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SWITZERLAND:
The delegate from Switzerland said that the
Cairo document should have a concise preamble and statement of
principles. He noted with interest the proposal for 20-year goals
that would help reinforce a social fabric conducive to
sustainable human development. He tabled comments on the
annotated outline that dealt with the structure and subject
matter of the chapters. The sub-chapters need to be more
consistent. On matters of substance, the notion of "carrying
capacity" (Chapter III) needs more clarification; the objectives
of the Chapter IV, Part A, "Empowerment and the Status of Women,"
are not sufficiently elaborated; Chapter V, "The Family, Its
Roles, Composition and Structure," has a Western perspective and
its structure and content could be improved; the objectives and
selected topics for recommendations in Chapter VI, "Population
Growth and Structure," are vague and this chapter's treatment of
indigenous people should be within a broader context; and a
sub-chapter on "integration," which would include comments on
social and economic integration of resident legal migrants and
strategies to promote integration, especially of vulnerable
groups, is missing from Chapter X, "International Migration".