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EUROPEAN COMMUNITY:
Belgium, on behalf of the European
Community and its Member States, made the following points: there
should be a succinct preamble and a statement of principle on
population and development; the document should be simplified,
actions clearly targeted and a proliferation of topics should be
avoided; the document should be clear in its objectives; sectoral
and cross-sectoral aspects should be integrated into chapters
without subdivisions; and the number of recommendations should be
restricted and grouped by chapter rather than section. The EC
believes that the document should contain recommendations
regarding: the promotion of fair and sustainable development for
the benefit of the human race; the improvement of knowledge of
the relationship between population, environment and development;
cooperation to implement international commitments to eliminate
discrimination against women and girls; addressing sexual and
reproductive health, including abortion; ensuring that choice
about the number of children remains a basic human right for the
couple and the individual; considering the needs of the
adolescent population; finding solutions to migration problems;
and rehabilitating living conditions to better integrate
immigrants.