The 32nd session of the United Nations Commission on Population and Development (CPD)

Commission on Population and Development/UNGASS PrepCom

New York, 24-31 March 1999

Press Releases
Communiqués de presse
Agenda and Work Plan
UNFPA Panel Discussions
NGO Events
Media Acreditation
Press Conference of Dr. Nafis Sadik and PrepCom Chairman Anwarul Karim Chowdhury, 24 March

The 32^nd session of the United Nations Commission on Population and Development (CPD), acting as the preparatory committee (PrepCom) for the special session of the General Assembly for the review and appraisal of the implementation of the Programme of Action of the ICPD, met at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 24-31 March.

The preparatory committee decided to concentrate its work on the formulation of proposals for key actions for the further implementation of the Programme of Action of the ICPD, taking as the basis of its work the recommendations contained in the report of the Secretary-General for the special session of the General Assembly (E/CN.9/1999/PC/4).

Following an exchange of views on the proposed key actions, the preparatory committee considered a revised working paper submitted by the Chairman entitled "Proposals for key actions for the further implementation of the Programme of Action of the ICPD" (E/CN.9/1999/PC/CRP.1/Rev.1).

At the close of its meeting on 1 April, the preparatory committee agreed to meet in a resumed session to continue its consideration of the revised working paper (E/CN.9/1999/PC/CRP.1/Rev.2, 8 April 1999) and other work.

The resumed session will be held in advance of the special session, on 24-25 and 28-29 June.

When it concludes its work, the PrepCom will submit its outcome to the special session, to be held in New York from 30 June-2 July, where it will be endorsed at the highest political level.

PRESS RELEASES

(Issued by UN Department of Public Information unless otherwise noted)

• Preparatory Committee for General Assembly Special Session Approves Agenda and Organizational Matters, Will Meet Again to Consider Implementation of Cairo Action Plan. 4 April

• Impact of Foreign Debt Problem on Population Programmes, Importance of Education of Girls to Implement Cairo Outcome Discussed. 26 March

• Speakers Stress Empowerment of Women As Precondition for Success of Population Strategies, As Debate in Population Commission Continues. 25 March (p.m.)

• Population Concerns Now Integrated into Overall Social Development Policy, Cuba Tells Commission on Population and Development. 25 March (a.m.)

• Reproductive Health Information for Young People, AIDS Impact on Development, Death by Pregnancy-related Causes among Issues Considered. 24 March (p.m.)

• PrepCom Opening: Need to Mobilize Resources to Implement Cairo Programme of Action Stressed by Speakers at Population and Development Commission. 24 March (a.m.)

• Asian States Say Population Policies Should Be Protected from Effects of Economic Crisis, in Commission on Population and Development.
  23 March

• Population and Development Commission Hears Speakers Describe Efforts to Implement Cairo Programme of Action. 22 March

• Commision on Population and Development Opens Thirty-Second Session. 22 March

• Background press release. 18 March (UN Department of Public Information)

Communiqués de presse des Nations Unies

• 1 avril

• 26 mars (p.m.)

• 26 mars (a.m.)

• 25 mars (p.m.)

• 25 mars (a.m.)

• 24 mars (p.m.)

• 24 mars (a.m.)

• 23 mars

• 22 mars (p.m.)

• 22 mars (a.m.)