Arab Population Conference. Second Amman Declaration on Population and Development in the Arab World
Population bulletin of the United Nations 1994(37-38): 66-85
1994
ISSN/ISBN: 0251-7604 PMID: 12287997 Document Number: 311523
During the past four decades, the Arab region has undergone tremendous demographic changes, the most significant of which was remarkable population growth. More precisely, the population of the Arab world increased from approximately 132 million in 1974 to 237 million in 1992, and is expected to reach 449 million in the year 2020. Plans and policies are needed to meet population needs in the areas of employment opportunities, education, health, housing, food, and public services. The Arab Population Conference was convened over the period April 4-8, 1994, in Amman, Jordan, in preparation for the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development. Talks led to the creation of the Second Amman Declaration on Population and Development in the Arab World. The declaration is presented in the following sections: preamble; general principles; objectives; and recommendations on human development and its relationship to development, population, environment, development, population distribution, urbanization, international migration, women, population, maternal and child health and family planning, the role of nongovernmental organizations in achieving development, special categories, structural adjustment and population policies, data, research, information exchange, training, Arab and international cooperation, and information, education, and communication.