In 1994, the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) took place in Cairo, Egypt, in order to address the urgent needs of individuals worldwide in a comprehensive manner. The outcome of this Conference was a 20-year Programme of Action that recognizes “that every person counts, and that population is not about numbers but about people and their quality of life.”
For further information: http://www.un-ngls.org/spip.php?article3801 and http://icpdbeyond2014.org/