In the footnote, Nussbaum writes that the definition of reproductive health adopted in the Section 7 of the Final Programme of Action of the 1994 Cairo Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) 'fits well with the intuitive idea of truly human functioning that guides this list'.
Nearly a decade ago, India embraced the conclusions of a 1994 United Nations conference on population in Cairo, which called for abandoning contraceptive targets, improving education and health for women and children, and offering multiple voluntary contraceptive choices.
By the time of a major UN conference on population and development in Cairo in 1994, women's groups were ready to strike a blow for women's rights, and they won.
Using the theoretical frameworks discussed above, this paper draws upon the author's personal engagement with SAHAYOG's rights-based work with poor rural communities in Uttar Pradesh, as part of the post-International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) efforts to promote reproductive rights.
"It will provide funding to civil society groups working on the neglected areas of the ICPD [International Conference on Population and Development] agenda, reaching the most marginalised and vulnerable population groups".
The 1994 International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo specifically recognized the rights of displaced populations to RH [ 3].
The 1994 International Conference on Population and Development held in Cairo and the 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing brought to light the sexual and reproductive health needs of displaced populations.
Health workers said they were stunned when Dr. Abeer Barakat, an assistant minister for health who is responsible for family planning, made no explicit mention at a United Nations conference in December of population or family planning in describing the Health Ministry's priorities.
During a 2010 conference, the Secretary of Population stated that the government has full knowledge and control over all funds and projects coming to Nepal.
The Cairo Conference of 1994 on Population and Reproductive Health (ICPD) provides the omnipresent background to discussion about SRHR.
