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HCONRES 180 102th Congress House International Affairs Environmental Protection Family planning and birth control International environmental cooperation Population growth Population policy

To affirm the commitment of the United States to implement the recommendations contained in the Amsterdam Declaration adopted by the International Forum on Population in the Twenty-First Century.

Introduced: July 11, 1991 See on congress.gov
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Jul 11, 1991
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Affirms the U.S. commitment to implement the recommendations contained in the Amsterdam Declaration adopted by the International Forum on Population in the Twenty-First Century, in particular the recommendations that countries and donors: (1) increase their political commitment to population programs and policies and take into account the principles of the World Population Plan of Action of 1974; (2) contribute to the development of comprehensive population goals and objectives and take into account the review of population experience conducted by the United Nations Population Fund; (3) adopt integrated population, environmental, and natural resource management policies; (4) provide the financial resources to reach the medium variant population projection by the year 2000; (5) improve the role and status of women and ensure that women participate in and benefit from population and development activities; (6) ensure that population programs provide education and counseling for young people and promote their participation in development activities; (7) guarantee all individuals the right to decide the number and spacing of their children and ensure that they have the information and means to do so; (8) take into account the results of the Forum in the formulation of international development strategies for specified United Nations conferences; (9) support research for family planning and expedite distribution of existing methods; (10) respond positively to requests for population assistance and increase the proportion of development assistance going to population activities; (11) observe the priorities of, and harmonize, donor financial inputs and program procedures; and (12) coordinate population assistance with other donors.

Urges all entities referred to in the Declaration to implement applicable recommendations. Sets forth the text of the Declaration.

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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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