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EGYPT:

The representative said that the Programmes of Action to be adopted in Copenhagen, Beijing and Istanbul must reflect what happened in Cairo. The Population Commission is the logical institution for follow-up and the focus of the Commission should shift from demography to the relationship between population and development. Its membership should be increased from 27 to 53 and it should meet annually instead of biannually. Egypt supports the establishment of a separate Executive Board for UNFPA.