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RUSSIAN FEDERATION:

The representative said that the Programme of Action presupposes a more active role for the non- governmental sector. The sovereign rights of States to develop their own population policies must be taken into account. Some of the follow- up functions to the Population Commission. There will need to be an expansion of its mandate, its membership and its relationship with UNFPA, which should remain the center of UN activities on population.