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20.
Stresses the importance of continued and enhanced cooperation and
coordination by all relevant organs, organizations and programmes of the
United Nations system and the specialized agencies in the implementation of
the Programme of Action;
21.
Emphasizes the need for follow-up activities relating to the
Conference and the Programme of Action so as to utilize, to the fullest extent
possible, existing capacity within the United Nations system in the area of
population and development, including the Population Commission, the
Population Division of the Department for Economic and Social Information and
Policy Analysis of the Secretariat and the United Nations Population Fund, as
well as other organizations, programmes and funds of the United Nations and
the specialized agencies whose support and commitment are required for the
successful implementation of the full range of activities outlined in the
Programme of Action;
22.
Requests the specialized agencies and all related organizations of
the United Nations system to review and, where necessary, adjust their
programmes and activities in line with the Programme of Action and take
appropriate measures to ensure its full and effective implementation, taking
into account the specific needs of developing countries, and invites them to
report to the Economic and Social Council at its substantive session of 1995
for coordination purposes and to the General Assembly at its fiftieth session
for policy implications;
23.
Decides that the General Assembly, through its role in policy
formulation, the Economic and Social Council, through its role in overall
guidance and coordination, in accordance with Assembly resolution 48/162, and
a revitalized Population Commission shall constitute a three-tiered
intergovernmental mechanism that will play the primary role in the follow-up
to the implementation of the Programme of Action, keeping in mind the need to
develop a common framework for a coherent follow-up to United Nations summits
and conferences, and to this end:
(a)
The General Assembly, being the highest intergovernmental
mechanism for the formulation and appraisal of policy on matters relating to
the follow-up to the International Conference on Population and Development,
will organize a regular review of the implementation of the Programme of
Action;
(b)
The Economic and Social Council, in assisting the General
Assembly, will promote an integrated approach, provide system-wide
coordination and guidance in the monitoring of the implementation of the
Programme of Action and make recommendations thereon;
(c)
The revitalized Population Commission, as a functional commission
assisting the Economic and Social Council, will monitor, review and assess the
implementation of the Programme of Action at the national, regional and
international levels and advise the Council thereon;
24.
Also decides that, to emphasize the new and comprehensive approach
to population and development embodied in the Programme of Action, the
revitalized Population Commission shall be renamed the Commission on
Population and Development;
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