Morocco hosts Cairo population conference's south-south meeting
Marrakesh is hosting this October 3-4 a meeting of the executive committee of "south-south" partnership stemming from the 1994 Cairo international conference on population and development.
The committee represents an alliance of developing countries set up to carry out concepts of south-south cooperation included in the Cairo work program.
The "south-south partnership" is a non-governmental organization gathering 14 countries reputed for their efficient population related policies, programs and services. It is a forum for trading experiences in population and reproductive health programs with the aim of consolidating the link between population and social and economic development.
The meeting is looking into how to improve reproductive health services, promote and improve the prevention of sexually-transmitted diseases, the health of teenagers and reduce mothers and children mortality.
