This inter-governmental meeting was held during 7-9 December 1998 at the Hilton Hotel in Budapest (Hungary). The meeting was organised within the framework of the world-wide quinquennial review and appraisal of the implementation of the ICPD Programme of Action. It reviewed the implementation of the Programme of Action and the Recommendations of the 1993 European Population Conference. The priority themes of the meeting included: fertility, family and gender issues; reproductive rights and sexual and reproductive health; mortality and health; population ageing; and international migration. The meeting adopted Conclusions, which have been published along with selected conference materials. Complete information on this meeting is as follows:

Background documents

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 EPC RecommendationsHTML

 ICPD Programme of ActionHTML

 PAU Advisory Group's recommendationsPDF

 Early-October Advisory Group's recommendationsPDF

 Late-October Advisory Group's recommendationsPDF

Information notices

 Information Notice No. 1PDF

 Information Notice No. 2PDF

Background papers

About the authorsPDF

 David ColemanPopulations in the UN ECE Region on the eve of the millennium: trends and issuesPDF

 Gérard CalotLa fécondité en Europe et en Amérique du NordPDF

 Josef SchmidPopulation Ageing: Dynamics, and Social and Economic Implications at Family, Community and Societal LevelsPDF

 Péter JózanSome features of mortality in the member states of the ECEPDF

 John SaltInternational Migration in the UNECE Region: Patterns, Trends, PoliciesPDF

Agenda and related conference room documents

 Provisional agendaPDF

 Annotated provisional agendaPDF

 Order of businessPDF

 Draft conclusions of the meetingPDF

 Draft co-operation in population analysisPDF

Final documents

 Report of the meetingPDF

 Conclusions (Annex I)PDF

 Research Areas (Annex II)PDF

 List of participantsPDF

 List of documentsPDF

National Reports

 AlbaniaPDF

 AustriaPDF

 BelgiumPDF

 CroatiaPDF

 CyprusPDF

 DenmarkPDF

 FinlandPDF

 GermanyPDF

 HungaryPDF

 ItalyPDF

 KazakhstanPDF

 LatviaPDF

 The Former Yugoslav Republic of MacedoniaPDF

 The NetherlandsPDF

 NorwayPDF

 PolandPDF

 PortugalPDF

 RomaniaPDF

 Russian FederationPDF

 SloveniaPDF

 SpainPDF

 SwedenPDF

 SwitzerlandPDF

 TurkeyPDF

 UkrainePDF

 United KingdomPDF

 United States of AmericaPDF