United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

Bangkok, Thailand

Emerging Social Issues Division (ESID)............

POPULATION AND SOCIAL INTEGRATION SECTION (PSIS)-----------

No. 302, September-October 2004

Funded by UNFPA

ISSN 0252-3639

World leaders stand up for population agenda
Lack of funding for population and reproductive health programmes retarding progress
Subcommittee on Socially Vulnerable Groups wraps up first session
United States of America says it backs population agenda
UNFPA’s flagship publication launched in Bangkok
People in the headlines
Key NGO-led gathering sets action agenda for reaching ICPD goals
Experts call for action to improve health and reduce mortality
Asia-Pacific region urges more holistic approach to achieving gender equality
Population ageing, focus of regional seminar in Macao
Truly intergenerational society, best response to ageing
Nine billion by 2300
UNFPA signs agreement for closer partnership with developing countries