ENB:06:13
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EGYPT:
Dr. Maher Mahran, Minister of State for Population
and Family Welfare, said that the link between population,
sustained economic growth and sustainable development should be
strongly supported by further elaborating the impact of
consumption patterns. The link between poverty reduction and
Structural Adjustment programmes should be addressed in the
document, as should the link between rural development and
sustained economic growth. He also recommended that the
Secretariat give greater emphasis to: the responsibilities of
men; closing the gender gap; recommending "Safe Motherhood"
education programmes; raising the status of women; reducing
illiteracy rates among adult women; the link between ethics and
population programmes; effective programmes for the elderly;
school programmes in population and environmental protection
studies; adequate financial resources for the implementation
process; respecting the sovereign rights of States; and
recommending that NGOs be given freedom to exercise their
historical creativity and pioneering role without undue
bureaucratic constraints. He also proposed integrating the
sub-chapters in Chapter IV (gender equality) with other chapters
and combining Chapters V and VI (family with population growth
and structure); VII and VIII (reproductive rights with health and
mortality); IX and X (population distribution with international
migration); and XI and XII (information, education and
communication with capacity-building).