A/RES/49/128
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2.
Endorses the Programme of Action of the International Conference
on Population and Development 4/ adopted on 13 September 1994;
3.
Acknowledges the contribution made by the Secretary-General of the
United Nations and the Secretary-General of the Conference to the successful
organization of the Conference;
4.
Affirms that, in the implementation of the Programme of
Governments should commit themselves at the highest political level
achieving its goals and objectives, which reflect a new, integrated
to population and development, and take a lead role in coordinating
implementation, monitoring and evaluation of follow-up actions;
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5.
Calls upon all Governments, organizations of the United Nations
system and other major groups concerned with population and development
issues, including intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations,
parliamentarians and other community leaders, to give the widest possible
dissemination to the Programme of Action and to seek public support for its
goals, objectives and actions;
6.
Fully acknowledges that the factors of population, health,
education, poverty, patterns of production and consumption, empowerment of
women and the environment are closely interconnected and should be considered
through an integrated approach, and that the follow-up to the Conference must
reflect this fact;
7.
Urges all countries to consider their current spending priorities
with a view to making additional contributions for the implementation of the
Programme of Action, taking into account the provisions of chapters XIII and
XIV thereof and the economic constraints faced by developing countries, in
particular the least developed among them;
8.
Acknowledges the importance of the subregional and regional
activities undertaken during the preparations for the Conference, including
the regional strategies, plans and declarations adopted as part of that
process, and invites the regional commissions, other regional and subregional
organizations and the development banks to examine the results of the
Conference within their respective mandates, for the follow-up and
implementation of the Programme of Action at the regional level;
9.
Emphasizes that international cooperation in the field of
population and development is essential for the implementation of the
recommendations adopted at the Conference, and in this context calls upon the
international community to provide, both bilaterally and multilaterally,
adequate and substantial support and assistance for population and development
activities, including through the United Nations Population Fund and other
organs and organizations of the United Nations system and the specialized
agencies that will be involved in the implementation, at all levels, of the
Programme of Action;
10.
Calls upon the organs and organizations of the United Nations
system and the specialized agencies to undertake the actions required to give
full and effective support to the implementation of the Programme of Action;
11.
Emphasizes the need to maintain and enhance effective partnership
with non-governmental groups and organizations so as to ensure their continued
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