World population and the United Nations: challenge and response

Abstract

Introduction 1. the rise of concern 2. The breakthrough in the Untied Nations 3. The role of the agencies 4. Four reports 5. UNFPA: the early days 6. The World Population Conference, Bucharest, 1974: preparations and general debate 7. The World Population Plan of Action 8. Falling birth-rates: Asia, Latin America, Middle East and Africa 9. Evolving perceptions 10. The International Conference on Population, 1984 11. China, the United States and the United Nations 12. Postscript and conclusions Notes Index.