Creating a New Consensus on Population

Population growth, reproductive health, and reproductive rights are among the most pressing issues facing governments and the international community. Since the world's governments agreed for the first time on far-reaching and enlightened population policies at the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo, significant progress has been made on these issues, but major challenges remain. This fully updated edition of "Creating a New Consensus on Population" charts international progress on efforts to address population and development, reproductive health, reproductive rights, religion, contraception, and the empowerment of women. Historical coverage includes the lead-up process to the conference, the conference itself, and the global consensus and the Programme of Action that resulted. The book then turns to how population issues have developed over time.