It is two years since the Cairo Conference was held and we note little result.

In all the talk, hope and fury about the Cairo conference, one agreed sentence has received almost no public or press attention.

"There are more poor people in the world than ever before," says a paper prepared by 35 experts advising the staff of the Cairo conference.

Still, the motivation to speak out on public issues, whether in response to the Cairo conference or something else, is not just reactive.

The nickname for the participants in the 1921 Cairo Conference.

The Cairo conference is supposed to approve measures to stabilize the world's population at 7.27 billion by the year 2050.

The Cairo conference, as it is envisaged, would have three distinct tracks.

The Cairo Conference was a near thing for her.

"I hope that the same line will be strongly repeated at the forthcoming Cairo conference.

"Clearly, the Cairo Conference did take place since the last trip was planned.

Northern governments preparing for next year's Cairo conference on population have been unable to agree a joint strategy.

Until last spring, the main mission of the Cairo conference had been to help integrate Israel into the region's economy.

The Cairo conference reaffirmed the essential status of women in the quest for sustainable human development.

"Diplomatic observers are convinced that the preparatory document for the Cairo conference will be changed in part."

And indeed, today's attacks lacked much of the stridency that marked the debate leading up to the Cairo conference.

The Cairo Conference of 1921 would set the stage for greater Iraqi autonomy.

Of course we must take the Cairo Conference seriously, in so far as what we are dealing with here is population policy.

"I view the Cairo conference as an historic occasion to focus international policies and economies towards the achievement of worldwide objectives," he said.

That Cairo Conference highlights the growth of world population by 94 million a year, 90 % of which is in the poorest countries.

To put it another way, from 1994 to 1995 the Community budget for implementing the Cairo Conference has doubled.

That Cairo conference, like many other international conferences, is often called into question, some people regarding it only as a mass of good intentions, soon forgotten.

The Cairo conference adopted a strong declaration endorsing family planning and giving women more control over their lives to help stabilize populations.

Rees is also vice president (Europe) of the Cairo Conference.

At the Cairo Conference, several states made formal reservations either to the concept of reproductive rights or to its specific content.

Vatican officials argue that some proposals for the Cairo conference minimize economic development and the relationship between food supplies and population growth.