Title: First International Congress on Population Education and Development.

POPLINE Document Number: 128792

Source citation:

In: First International Congress on Population Education and Development, Istanbul, Turkey, 14-17 April, 1993. Action Framework for Population Education on the Eve of the Twenty-First Century. Istanbul declaration, [compiled by] United Nations Population Fund [UNFPA] [and] UNESCO. [New York, New York], UNFPA, 1993. :3-4.

Abstract:

Resolution 5.3, adopted by the General Conference of UNESCO at its 26th session in 1991, authorized the Director-General to organize, jointly with the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), the first International Congress on Population Education and Development (ICPED). Congress aims were to review trends in population education worldwide over the past 2 decades, to adopt a declaration upon the role of population education in human development, and to devise an action framework in the field. The congress was also held to strengthen the integration of population education into formal and non-formal education systems. At the invitation of the Turkish government, the congress was held in Istanbul during April 14-17, 1993, during which 93 countries were represented and 245 participants attended, including 20 ministers of education and 5 deputy ministers. The 27th session of the General Conference of UNESCO in Paris during October-November 1993 welcomed the conclusions of the first ICPED and endorsed its declaration. Member states, nongovernmental organizations, and governmental agencies are encouraged to implement the principles and activities suggested in the declaration and action framework.

Keywords:

Turkey
Global
Conferences and Congresses
Population Education
Social Development
Coordination
Nongovernmental Organizations
International Cooperation
International Agencies
Government Agencies
UNESCO
UNFPA
Developing Countries
Europe, Southeastern
Europe
Education
Economic Factors
Organization and Administration
Organizations
UN