Education as the prime factor in development “…One of the greatest inherent weaknesses of our development planning is that our planners have not attached as much importance to education as they did to population control, poverty alleviation, agricultural and industrial development which can be revealed
Head of U.S. ICPD delegation describes goals U.S. Counselor Timothy Wirth, speaking at the Third PrepCom, linked the goals of the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development to other U.N.-sponsored conferences on sustainable development, human rights, social development and women’s issues. However, he reversed
World Population Growth Slowing On 29 April 1994, the U.S. Census Bureau released its latest report on world population, World Population Profile: 1994,1 which disclosed the following facts regarding an unprecedented slowdown in world population growth: The world’s current population growth rate is “1.5 percent,”
A riot of plants bloomed, climbed and burst into the sunlight from within the fertile haze of the forest floor. Nourished by the connubial mingling of humus and moisture; energized by shards of light stabbing through the lush overhead — the plants flourished and grew.
To control the definition of a thing is to control the thing itself. This was the great insight of Humpty Dumpty in Lewis Carroll’s fantasy, Alice in Wonderland. Recall the dialogue: After he defines “glory” as “a nice knock-down argument,” Humpty-Dumpty explains the point to
Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics ZPG’s Arguments Spring a Leak On 24 May this writer twice debated Mr. Jay Keller, national field director of ZPG (Zero Population Growth) on the issue of “The Population/Environment Connection.” The debates were hosted by Augusta College (Georgia) as part
In addition to the use of women as a political front, elements of the China population control model have found a home within the cultures and state policies of other countries. In this article, China specialist, John Aird, examines the transferable components of the coercive
The third PrepCom of the U.N. International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) ended in contention in New York City. Resistance centered on abortion and contraception for adolescents among Christians and some Muslims. Nafis Sadik, Secretary General of the conference, indicated that issues such as
Clinton administration policy and sovereignty of nations: In a presentation at the Second Preparatory Committee for the International Conference on Population and Development on 11 May, 1994, Counselor Tim Wirth stated that: “A government which is violating basic human rights should not hide behind the
Role of the NGOs at ICPD PrepCom III: NGOs, particularly the women’s caucus led by the International Women’s Health Coalition (IWHC) and the Women’s Development and Health Organization (WEDO), played an extremely active role in the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) negotiations. They
Education as the prime factor in development “…One of the greatest inherent weaknesses of our development planning is that our planners have not attached as
Head of U.S. ICPD delegation describes goals U.S. Counselor Timothy Wirth, speaking at the Third PrepCom, linked the goals of the 1994 International Conference on
World Population Growth Slowing On 29 April 1994, the U.S. Census Bureau released its latest report on world population, World Population Profile: 1994,1 which disclosed
A riot of plants bloomed, climbed and burst into the sunlight from within the fertile haze of the forest floor. Nourished by the connubial mingling
To control the definition of a thing is to control the thing itself. This was the great insight of Humpty Dumpty in Lewis Carroll’s fantasy,
Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics ZPG’s Arguments Spring a Leak On 24 May this writer twice debated Mr. Jay Keller, national field director of ZPG
In addition to the use of women as a political front, elements of the China population control model have found a home within the cultures
The third PrepCom of the U.N. International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) ended in contention in New York City. Resistance centered on abortion and
Clinton administration policy and sovereignty of nations: In a presentation at the Second Preparatory Committee for the International Conference on Population and Development on 11
Role of the NGOs at ICPD PrepCom III: NGOs, particularly the women’s caucus led by the International Women’s Health Coalition (IWHC) and the Women’s Development