Cairo Conference UNFPA Site. The Programme of Action agreed to at the International Conference on Population and Development, along with benchmarks added at the ICPD+5 review, inform the eight Millennium Development Goals (derived from Millennium Summit).
These mutually reinforcing development blueprints guide UNFPA in its efforts to improve lives, support reproductive health and rights, and advance gender equality. They will also inform the post-2015 development agenda. ICPD — International Conference on Population and Development The 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo was a milestone in the history of population and development, as well as in the history of women's rights.
At the conference the world agreed that population is not just about counting people, but about making sure that every person counts.