Report of the regional consultation preparatory to the world population conference

Abstract

The meeting was also informed of the procedure for discussing the report of the World Population Conference. It was pointed out that the Economic and Social Council, at its organizational meeting early in 1974 had decided that the report of the Conference should be included in the agenda of the resumed 57th session of the Council, then forwarded to the 29th session Of the General Assembly and subsequently further discussed in depth at the 58th session of the C6uneil» At its recent 56th session, the Council recommended that the results of the Conference could be expected to constitute an important input for the preparations for a special session of the General Assembly devoted to development and international economic co—operation, as called for in General Assembly resolution 3172 (XXVIIl).