UNITED NATIONS -----------_._--A General Assernbiy ,,,"J\;JDistr. GENERAL 11./45/6 (Prog. 18) 25April1990 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH Forty-fifth session PROPOSED MEDIUM-TERM PLANFORTHEPERIOD 1992-1997* MAJOR PROGRAMME IV.INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION FORDEVELOPMENT Programme 18.Population CONTENTS A.Programme " " .. 1.General orientation ..•.....•....•............•....••..• 2.Overall strategy .......•......................•••...... 3.Subprogramme structure andpriorities .•.............•.. B..SUbprogr'arnmes " III .. 1.Analysis ofdemographic variables atworldleval . 2.Worldpopulation projections •.•.......•.•.•..•••....•.. 3.Population policy andsocio-economic development ....•..ParagTaphs Page 18.1-18.12 3 18.1-18.3 3 18.4-18.10 3 18.11 -18.12 5 18.13-18.36 5 18.13-18.19 5 18.20-18.22 6 18.23-18.27 7 *Thepresent document contains programme 18oftheproposed medium-term planfortheperiod 1992-1997. Thecomplete medium-term planwillsubsequently be issuedinfinalprinted formasOfficial Records oftheGeneral Assembly, Forty-fifth Session, Supplement No.6(A/45/6/Rev.l). 90-10878 1469i(E) /...... Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Libraryann 2231£.21id J&Ii2&i& !&£ CONTENTS (continued) Paragraphs Page­, 4.Monitoring, review andappraisal, co-ordination and dissemination ofpopulation information ..••.......•.... 18.28-18.32 8 5.Technical co-operation inpopulation •.•.••.•.....•..... 18.33-18.36 8 -2- Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryPROGRAMME 18.POPULATION A.Programme 1.General orientation 18.1Thebasicmandate forthepresent programme derives fromEconomic andSocial Council resolution 3(Ill)of3October 1946,inwhichtheCouncil established the Population Commission. Themandate wasexpanded inGeneral Assembly resolution 3344(XXIX)of17December 1974,inwhichtheAssembly affirmed thevalidity and importance oftheWorldPopulation PlanofAction, adopted bytheWorldPopUlation Conference in1974atBucharest. Itwasfurther expanded inGeneral Assembly resolution 39/228of18December 1984,inwhichtheAssembly endorsed thereportof theInternational Conference onPopulation, heldin1984atMexicoCity. 18.2Theprimary objective oftheprogramme istofacilitate theworkofthe Economic andSocialCouncil, through thePopulation Commission, intheformulation ofpolicy recommendations andinthesubstantive co-ordination ofactivities ofthe United Nations systeminthefieldofpopulation. Tothatend,theprogramme provides MemberStates, otherintergovernmental bodies andtheirsecretariats and theinternational community withreliable andtimelyinformation andanalyses on population trends andpolicies, including population growth, fertility, mortality, internal migration andurbanization, international migration, theinterrelationship between population andsocio-economic factors andotherissuesthatmayariseand claimtheattention oftheUnitedNations and/oritsMemberStates. Theprogramme isalsogearedtoimproving theinstitutional capabilities ofdeveloping countries indealing withpopulation issues. 18.3Intheworldtoday,population growth ranges fromveryhightoverylow levels, considered undesirable inmanydeveloping anddeveloped countries. Fertility remains atthehighest levelseverrecorded insomeregions; inothers, ithasstabilized atlevelswellabovereplacement andstillinothersithas fallentounprecedented lowlevels, solowinsomeinstances astoproduce negative ratesofpopulation growth. Mortality remains unacceptably highinmanycountries, whileinothercountries overall mortality levels havefallen. Internal migration andurbanization arecontinuing atsuchapacethatitisexpected thatalmosthalf oftheworld's population willresideinurbanareasbytheendofthecentury. International migration ischanging fromflows,predominantly, ofmigrant workers
**Analysis**
The text appears to focus on population trends, policies, and their impact on socio-economic development, with a emphasis on international cooperation and information sharing. It mentions population growth, fertility, mortality, migration, and urbanization, which are all interconnected with economic development and social issues.

**Category**
Economic development, Health