T A B L E   O F   C O N T E N T S

List of Acronyms and Abbreviations

Executive Summary

I. Introduction

• Background

• Global Population and Demographic Situation

• Regional Population and Demographic Situation

II. Creating an Enabling Environment

• Formulating or Revising National Population and Development Policies

• Establishing Institutional Mechanisms

• Strengthening Information, Education and Communication Programmes

• Implementing Regional Initiatives to Promote Population and Development

• Constraints

• Further Action Required

III. Gender Equality, Equity and Empowerment of Women

• Incorporating a Gender Perspective

• Changing the Environment

• Strengthening Institutions

• Advocating a Rights-based Approach

• Protecting the Girl Child

• Emphasizing Male Responsibility and Partnership

• Constraints

• Further Action Required

IV. Reproductive Health, Including Family Planning and Sexual Health, and Reproductive Rights

• Developing Reproductive Health Policies after Cairo

• Implementing Quality Sexual and Reproductive Health Programmes

• Increasing Access to Reproductive Health Services

• Addressing Components of Reproductive Health

• Further Action Required

V. Building Partnerships

• Forging Partnerships with the Non-Governmental Sector

• Creating an Enabling Environment for Partnership in Policy Formulation and Programme Implementation and Monitoring

• Strengthening the Human Resource and Institutional Capacity of Civil Society for Effective Partnership

• Promoting Partnerships with the Private Sector

• Recognizing the Unique Role of Parliamentarians

• Strengthening Collaboration among United Nations and Inter-governmental Organizations

• Constraints

• Further Action Required

VI. Mobilization of Required Resources for Implementing the ICPD Programme of Action

• The Costed ICPD Reproductive Health and Population Package: Donor Response

• The Costed ICPD Reproductive Health and Population Package: Developing Countries

• The Role of the Private Sector

• The Role of Non-Governmental Organizations and Private Foundations

• Sector Investment Programmes and Sector-Wide Approaches

• Resources for the Broader ICPD Goals

• Recent Advances in Development Partnerships

• Constraints

• Further Action Required

Selected References

End Notes

Tables

Table 3.1 Parliamentary seats held by women, 1 January 1997
Table 6.1 Trends in Total External Population Assistance, 1990-1997
Table 6.2 Official development assistance (ODA) of donor countries, 1990-1997