues with links toUN main bodies and focal points and full text documents and reports is posted at the Official web site of the United Nations, section Population and development in the United Nations system.
Printed Indexes