humanconsiderations thatmakethesolution ofpopulation issuesdifficult. In someofthecountries withsuccessful programmes, newproblems havearisenasa resultoftheirpastachievements inbringing aboutadecline infertility rates andimproved socio-economic conditions, thatis,achanging agestructure andhigh levelsofinternal migration andurbanization. ThedegreetowhichtheGovernments ofdeveloping countries intheregionareabletocontinue working towards meeting theirpopulation goalswilldepend ontheirability toformulate appropriate policies andimpleme~t programmes thatareeffective inlightofchanging circumstances. Thus,information isamongthemajorcomponents contributing tothe success ofpopulation policies andprogrammes inthecountries oftheregion. 31.86 Theobjectives ofthesubprograrnme arethefollowing: (a)Topromote anintegrated approach byGovernments intheregionto population planning withinoverall social andeconomic development planning; -21- Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library@UP "M'9't* 7Z7mrmm (b)'Topromote co-operation andexchange ofexperience between countries in theareasofpolicy andprogramme formulation andimplementation; (c)Tostrengthen thecapability ofGovernments toacquire, analyze, disseminate andutilize population dataandinformation insupport ofpolicy formulation andprogramme implementation; (d)Toassist membercountries thathavehaddifficulties inreaching their goalsinthefieldofpopulation toidentify andovercome constraints tothe achievement ofthosegoals. (b)Courseofactionofthesecretariat 31.87 Theactivities ofthesecretariat inthisfieldwillinclude: (a)Tocontinue workonthelong-term population issuesfacingthedeveloping countries oftheregion, including periodic reviews ofcountries' demographic status andmonitoring oftheirprogress intheimplementation ofthepopulation targets established undertheWorldPopulation PlanofAction, adopted attheWorld Population Conference, heldin1974,andoftherecommendations foritsfurther implementation aswellasthosemeasures agreedtoregionally underthe Asia-Pacific CallforAction onPopulation andDevelopment; andtoorganize a conference onpopulation andbiennial session oftherelevant legislative committee, andothertechnical meetings andseminars; (b)Tocarryoutmethodological andpolicy-oriented research studies onthe population problems facedbythedeveloping countries oftheregion andonmeasures toresolve them;topromote monitoring andevaluation activities ofnational population programmes anddemographic research foreffective implementation of national programmes inpursuance ofmeeting national demographic targets; andto foster improved dataanalysis andutilization ofdataprovided bypopulation censuses, vitalregistration systems, demographic samplesurveys andfamily planning records intheformulation andimplementation ofdevelopment policies and programmes; (c)Tocontinue toprovide technical co-operation inordertoenablethe developing countries toformulate better andmoreeffective development policies andprogrammes, through training andtheprovision offellowships forpopulation studies; toundertake collaborative inter-country research onemerging population issues suchaspopulation aging,spatial distribution, therelationships between population andtheenvironment, theroleofwomen,infant andchildmortality, the integration ofpopulation intodevelopment planning; andtoprovide assistance for strengthening therelevant databasesonsuchtopics; (d)Toprovide advisory services andtechnical co-operation toGovernments to assist themindeveloping national capabilities inpopulation anddevelopment planning andpolicyformulation, research andevaluation activities; todevelop humanresources through training, workshops andseminars, andcollaborative research; andtoshare e~pertise andexperiences infamilyplanning policy and programme development; (e)Tocontinue providing assistance inthedevelopment ofpopulation