What the Consensus Means for Policies and Programs

Consensus on the ICPD Programme of Action provides the foundation for practical progress toward a number of interrelated sustainable development objectives, which are set out in each chapter of the Programme of Action. Implementation of the Programme, however, requires that:

To address such concerns and to achieve the overall objectives of the Programme of Action, governments will need to foster participatory processes that give leadership and responsibility to communities and NGOs. All concerned must ensure that women and the women's movement have opportunities and resources to assert their knowledge and leadership on behalf of themselves, their families, and their communities.


The people outside these walls would never have a voice at a conference like this if it weren't for women's groups and other NGOs.

BRIGID INDER
Pacific Island Association of NGOs
"The Legacy of the Women's Caucus"
ICPD Watch, 9/7/95


You see village women at this conference who were at those meetings holding their heads high, because they know they've had an impact on their future.

DR. ADEPEJU OLUKOYA, COORDINATOR
Women's Health Organization of Nigeria
"Lost in Translation: How to 'Empower Women' in Chinese"
Wall Street Journal, 9/13/94


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