ICPD - Background The Cairo Programme of Action sets a course for the next twenty years, focusing on people and people's needs.			Women's Health and Safe Motherhood Among the chief causes of death for women of childbearing age in many parts of the developing world are complications arising from pregnancy and  childbirth.
		ICPD Programme of Action: Principles The interrelationships between population, sustained economic growth and sustainable development, will continue to be guided by the following principles.			Education Educating girls, boys and women, would have a number of beneficial effects for society.
		Population, Sustained Economic Growth, and Sustainable Development The Programme of Action recognizes that population growth and movement are inextricably linked to the full range of human development concerns.			National Actions There are many specific respon- sibilities national governments will have to shoulder to make the Programme of Action a reality.
		Gender Equality, Equity and Empowerment of Women Improving women's political, social, and economic status, and improving women's health, are also essential for slowing population growth and achieving sustainable development.			International Action and Cooperation The economies of all countries will profit from this investments in human potential, if they invest wisely, and do not duplicate their work.
		Reproductive Rights and Reproductive Health In the Programme of Action, reproductive health is defined as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.			ICPD +5 Preparations are now under way for an International Forum, to be held in Amsterdam in Februray 1999, to mark the fifth anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), held in Cairo 1994.  the Forum will focus on key issues which emerge from a series of events over the coming year.